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Regent Seven Seas – Sometimes “It” Just Doesn’t Cut It

There is a very interesting article/interview with Mark Conroy, President of Regent Seven Seas Cruises on the ABC News website: http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/story?id=7671941&page=1. In the article it is explained that the reason the fishing line which damaged the azipod did the damage it did was because the cutters which are part of the system had been modified

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LuxuryCruiseBible.com Cruise Review Contest For Goldring Travel Clients Only!

Contest Exclusively for Goldring Travel Clients LuxuryCruiseBible.com wants to hear from Goldring Travel clients (particularly you Seabourn fans) and will reward one lucky respondent with air miles or a Barnes & Noble gift card. LuxuryCruiseBible.com has just launched and includes photo and video galleries, articles, and useful trip-planning links. However, the most useful aspect of

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SeaDream – Predicting Rough Waters For 2010

SeaDream’s Bob Lepisto has recently commented that it sees 2010 as a very challenging year.  The reason:  As I previously noted, SeaDream has historically depended on a very active charter business.  With the charter business suffering in all areas, SeaDream is having to find ways to make up a 30% hole in its business. As

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Seabourn Odyssey Maiden Voyage – The Documents Are Here!

A little heads up that the cruise documents for the Maiden Voyage of the Seabourn Odyssey are now being delivered.  I was going to post some photographs of them, but I do not want to spoil the surprise for those lucky 450 guests…er, uhm, I mean godparents. What I will say is that the presentation

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The Seabourn Crew – Simply The Best…Just Listen To Their Stories

I have spoken often about the difference between the crew and staff of Seabourn and the other cruise lines.  Yes, there are outstanding members of other cruise line’s staff, but they generally act as individuals among many.  On Seabourn they act as a team (or, as they say, a family).  After so many posts I

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So You Waited For A Better Luxury Deal…And Now…

Bookings for luxury cruises this summer on Seabourn are tightening up and prices are rising.  Regent has recently announced the strongest bookings ever.  Oceania has quite a number of soldout sailings.  The discounts and incentives may have done their job…but for those of you that didn’t listen to me, you may be out of luck if

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Windstar Situation May Be Improving, But Caution Is Warranted

Windstar’s owner, Ambassador’s International, has been selling off some of its assets in order to stay afloat (pun intended). It is exiting its Majestic America cruise operations and has recently sold its marine group after selling its travel and events a month ago. But there are other assets which it needs to sell that it

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Piracy – Discussions of the Problem and Solutions at the American Superyachts Forum

During the American Superyacht Forum in Seattle there were very interesting discussions, on a somewhat more technical basis, about the piracy issues facing the superyacht (and cruise) industries.  The conclusion I came away with was that the problem has, in large part, been caused by various international (external) matters, has been exacerbated by those same factors, the

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Seabourn Odyssey – Dining Options

Seabourn has just posted a sort of update on the dining venues on the new Seabourn Odyssey.  I previously had mentioned them in my February 9, 2009 article Seabourn Odyssey – Some News About Public Spaces, but here is the latest and greatest: On Odyssey, The Restaurant will be open-seating, just as it is on

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