By Eric Goldring
Twiggy, the British model, has been names godmother of the Seabourn Sojourn. She has been given the honor not because of her modeling career, but because of her devotion to causes seeking cures for breast cancer and for her animal welfare work. It also doesn’t hurt that Seabourn is actively
If there is one thing Iamboatman cannot tolerate it is operating a passenger vessel in an unsafe manner. Yesterday the MCA (Maritime and Coastguard Agency of the UK) impounded Silversea Cruises Prince Albert II for two reasons: Overloading and apparently senior officers not receiving enough rest time. Overloading a ship
As I prepare for my attendance at the Seabourn Sojourn’s Inaugural and Maiden Voyage (which I will discuss in detail and will be blogging from), I am frustrated by Seabourn’s silence…and, honestly, Seabourn’s overall marketing efforts. Over the past months, and over my complaints, Seabourn has focused on discount pricing
In March I flew down to Miami to attend the Seatrade Cruise Shipping Conference, much of which I have reported about here. What I don’t think I mentioned was that my flight was delayed for hours, resulting in my arriving at my hotel after midnight rather than before dinner. That,
In the years before I became a maritime lawyer (and then a travel agent) I was a biologist, earning a Bachelors of Science with honors in biology, spending untold hours on lakes, rivers and oceans studying, working as a biological aid for the National Marine Fisheries Service, etc….and not making
I have been having some pretty interesting discussions with various people from the UK regarding the differences in cruise pricing between the US and the UK. I though it might be time to discuss this a bit more in the open. (Ironically, as I am writing this, a major cruise industry
Yesterday I inspected Holland America’s Veendam, sistership to the Maasdam which I sailed on about a decade ago. Built in 1996 this 705 foot long, 101 foot wide, 10 deck, ship that carries 1,258 guests, represents where cruising was at that time. There is a mishmash of cabins (mostly tight fitting affairs
It is 5:00 a.m. and I am sitting in Continental’s President’s Club at Newark Airport, Terminal C waiting for my flight to Florida to attend to a family matter. On Wednesday I was in a very long meeting of the Colts Neck Board of Education (of which I am a
Yesterday I read probably the most refreshing post I have ever read on Cruise Critic and there was nothing the sanitizing and “protect my favorite poster” Host Dan could do about it. Without overstating it, it was a bit of nirvana and catharsis at the same time. It said what I
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