Seabourn Odyssey – New Construction Photo

Goldring Travel March 2, 2009

The Seabourn Odyssey is taking shape! You can really see the similarity of profiles between the Odyssey and her older sisters, the Pride, Legend and Spirit. OK, who is going to be the first one to start counting windows and balconies to find their suite?! Just as a reminder, you can find a good bit

Azamara Zigs While Oceania and Regent Zag – Airfare No Longer Included in Price

Goldring Travel March 2, 2009

Azamara Cruises, which is the more upscale line operated by Celebrity and similar in many respects to Oceania, has decided to unbundle air from its pricing. According to Dondra Ritzenthaler, Celebrity’s senior vice president of sales, more than half of their guests have opted to take the air credit and book their own air. Personally,

A Visit To Seabourn’s Offices…and Some News

Goldring Travel February 28, 2009

Earlier this week I had the opportunity, and pleasure, to visit Seabourn’s offices in Miami. I had the opportunity to visit with everyone: reservations, marketing, sales, tours and hotels, guest relations, the Seabourn Odyssey “command center”, etc. and, of course, the President, Pamela Conover. It was great putting faces to those voices in Reservations who have

Oceania Cruises – Ship Inspection of the Regatta Made Me Smile…Really.

Goldring Travel February 26, 2009

I flew down to Miami yesterday to do a ship inspection of the Oceania Regatta; one of three virtually identical ships operated by Oceania Cruise Lines. I was not really expecting it to be very interesting – from an inspection point of view – since I had previously inspected the Azamara Journey…which is a sistership

Regent Seven Seas Does It Again…And Shouldn’t. UPDATED..AND UPDATED AGAIN (SERIOUSLY)

Goldring Travel February 24, 2009

Look for Updated Comments. I was checking over on Cruise Critic to see if there were any issues or topics worthy of comment and low and behold there it was. So I have to ask the question: Why is it so hard for Regent Seven Seas to deliver what it promises? The Failure to Deliver

Luxury Cruise Product and Pricing – Close In vs. One Year and Longer…Homogeny Is No Longer Present

Goldring Travel February 23, 2009

There has been much discussion on the internet, newspapers and magazines about the prices of cruises. There are so many factors that affect pricing that, dependent on how you look at them different strategies can been seen as the “right” one or the “best guess” as to how to proceed; keeping in mind that these

So You Think Seabourn’s 2010 Cruise Prices Are Too High…Check This Out (Again)

Goldring Travel February 20, 2009

OK, today I am cheating a bit. I am working on a post analyzing the various sides to cruise prices and pricign strategies and hoped I post it today. It may be posted over the weekend. But in thinking about it, I remembered my post from October 30, 2008 and thought you might be interested

Seabourn’s New Sale – Aggressively Price An Excellent Product; Don’t Pad The Cruise With Extras

Goldring Travel February 18, 2009

With Regent Seven Seas padding its prices with tours and air (which otherwise might not be used), Silversea padding its prices with large onboard credits (which otherwise might not have been spent), Seabourn has found success in these times by keeping it simple: Seabourn is just pricing its cruises to the point they become incredible

The Newest Deceptive Practice Exposed – When Cruise Price Goes Down You Get An Upgrade…Not a Price Reduction! (Read the Comments!)

Goldring Travel February 16, 2009

It was only a matter of time, but I just read about a group of travel agents and agencies (which shall remain nameless for now) have come up with a new scam. I find it to be deplorable. With the present market having so many price reductions, which usually results in travel agents having to

Seabourn Odyssey: Some News About Public Spaces

Goldring Travel February 16, 2009

Back on July 21, 2008 I laid out many of the details for the new Seabourn Odyssey. I thought it might just be a good time to repeat some of that content since Seabourn is providing a bit more information about the Seabourn Odyssey on its blog. Here is what I can tell you (and,

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