By Eric Goldring
For some reason, there has been a lot of controversy over the Category V1 and V2 balconies on the new Seabourn Odyssey. Let me provide you with the accurate information. It is a bit different than was originally reported. I do not know why, but it is what it is…and
I know I have been a bit quiet the past two weeks. Part of this is as a result of some technical upgrading of my sites…at least that is what “they” call it. (I can’t publish what I call it!) In any event I know there is a bit a
Goldring Travel, as a member of Ensemble Travel Group, is offering a special sailing on SeaDream Yacht Club: The Jewels of the Caribbean a seven night yachting adventure. The cruise departs on January 17, 2010 from Charlotte, Amalie, St. Thomas to San Juan, Puerto Rico aboard SeaDream Yacht Club’s SeaDream II. During
Just a short FYI: Goldring Travel Website and the Gold Standard Luxury Cruise and Travel Forum are undergoing a migration from one server to another. This will cause intermittent outages of either or both sites through May 29th. When it is completed the sites will operate faster and more consistently.
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
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,
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%
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
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).
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