By Eric Goldring
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).
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
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
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
I arrived in Seattle for the American Superyacht Forum (which is annually held in a “yachting” city or hopeful yachting city, such as Newport, Rhode Island, San Diego, California, etc.) Though I had been to the airport I had never actually visited Seattle, so I was looking at this trip
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,
On Sunday I am traveling to Seattle for the 2009 American Superyacht Forum. It is an event that I look forward to every year, but this year the economy has me wondering. The fact is that the superyacht industry is hurting. While there are those that are seemingly immune to the
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