By Eric Goldring
It was reported today that Ambassadors International, the parent company of Windstar’s owner, Ambassadors International Cruise Group, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ambassadors Cruise Group, LLC, missed a $1,800,000 interest payment on the notes (loan) it used to purchase Windstar. Ambassador warned that if it cannot sell its non-Windstar assets
Seabourn Cruise Lines reported yesterday that it recorded record bookings for the first quarter of 2009. Remember though, the term is “bookings”, not “sales” or “revenue”. There is a significant difference, but…and it is a big “but”…in the longer term, it just might be better news than record sales. In a
Ever see those signs, “Child Onboard”…Silversea Cruises now has them available. That’s right: Your elegant, luxury, cruise without children will not be happening on many Silversea Cruises. Those that booked their 2009 Silversea cruise as an adult luxury product are not going to have exactly what they expected. In fact,
Oceania Cruises makes a concentrated effort to let people know it is not a luxury product, but rather an excellent premium product where you are going to pay for pretty much everything ala carte. Well, that is starting to change. Oceania has announced that guests sailing on its 2010 European
It has always baffled me how Regent, a small cruise line with only three ships (and, for the time being a fourth on a charter) could require so many people and be so inaccessible and have so many “policies” and, therefore, inefficiencies. Prestige Cruise Holdings has been working to take
Seabourn has sent out the following news release: “The Yachts of Seabourn is promoting six new things that will be offered on its new Seabourn Odyssey, scheduled to launch from Venice, Italy, on June 24. The 32,000-ton, 450-guest yacht will be the cruise industry’s first luxury yacht to launch in
Last week I received a notification of an article by Christopher Elliott entitled “Revenge at Sea” – Five Ways Passengers Are Getting Even With Cruise Lines. Frankly, it shocked me to read this headline at a time that cruise lines are sharply discounting prices in an effort to lure hesitant
I am fascinated, and baffled, by what is now happening with the Regent Voyager and its passengers. While Regent Seven Seas is encountering what can only be considered the “perfect storm” of logistical and public relations nightmares, there are some passengers who are demanding perfection…when they were given an “out”
One of my readers asked my opinion on Silversea’s now discounting a cruise he purchased long ago so much so that the 15% discount he received for pre-paying many months early is now no discount at all…but rather a significant cost (due to loss of his income on his money). Is
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