By Eric Goldring
Many of my readers know that I have had a very troubled “relationship” with Cruise Critic and the cheerleaders that are oh so favored on its boards. With the excellent work of a totally independent and heretofore unknown to me journalist, Anita Dunham-Potter, editor in chief of Expertcruiser.com, some of
A few months ago (and I know it seems like an eternity for some) the bookings on cruise lines, from mass market to luxury, came to an almost screeching halt. There were bookings, but not as many. In typical retail fashion, the answer was “SALES”. That one word, “SALE”, is for
Well, I was working on the forum rules this morning, struggling with how to make the upcoming forum fresh and upscale and, of course, what the heck to call it. Then it came to me The “Gold Standard” Luxury Travel Forum. It expresses high quality, stability, the standard others are
I know a number of you are patiently waiting for the news…and delivery…of the new message board and the special Seabourn pricing. Both are making good progress, but both are taking a bit longer than I anticipated or would like. BUT both are coming along nicely nonetheless. Some info on
A couple of days ago I received an email from CNBC letting me know that they read this blog and thought I might find its upcoming show “Cruise Inc: Big Money on the High Seas” of interest, which begins airing on March 24, 2009 at 9:00 pm EDT. They also
I just finished reading a review by a well-spoken individual who was on the December 27, 2008 11 night cruise on the Regent Paul Gauguin (The PG was not so fabulous ). She was, for good reason, not happy. As I read it I kept saying, if I had expected
I was trying to stay away from another concerning post, but the news about Silversea Cruises needs to be discussed. I have said for a number of months that I have concerns over Silversea’s future. In November 2008 I wrote Silversea – Lost at Sea? which was followed by a telephone call
A reader of this blog forwarded to me the following article: http://consumerist.com/5166291/royal-caribbean-caught-infiltrating-review-sites-with-viral-marketing-team . (I am fascinated how timely it is considering our recent discussions.) Basically it discusses Royal Caribbean scouring the internet (and mainly Cruise Critic) for 50 of their most avid, but well written and positive, posters dubbed “Royal Caribbean
The response to my blog from so many people has been just fantastic. I, as well as so many readers and posters, are very appreciative. I know the Comment section of the blog is a bit cumbersome, so I am working on something new. As many of you know I
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