Today the CDC decided to recommend nobody go on a cruise even when the cruise lines require you to be vaccinated and to be tested before boarding the ship.  This makes no scientific sense and, to me, is highly irresponsible and utterly inconsistent with its recommendations regarding going out to

I am excited to announce the 2022 Goldring Travel Culinary & Cultural Cruise sailing on October 2, 2022 on the Windstar Star Legend. It is an exclusive small group limited to no more than 18 guests. Departing from Istanbul, Turkey – but not before experiencing the first Private Culinary &

It has been years since I have been to Tahiti and the rest of French Polynesia; 2007 to be specific. My experience back then was on the then Regent Seven Seas Paul Gauguin as both the host of an Ensemble Travel Group sailing and the father of two young children

Originally I was going to write an article detailing what I see as the illogical, vindictive, and unethical conduct of the executives, such as Josh Leibowitz and Steve Smotrys, at Seabourn.  But I have found that really isn’t necessary…at least not right now.  Why? Because the outpouring of support from both

The “Purge” at what used to be “SEABOURN”, but now is “seabourn” has been completed. There is but a vestige of the Seabourn of old, as I will explain. Effective November 18, 2021, Goldring Travel is no longer able to sell Seabourn/Holland America/Cunard/Princess cruises.  According to Seabourn’s general counsel, this has

This past July, when everyone was just starting to think about cruising again, I wrote a fairly extensive article on what I believe will be one of the premier luxury (cruise) lines – which sets sail in May 2023: Explora Journeys. Before I get into the details of the Inaugural

I arrived at the Celebrity Apex for her Naming Ceremony (delayed 581 days due to Covid-19) and a short two-day cruise to nowhere, designed so the invited guests could check her out. The short answer is: Celebrity knows how to do it and do it right. Cutting edge, but comfortable.

https://youtu.be/TPPqc_mzak4 I am a big fan of Celebrity Cruises and pretty much all of my clients that trust me enough to experience a larger ship have come to find out: Celebrity gives you “The Bang For Your Buck in the Business!”   The newest iteration is the Celebrity Apex. The Celebrity