By Eric Goldring
Three things have happened in the past few weeks that have brought Viking Cruises to the fore in my mind…and not in a good way: The Viking Sky’s near catastrophe The Viking Idun collision with a chemical tanker (The Viking Freya collided with a bridge in 2016) The collapse of
Seabourn Venture Bottom Line: Don’t Wait For Seabourn’s New Luxury Expedition Ships! OK, now that I have said it, you are asking, “Hold on! Huh? Why not?”. The reasons are quite simple: If you are interested in visiting say Antarctica, Greenland, Iceland, Patagonia or Norway…or even Alaska, Australia, New Zealand
My fourteen days traveling through China with Windstar Cruises on the Star Legend was – simply put – far beyond my expectations. The concept that struck me as still being applicable to these former Seabourn ships…with their quirks and issues…is simple: It is about the Software (the people); not the
Sales are great and this is a great sale, but a good deal on something you actually don’t want or need isn’t a good value. So before I get to the sale pricing…and the additional special pricing and added amenities Goldring Travel will give you…I want to talk about why
The last thing I want to do is discourage anyone from entering the luxury cruise market. I believe the more diversity and approaches to delivering the luxury (or, as so many say, ultra-luxury…whatever that is) cruise experience. But…Don’t I always have a “but”? As enthusiastic as I am about the
Bronze Pot in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China Let me start this article by stating the obvious: I strolled through Tiananmen Square and The Forbidden City, I walked on the Great Wall of China, I wandered among the Terracotta Warriors and I dined on Peking Duck in Peking. Not so bad…and
With time on this outstanding itinerary and cruise experience on Windstar’s Star Legend soon coming to an end (though the land portion in Beijing and Xi’an is still to come), our last port of call was Quigdao, China. But before then we had a relaxing, sunny, smooth sailing, day at
With a day and half of much quieter seas we approached Shanghai, China on Windstar’s Star Legend in thick fog. It was so thick that they actually closed the Shanghai port…which is far up river from the Yellow Sea (Yangtze and then Haungpu Rivers). We were lucky as the port
My journey on Windstar’s Star Legend continued with our arrival in Keelung, Taiwan. After many hours of incredibly high winds and rough seas, it was a relief for everyone from the guests to the crew. While the heavy rains continued, there was a definite peacefulness that came over the ship
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