By Eric Goldring
When considering any cruise line, here Crystal Cruises, as an alternative to your present favorite…or simply the one(s) you have tried, there is much to consider. What is the ship like? What are the qualities of the amenities, venues and tours? How is the cuisine? What about service? And, of
Yesterday I flew home from a wonderful nine day cruise on the Crystal Serenity. Other than a very early wake-up and a short flight from Nice, France to Frankfurt, Germany, I was relaxed and happy…And then I was smacked in the face by yet another United Airlines example of how
[Note: Out of respect for those who were killed or injured in the attacks in Paris I have delayed the posting of this article.] Crystal Cruises is, to my mind, a great “move up” from a premium cruise line (Celebrity, Oceania, etc.) and also a wonderful “move over” from the
Last week, during the Ensemble Travel Group International Conference, I had the opportunity to spend some time with the folks from fathom (small “f”); a little startup cruise line (ironically part of the huge Carnival Corp.) and found the that magic which has been missing terribly from the cruise industry
Later today Seabourn will be releasing the Seabourn Sojourn’s 2017 Alaska itineraries. As an expert on Seabourn and Alaska Goldring Travel is the perfect travel consultant to not only get your information from, but to book your vacation with. (All of the photos are taken by me…and I can share
I have always had problems with how Oceania Cruises (and its sister brand, Regent Seven Seas Cruises) has done business. This time it is more than some of the more slick marketing practices that result in you paying more for your cruise than you should be as they convince you
I regularly hear…and I mean regularly…”I never thought of Crystal Cruises!” when I make the suggestion. It is both frustrating and fascinating. So I thought I would write about “Why?” And why now? There are a few reasons, but mostly I am preparing to join the Crystal Serenity on November
Crystal Cruises’ parent, Genting Hong Kong has announced what it has been working on for months: The purchase of the controlling interest in Lloyd Werft, the shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany which will be building Crystal Cruises’ new ships. Essentially Genting Hong Kong will own 70% of the operations and 50%
I just received Seabourn’s newest cruise documents which should start rolling out soon and am quite impressed both for their elegance and functionality. It is refreshing to see that Seabourn is bucking the trend of cutting back on or eliminating cruise documents by creating new and better ones! There is still a
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