By Eric Goldring
“A man walked into a bar…” No, it is not the start of an old joke, it is part of my “traveling” while on my Azamara Club Cruise on the Azamara Quest. Taking things a bit out of order, yesterday I was in Okinawa, Japan; in island off the cost
After the Azamara Quest made port calls in the more exotic locations of Bali and Komodo Island, Indonesia then Sandakan, Borneo, Malaysia and then Puerto Princesa, Philippines our ship arrived in the city of Manila, Philippines for an overnight stay. To be honest, I have never heard much of anything
Two of the great attractions of an Azamara Club Cruises are its exotic itineraries and late departures/overnights in various ports which give you more time to explore…even if you are back onboard for dinner. Proboscis MonkeyLubak Bay, Borneo, Malaysia But to me the more interesting thing is the interplay between
This is an unusual article for me because I am usually focused on the pluses and minuses of a cruise line or ship; not the cruise guest. However, I have now been onboard the Azamara Quest for a week and find myself both impressed and frustrated. Why? Because I work
My short day in Bali (the Azamara Quest was scheduled to depart at 2:00 p.m.) was, at my design, to be that of a tourist. I know. I know. Eric being a “tourist” is not possible. Oh, but it was…and I am not doing it again! (But as you will
The flight, or better “flights”, from New Jersey to Bali is long. There is no way around that (unless you live in Australia and then it is an easy flight). Being that I am at almost at my 1,000,000 revenue miles on United Airlines (which will provide me with Gold
I haven’t had much to say…yet…about the Viking Star, which is going to appear later this year as Viking River Cruise’s first ship venturing into the ocean cruise market. While it appears to have spacious staterooms; noting it correctly calls its 270 square foot Veranda and Deluxe Veranda Staterooms (while
I know it may be shocking to some that I am actually writing an article on Regent Seven Seas, but here I am doing it. Why? Because its design raises a number of interesting questions that I have begun to ponder. It also telegraphs that Regent Seven Seas has decided
Today Seabourn announced not only the names of its two new 604 guest luxury cruise ships (Seabourn Encore and Seabourn Ovation) but some of the changes to the well known venues. Before getting to those changes I want to pause and note the Seabourn difference. There is no “most luxurious”,
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