By Eric Goldring
We awoke on Day 2 in the small town of Bartin, Turkey (identified, for some reason unknown to me as Amasra, Turkey). Being that it was an early start, I popped up to The Yacht Club (formerly the Observation Lounge) for a freshly brewed double espresso and a café Americano
My flights to Istanbul to join Windstar Cruises’ Star Pride (formerly the Seabourn Pride) were fine, but did remind me how much I dislike Frankfurt airport. My flight from Newark to Frankfurt was delayed because of weather resulting in my having only one hour to connect to my flight to
Seabourn has quietly put in place two noteworthy changes you should be aware of. One concerns the always popular topic of Dress Code and the other Penalty Periods and Fees. Dress Code Starting with the October 17, 2014 sailing, the Dress Code is changing. It is going to be simplified
This morning Norwegian Cruise Lines announced it was purchasing Prestige Cruise Holdings, owner of Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Oceania Cruises for US$3.025 billion dollars including both cash and debt with another $50 million payable to Prestige’s shareholders if certain performance targets are met in 2015. What does it mean
Windstar Cruise’s Star Pride (in her former life) On Monday, September 8, 2014, I am boarding the Star Pride for a seven day Black Sea cruise. Windstar Cruises has invited me to see what they’ve done to the Pride and how things have changed. It’s going to be different…but is
Today Regent Seven Seas Cruises, the world’s most expensive (and purportedly most inclusive) cruise line, announced its earnings for the second quarter of 2014. I find it interesting that in its press release Chairman and CEO, Frank Del Rio stated, “We are pleased with our financial results, including record revenue…
Eric Goldring, of Goldring Travel, was recently interviewed by Travel Market Report on the trends in luxury travel. It is an interesting article (of course!) and I hope you enjoy it. http://www.travelmarketreport.com/content/publiccontent.aspx?pageid=1365&articleID=11439 For Luxury Cruise Sellers, Times Are Good by Andrew Sheivachman August 06, 2014 As the consumer market for
What is happening at Seabourn? What is changing? What can you look forward to? Seabourn has been pretty quiet of late compared to some of the other luxury cruise lines, but there not only has been a lot going on, there is a buzz of constant refinement of its product.
During the first three parts of this series I have explained some of the ups and downs of going on this G Adventures small group tour in a remote area where you are essentially 100% dependent on your tour company, your guides and your fellow travelers (and tourists). But even with
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