By Eric Goldring
Over the past two days I attended the International Forum of Travel and Tourism Advocates’ (IFTTA) North American Conference. As a member, I presented a talk on “Whether Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ “Free”,”Free”, “Free” Marketing Violates Consumer Fraud or Other Consumer Travel Laws?” If you didn’t understand my disdain for Regent’s
The big news this week has been Seabourn’s announcement that over the next two years it is going to say goodbye to the three circa 1989-1990 triplets, the Seabourn Pride, Seabourn Spirit and Seabourn Legend. Honestly, I find it most interesting that the big news isn’t Seabourn’s announcement that it
Today Cruise Critic, one of the most irresponsible sources for alleged cruise information on the internet, posted an attention grabbing headline that is just plan false and intended unfairly stir and inflame innocent people. Now, let me show you why Eric Goldring is one of the top travel agents out
This afternoon I received a telephone call from Hans Birkholz, the CEO of Windstar Cruises to discuss its acquisition of the Seabourn Pride, Seabourn Spirit and Seabourn Legend. It was a great, and very informative, conversation. Here are some details that I am sure you are dying to know, but
Seabourn Cruise Line has announced the sale of its triplets (Seabourn Pride, Seabourn Spirit and Seabourn Legend) to Windstar Cruises commencing in April 2014. With Seabourn’s contemporaneous announcement that it will be building a fourth Odyssey-class ship with construction probably starting within the next six months, it has decided to retain
http://www.travelmarketreport.com/articles/VIEWPOINT-Lets-Get-Real-About-Cruise-Safety? VIEWPOINT: Let’s Get Real About Cruise Safety by Eric Goldring February 18, 2013 Luxury cruise seller Eric Goldring puts last week’s events on the Carnival Triumph in perspective for his fellow travel agents. Bad things happen. For agents, making sure the rarity of the Carnival Triumph situation is
With my third day in Iceland was taken up by work my fourth day was something I was really looking forward to: Glacier Hiking and Ice Wall Climbing. Let me say this about my icy day: “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” But in
My first twelve hours in Iceland behind me, but still very fresh in my head, I checked my emails and saw that Rut Magnusdottir, of Friend In Iceland, had left a message that I should bring my bathing suit because she and her partner, Gunner Sigurdsson decided they were going to take
Having just spend a day and a half in Iceland I have come to the conclusion that those traveling to Europe for a Northern European cruise owe it to yourselves to stop in Iceland on the way. It not only is closely related and on the way, it is fascinating,
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