There is a great interview with Ellen Bettridge, Silversea Cruise’s new President of the Americas in Seatrade Insider that I found both refreshing and motivating because of its honesty, forward thinking and focus. One area Ellen spoke about that I know needs addressing is essentially, “What makes Silversea the best luxury cruise

One of my clients just forwarded a July 5, 2012 article from Frommers.com Does TripAdvisor Have a Problem with Fake Reviews?  That article discussed two things:  Bogus Reviews and Manipulation of its Message Board/Forums. Let Goldring Travel Show You The Way Through the Murky World of TripAdvisor/CruiseCritic The first, Bogus

In the past few days a significant amount of information has been released about the Costa Concordia incident.  One focus is on the watertight doors.  As I wrote in my January 15, 2012 article just after the accident and then again in my January 17, 2012 article, “Captain Schettino of the

Protecting the Integrity of Goldring Travel So I am sitting here waiting for my chicken to finish marinating before hitting the barbecue and I receive a note that a travel agency (Key Cruises and Tours of Bucks County, Pennsylvania) was trying to take a cheap (and grossly inaccurate) shot at

You know I hate…and I mean hate…the “One Week Sale” marketing by Seabourn.  Those sales are rarely “sales” that last a week, but rather lower prices forced upon not only Seabourn, but Silversea, Crystal, etc. cruise lines due to the lagging economy; especially in Europe (which has been a growing

I was going to write a different sort of article today, but I read three different things over the past two days that made me ask again, “Why would anyone book directly with a cruise line or with a travel agent that isn’t a luxury specialist?” The first thing I read

In a move which will differentiate Silversea from some of its competitors by significantly restricting smoking on its ships effective January 1, 2013. More specifically:  Smoking is not allowed in most areas of Silversea ships, including: • Guest suites and guest suite verandas (including suites, staterooms, verandas and balconies on