By Eric Goldring
Today we are off to board the brand new Seabourn Quest on her Inaugural cruise. After a nice breakfast we take a taxi to meet the Seabourn shuttle to the port of Civitavecchia. After dealing with a protest and march (riot gear included) we were – a few miles later
I arrived in Rome in anticipation of boarding the brand new Seabourn Quest for its Pre-Inaugural cruise. As I have been on the Inaugural cruise of the Seabourn Odyssey in Venice and the Inaugural and Maiden Voyage of the Seabourn Sojourn in London, I am not anticipating any great changes
As I sit at Hotel Forty Seven in Rome, Italy, I am still trying to figure out the best way to describe my time at the FIAVET (the Federation of Italian Tourism) Conference? Not surprisingly, all I can think of is it was “a very Italian…not touristic Italian…experience”. It has
As I was flying from Sardinia to Rome, Seabourn took the keys to its newest yacht, the Seabourn Quest; completing Seabourn tremendous three year expansion program and completing its growth from three 208 guest ships (the Seabourn Pride, Seabourn Legend and Seabourn Spirit) to six luxury ships also including the
Every year I attend the American Superyacht Forum and most years I attend the Global Superyacht Forum; both hosted by The Yacht Report Group. Every year I hear how wonderful everything is…or will be…while this clearly troubled industry fails to respond in any substantive way other than to claim “If
I have been honored with an invitation to speak to FIAVET, the Italian Federation of Travel & Tourism, at its annual Congress being held May 27-31, 2011 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. At a time when the cruise industry is seeking ways to better penetrate into the European markets, I have been
I received notification today that Oceania Cruises is offering some very attractive cruises at some pretty incredible discounts of up to 75% off. Now, you know that I am not generally sucked in by cruise lines offering large percentages off, but 75% is something that grabs even my attention. “Off
There was an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal MarketBeat today discussing the amount of money which has recently come available in the junk bond market. It noted, “The Leveraged Commentary & Data people at Standard & Poor’s are tracking several more issuers trolling the market today, including Regent
Having taken some time to digest my luxury cruise experience on the Crystal Symphony I have come to some, I hope, interesting conclusions that may assist you in deciding if Crystal Cruises is right for your cruise vacation. Crystal Cruises provides a luxury experience in many ways. – Regardless of
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