Sea Cloud Cruises – Goldring Travel Checks out Sea Cloud Spirit in Costa Rica & Panama: Nautically Sexy!

Goldring Travel February 10, 2024

Sea Cloud Spirit is downright nautically sexy. She is both a new ship with all the modern conveniences and a brilliant homage to the sailing ships of yesteryear. Looking past this squarerigger’s impressive mast, yardarms, lines, and sails, the amount of teak (all decks are true teak with its wonderful texture and smell), lacquered wood

Silversea Cruises’ Silver Nova – Goldring Travel Checks Her Out: Atacama Desert, Wine & More Silver Nova Cuisine

Goldring Travel January 30, 2024

Silversea’s Silver Nova continued to impress both as a cruise ship and the delivery of a unique travel experience as we sailed down the western coast of South America from Lima, Peru, to Valparaiso, Chile. I have wanted to visit this part of the world for a long time. These ports are not easily visited

Silversea Cruises’ Silver Nova – Goldring Travel Checks Her Out: Brilliant in Most Respects…Plus Pisco & Paracas, Peru

Goldring Travel January 27, 2024

My cruise on Silversea’s Silver Nova has finally become a cruise! We thankfully departed Callao, Peru after two days there. The first thing I noticed is Silver Nova provides an exceptionally smooth cruising experience, even in two-to-three-meter swells. And I haven’t noticed any shaking when docking early in the morning or interfering with my cocktails upon

Silversea Cruises’ Silver Nova – Goldring Travel Checks Her Out: Finally Onboard!

Goldring Travel January 21, 2024

The time to finally board Silversea’s Silver Nova arrived! I survived a canceled flight, civil unrest (OK, actual riots), cancelation of ports, an additional flight, and an unanticipated four-night stay in Lima, Peru, so boarding the ship should be easy, right? Well…not exactly. The plan, seemingly OK with Silversea, was my boarding in Callao, Peru

Silversea Cruises’ Silver Nova – Goldring Travel Checks Her Out: Lima, Peru’s Culinary Scene…And Caral’s Ancient Pyramids!

Goldring Travel January 18, 2024

My time awaiting Silversea’s Silver Nova’s arrival in Lima, Peru continued with – finally – a pretty lazy day after two days of chaos, replanning, and travel. One highlight was lunch at El Mercado, a trendy and Lima-chic restaurant where locals and tourists alike line up around 12:30 p.m. to grab a table if they

Goldring Travel’s 2025 Culinary & Cultural Journey – Cape Town to Ghana on Silversea!

Goldring Travel October 24, 2023

Goldring Travel loves encouraging its clients to be “Comfortable Being Uncomfortable!” But that does not mean being physically uncomfortable while experiencing new, exotic, locations that challenge and open one’s mind up to truly different cultures, cuisines, breathtaking landscapes, and maybe some exciting wildlife. Travel with Goldring Travel sailing with Silversea for 19 days up the

Seabourn is Changing Up Alternative Dining

Goldring Travel October 17, 2023

Finally! Seabourn is changing things up on the culinary front, and in a good way! The Grill by Thomas Keller is being phased out and a new-to-Seabourn concept, Solis, is being introduced. A few weeks ago, Seabourn announced it was changing up its menu in The Restaurant with 140 new dishes. That didn’t mean much

Silversea’s Silver Endeavour Arctic Expedition (Iceland, Eastern Greenland, Canadian Maritimes, and New York City): Goldring Travel’s Onboard! – Part V (Sea Days and the Ship)

Goldring Travel October 4, 2023

Now having spent over a week on Silversea’s Silver Endeavour, and two sea days before reaching Newfoundland, Canada, this is a good time to discuss the ship itself, as well as Silversea’s service and cuisine. But before I do that I need to give props to our very popular stowaway: A Peregrine Falcon I don’t

The Maiden of a New Travel Brand: Explora Journeys…and The Maiden Voyage of Explora I – Part IV – The Culinary & Cultural Journey

Goldring Travel August 13, 2023

My time on Explora Journeys’ Explora I hasn’t just been about the ship. It is also about the Journey. And it has been a journey, both with local experiences and, yes, more culinary masteries. In fact, the most incredible dishes and some breathtaking scenery have been part of this Journey. Hverfjall Volcano, Akureyri, Iceland My

Concerned About Traveling Too Soon by Cruise Ship? Take It From “The Cruise Guy”: Land Travel is a Great Option!

Goldring Travel September 22, 2020

Over the past months of dealing with the fallout from COVID-19, my time has not only been focused on the canceled cruises and travel plans, the rebooking of everything from seven day to World Cruises, following up on refunds and Future Cruise Credits (Oh Boy! Has that been fun!), trying to keep my clients informed

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