I was invited by Riverside Luxury Cruises to experience not only their first ship, MS Mozart, but the Riverside experience itself. Bottom Line: I’m a fan!  (And you know I don’t toss words like that around lightly.) Before I get into my travel experiences so far on this unique and

I’ve been enthusiastically looking forward to boarding the new Riverside Luxury Cruises MS Mozart in Budapest. But, of course, before I can do that I’ve got to get to Budapest! I know for many the flight to the destination is an important part of the experience. For me, it is

Windstar Cruises is one of my favored cruise lines, offering what I call “casual luxury” on small, even intimate, ships and with two distinct and unique types of “yachts”: Power and Sail. Windstar, in fact has pretty much always been, “different”. It’s tag line is “180 Degrees from Ordinary“, but it

The 2023 Goldring Travel Culinary & Cultural Journey on Explora Journey’s Explora I is quickly approaching and the excitement is building for this experience which is in combination with Explora I’s Maiden Voyage on July 17, 2023. From all reports everything in preparation for Explora I’s Naming Ceremony on July

As you know, Silversea has converted me from being a skeptic to being a happy endorser.  There have been lots of positive changes from huge improvements in their ships, the amazing number of new ships (and offloading of a few really old ones), improved customer service, even better onboard service

I have had sort of a Love/Hate relationship with Oceania Cruises. I love the itineraries (some of the best around), the newer ships, the culinary focus, the overall quality of the cruise, and the country club casual approach.  In fact, one thing that has always baffled me is how, once

As the July 17, 2023, Maiden Voyage of Explora Journeys’ Explora I approaches, and she has passed her sea trials with flying colors, I thought now would be a great time to not only give an update on what Explora Journeys is doing to redefine “Luxury at Sea”, but to

Aurora Expeditions is an Australian-based company that has two purpose-built expedition ships and has been around for quite a while, but without much of a U.S. presence until recently.  It consistently is highly rated both within the industry and by (mostly) Australian consumers. So when I was approached to consider

Hotels entering the cruise business has been a hot topic…but one without any real perspective. I had my concerns and thoughts before I attended Seatrade Cruise Global, but now have a better perspective after attending the “Will Hotel-Operated Cruise Lines Solve the Industry New-to-Cruise Conundrum?” session. One thing that stands