U.S. 877-2GO-LUXURY 877-246-5898
WORLDWIDE +1 530-562-9232
WHATSAPP/MOBILE +1 732-693-8797

Making Waves

Cruise, Expedition & Travel News, Reviews, Opinions, Deals & More

By Eric Goldring

Seabourn Specials…And I Mean REALLY Special

Seabourn is having somewhat of an unusual situation as a result of the economic situation: Some cruises are booking extremely well, some are essentially sold out and, then again, there are some that are just booking slow. While I am not a big supporter of “giving away the ship”, tomorrow

Read More »

Cruise Lines’ Fuel Supplements Suspended by Carnival Corp.

With oil prices having plummeted to $46 a barrel, Carnival Corp. has suspended (not eliminated) its fuel supplement for all of its major brands: Seabourn, Cunard, Holland America, Princess, Costa and Carnival. This is how it will work:  A refund of the fuel supplement will be made in the form of

Read More »

Piracy and Cruise Ships – Reality vs. Hype

This afternoon I walked out of a meeting in New York City with a fellow superyacht industry person discussing the now normal issues of what is the happening in world markets and BAM, it hit me in the face:  A giant electronic ticker tape announcing the pirate attack on the

Read More »

Silversea – A Call from the Captain!

Late today I received a call from Marilyn Conroy, Silversea’s senior vice president of sales and marketing concerning my most recent post. We had a wonderful chat about Silversea, her perspective on a number of my comments, concerns and theories. And, of course, I listened carefully to both the information

Read More »

Silversea – Lost at Sea????

Every time I go to post something about Silversea Cruise Line, something else comes about that makes me shake my head.  Not so long ago I posted about the Prince Albert II making a big play in Tahiti and French Polynesia.  Well, scratch that out.  That itinerary has been pulled. 

Read More »

Seabourn Announces: Seabourn Sojourn’s 2010 Inaugural in London

Seabourn Cruise Line has announced that the Seabourn Sojourn, sister to the Seabourn Odyssey, will set sail from London in June 2010 on its inaugural cruise.  The itinerary from Greenwich includes the Faroe Islands, Iceland and the Norwegian Fjords.  With the Seabourn Sojourn’s Maiden Season being in Northern Europe, and

Read More »
Waves We’ve Made

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 3,505 other followers