By Eric Goldring
It is reported today that Regent Seven Seas Voyager hit the dock in Rhodes, Greece today. From the limited information I have, it seems that there is 5 foot (3.5 meter) dent in the hull. As is standard operating procedure, the ship will not be able to sail until the classification
Today I had a very interesting discussion with Roy Grimsland, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Paul Gauguin Shipping Limited, the owner and soon to be exclusive operator of the Paul Gauguin cruise ship now being chartered, in effect, by Regent Seven Seas Cruise Line through 2009. As
Having just provided a rather lengthy review of my Goldring Travel 2008 Food & Wine Cruise on the Seabourn Spirit and my Goldring Travel 2007 Food & Wine Cruise, I thought posting my last year’s review of the Regent Seven Seas Paul Gauguin might be of interest. I have pieced
Silversea is making a big move into heavily discounting its cruises and incentivizing it travel agents. While it raises some red flags with me, it does provide some really fantastic buying opportunities for those looking to try Silversea and/or explore with an exotic itinerary. For example, Silversea is offering (lowest fares, subject
I regularly get questions about Seabourn’s Referral Program. Whether it be something as simple as, “How do I get it?”, to “Does it apply to the cruise fare or an onboard credit?” to “What do you mean I cannot combine it with an American Express cruise benefit?” or simple nervousness
Seabourn has just announced that it is offering an additional $1,000 per suite savings on all 50 of its 2009 Mediterranean 7 day sailings on the Seabourn Legend, Seabourn Spirit and even the Seabourn Odyssey! This is combinable with Early Booking, Onboard Savings and Sail-and-Stay fares. Clarification: I have received
Last night, The Yachts of Seabourn, was awarded the Best Small Ship Cruise Line by Conde Nast Traveller Magazine’s poll. This accolade comes on the heels of Seabourn also being voted the Best Small Ship Cruise Line by Virtuoso. Not wanting to rain on anyone’s parade, it is well known
The cruise industry annually promotes the World’s Largest Cruise Night as a way to kick off what is called the “wave season”, when historically the bookings for the next year start in earnest. As we move further into the world of the internet, this year a virtual cruise night has
I have hesitated to write about the effects of this poor economy on the cruise lines themselves because, in large part, we really don’t know what the long term effects will be. While the issues of last minute discounts and more close-in bookings (ala post 9/11) on less than full
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