As always, I look forward to my time aboard the Windstar (formerly Seabourn) triplets; especially now that the three have been truly refit and stretched – which I have discussed often. (You can get a detailed rundown of the extensive work done in this article and by following the links

Let’s face it, Goldring Travel has been traveling…and traveling a lot over the past year.  In fact, on June 7, 2022 I am flying to Athens, Greece to join the Windstar Star Pride for its post-stretch and refit nine-day Inaugural. And that is followed by my flying to Ponant’s true

Yes, Seabourn Cruise Line is for sale.  No, it is not my being “anti-Seabourn”. Seema Mody, of CNBC, tweeted today,  Carnival in discussions to sell Seabourn brand to the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, per sources. Talks are still ongoing, no deal finalized as of yet. Comes <1 week after Carnival went

https://goldringtravel.com/goldring-travels-2022-culinary-cultural-cruise-on-the-windstar-star-legend-october-2-2022-istanbul-the-goldring-travel-way/ The 2022 Goldring Travel Culinary & Cultural Cruise visiting Turkey, Greece, and Israel on the Windstar Star Legend starts on October 1, 2022, with its exclusive small group limited to no more than 14 guests.  (This is not a “joined at the hip” experience as most of the time

The cruise industry has made a definite move toward more and more luxurious expedition experiences.  As I stated in my article  Lots of News Came Out of the 2022 Seatrade Cruise Global Conference, “[D]uring 2019-2022 27 new expedition ships will have been launched and, with 14 more under construction, the total expedition

Seatrade Cruise Global 2022 was, well and truly, the most interesting and organized of all that I attended.  There was so much going on and so much information that I literally could write six articles.  I won’t be, but here is a summary…and it has a lot of information and my insights! So

If there wasn’t enough stress and confusion about traveling before, throwing in that masks are no longer required can make you, if not uncomfortable, unsure.  Well, let me explain my experience in an effort to paint an accurate picture to, at a minimum, clear things up. I decided to take

I know there is a concern as to whether the Seabourn Venture will make her (fourth) scheduled Maiden Voyage. So with my being at Seatrade Cruise Global I am in the perfect place to obtain the definitive answer…or so I thought! While I was told that she is currently on

Tomorrow, April 25, 2022, marks the start of the annual Seatrade Cruise Global conference in Miami Beach, Florida.  It has been said this is “where the cruise industry does business”. And, once again, Goldring Travel will be there…first, and foremost, as a journalist but also as one of the industry’s