By Eric Goldring
The ambiance on the Celebrity Silhouette is significantly different from the Royal Princess. To me it is a simple matter of “Class versus Mass” and, as I ask some of the passengers on this cruise that have been on both lines, and there are many, not surprisingly the vast majority
Tomorrow I board the Celebrity Silhouette for a seven day Caribbean cruise. I was, however, supposed to be sailing on the Royal Princess on her April 13, 2014 seven day Caribbean cruise. For reasons I previously wrote about I am confident I made the right decision. (For those who don’t want
There is an old saying: “Don’t Bite The Hand That Feeds You” Goldring Travel’s motto is: “Be Treated By Your Travel Agent As You Will Be Onboard” My very poor experience with Princess Cruises proves both are very valuable. And it is why Goldring Travel strives to make sure your
Last week was Cruise Shipping Miami, the largest cruise industry convention in the world…and known as “Where the Cruise Industry Does Business”. For me it is a gold mine of information, perspectives…and questions. The biggest question annually for me involves the world of luxury cruise travel. Whether it is “What
Being one of the world’s top selling agents of Seabourn cruises, it was Windstar Cruises’s truly executive decision to invite Goldring Travel aboard its flagship, Wind Surf, to better understand its product as it prepares for the arrival of the Seabourn Pride (and next year the Seabourn Spirit and Seabourn
Cunard invited me to experience the Queen Mary 2’s celebration of her 10th Anniversary (January 8, 2014) with a beautiful hand calligraphied invitation offering me a complimentary suite in Princess Grill, business class airfare, private transfers, a hotel, spa and internet credits plus a number of special events. As some
Seabourn Cruises has just announced the signing of a firm contract for the construction of its newest Odyssey-class ship which will increase its capacity from 458 guests to 604, while increasing its gross registered tonnage (a measure of space; not weight) from 32,346 GRT to 40,350 GRT. In non-technical shipbuilding
As you know I have lots of issues with Norwegian Cruise Line’s (NCL’s) ship-within-a-ship concept. Beside the curious décor and the feeling of being trapped in a small area or else being overwhelmed with huge mass market throngs of people, there is a new reason. Seatrade reports that NCL has announced
The revolving door at Silversea continues. Ellen Bettridge spent less than two years as Silversea Cruises’ President of the Americas and has now, reportedly by her own decision, departed to become president of Unique Vacations, the US distributor of Sandals Resorts in the Americas. Taking over as General Manager (curious position?)
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