By Eric Goldring
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?)
Seabourn Cruises and Caviar have always gone hand-in-hand. On Seabourn: You have Caviar Sailaways. You have Caviar In The Surf. You have Caviar at the Captain’s Reception. You have Caviar and Champagne delivered to your suite at 3:00 AM complimentary and with a smile. And on the Goldring
The Goldring Travel 2013 Food & Wine Cruise has, so far, spent three days visiting some rather rustic ports on the Seabourn Quest. It is, however, now time for Chef Rafael to let out all the stops and create the annual Food & Wine Tasting onboard the ship. But before
Having now lived in a Seabourn Penthouse Spa Suite for a week (and never wanting to move out), I thought I would review them. The short review: Seabourn’s Penthouse Spa Suites are, overall, the best suites on the Odyssey-class ships. Before I talk about all of the added amenities, I
The little things. The little things can make or break your experience or your relationship with anything. This Seabourn Quest cruise from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in many ways, is about “the little things”. While my other posts during this cruise are more focused on events,
I am writing this sitting on my balcony in one of the Seabourn Quest’s new Penthouse Spa Suites. (The newly installed awnings work like a charm.) It is, without question, my favorite suite on the ship. But the reasons why are for another article. Seabourn Quest’s Penthouse Spa Balcony –
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