By Eric Goldring
Orion Expeditions, an Australian luxury expedition cruise line, has been purchased by Lindblad Expeditions, owners of ten other expedition ships; five of then operating under the National Geographic moniker. Orion, while having a unique and excellent product, has been struggling the past couple of years after it efforts to expand
One of my clients on the Seabourn Quest 2013 World Cruise just sent me an email about her time in the Seabourn Quest’s Spa. I post it here for your enjoyment, inspiration and… MY DAY AT THE SPA What’s a cruise without spa appointments? You can’t just spend your time on
I usually don’t write about cruises going on sale because the cruise lines have sales of one sort or another pretty much every week or so. But this one is newsworthy. Oceania Cruises has, at least in the U.S., had a “Never on Sale” policy. Combine that with some of the
I hope you enjoy the Goldring Travel March 2013 Newsletter which you can find here: http://myemail.constantcontact.com/News-from-Goldring-Travel.html?soid=1111322963471&aid=L_qsALDEjLA
This morning I awoke to a CNN headline about Regent Seven Seas Cruises having won a Cruise Critic award for best shore excursions. I thought it must be part of that weird dream you have right before you wake up. But no: It was the Cruise Critic Cruisers Choice Awards.
The 2013 Goldring Travel Food & Wine Cruise sets sail on November 13, 2013 aboard the Seabourn Quest for a seven day cruise from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Buenos Aires, Argentina. While this is the shortest (in length) Goldring Travel Food & Wine Cruise it will be one of the most
It seems that just about every travel conversation of late at least mentions the Carnival Triumph ordeal. Frankly, I am pretty tired of it. A terrible accident yesterday at the Daytona Speedway proved my point. Just before the finish line there was a terrible accident involving 10 cars (one of
Over the past two days I attended the International Forum of Travel and Tourism Advocates’ (IFTTA) North American Conference. As a member, I presented a talk on “Whether Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ “Free”,”Free”, “Free” Marketing Violates Consumer Fraud or Other Consumer Travel Laws?” If you didn’t understand my disdain for Regent’s
The big news this week has been Seabourn’s announcement that over the next two years it is going to say goodbye to the three circa 1989-1990 triplets, the Seabourn Pride, Seabourn Spirit and Seabourn Legend. Honestly, I find it most interesting that the big news isn’t Seabourn’s announcement that it
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