By Eric Goldring
We awoke to cloudy, and then rainy, skies. As we anchored in Saguenay, Canada the Holland America Eurodam arrived blocking our view of the tiny seaside town. Honestly, it took about 15 minutes to see the port area. The local people were very nice and they had some quality craft
Charles Dickens’ Tale of Two Cities meets Jimmy Buffet. The night before the cruise is to start I dined at Le Champlain at Chateaux Frontenac Hotel. Is it a Four Diamond restaurant which is truly a restaurant within a hotel rather than a hotel restaurant. It was a truly memorable
The 2011 Goldring Travel Food & Foliage Cruise started with an early morning flight to Quebec City, Canada, all of my luggage arriving (Yeah!) and a 25 minute taxi ride to the Chateau Frontenac Hotel, which is located in the heart of Old Quebec City and overlooks the cruise ship
Tomorrow I am flying to Quebec City in advance of the 2011 Goldring Travel Food & Foliage Cruise on the Seabourn Sojourn. In preparation for my start of this year’s food and wine adventure I went to the New York Jets game today against the Jacksonville Jaguars. While I must
An update on the Hurtigruten M/S Nordlys fire and injuries: It has been reported that the number of injured crew is now up to 16. It is not known to what extent the injuries are, but I understand two of the crew are in very serious condition and a total
One of the more unique cruising experiences is onboard a Hurtigruten ship which is part cruise ship and part ferry/cargo ship. For those really wanting to “get out there” into the Norwegian fjords or beyond this line provides a rather unique experience. Unfortunately, it has been reported that early today
OK, you know I am not a fan of Regent Seven Seas Cruises. It is not that it is a bad experience or the suites aren’t nice. It is because Regent hypes the ordinary and charges a super-premium to its guests as a result. Regent announced it has new Cruise
Here is a look at the “glamorous” side of superyachting: Ukrainian forced to settle 86,000 euro bar billThe friend of the father of one of the six men who left a Sardinian bar on a 70m (230ft) yacht without paying the €86,000 bill, has now settled the debt. Six young
As many times fodder for my writings, I have been emailed by a few people concerning the choices of complimentary wines on Seabourn. (OK, the wines are not “complimentary”. They are included.) Why? Because some people think that offering modest, or even “cheap”, wines on a Seabourn ship is offensive…or at
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