Cruise Critic – Talk About Perverting the Truth…OK, Lets

Goldring Travel October 18, 2010

On Cruise Critic there has been a long thread about the saga of the Regent Seven Seas Voyager’s azipod issues that is now plaguing the ship (and which are being repaired). While the thread initially was about the ordeal of the cancelled cruise and then what type of compensation was appropriate. But, as happens on

Cruise Critic and Seabourn: Read What The Posters Write – You Better Be Careful…My Being “Reluctant to Make an Issue”

Goldring Travel September 20, 2010

I received an email this morning about a Cruise Critic poster’s idea that Seabourn should spend its money mailing comment cards to guests for their arrival back home, hire a person to be their ombudsman and have focus groups organized by telephone messages to determine when the past guest would like to discuss his/her issues.

A Cruise Critic Thorn Exposed…And Why You Can’t Trust Cruise Critic – Really!

Goldring Travel April 21, 2010

Yesterday I read probably the most refreshing post I have ever read on Cruise Critic and there was nothing the sanitizing and “protect my favorite poster” Host Dan could do about it. Without overstating it, it was a bit of nirvana and catharsis at the same time. It said what I have been saying for years (and

Silversea Silver Spirit – Laying It On, But Only For A Chosen Few – For The Others: Watch Out!

Goldring Travel January 18, 2010

What has caused me to write this entry is a very rude slap one Cruise Critic poster made toward a guest that was not given the royal treatment by Silversea, but was – instead – treated as a “normal” passenger. This is, nonetheless, sort of a tough post because its intent is not to rain on

Regent Seven Seas Dress Code Downgrade – Relying on Cruise Critic: A Mere Ploy. But What Is the Value Of It All?

Goldring Travel October 16, 2009

When Regent Seven Seas Cruises posted a poll on Cruise Critic seeking out preferences as to dress code I smirked. I “knew” the decision has already been made to go casual. That poll was, to be sure, more like a lawyer looking for support for a position than a scientist looking for data. And, alas,

Civility – What The Heck Happened To It…And How Do We Get It Back?

Goldring Travel September 10, 2009

As you know I had an incredible time on the Celebrity Equinox. Celebrity did virtually everything it could do to provide me with an excellent premium cruise experience. The only problem: The lack of civility of some adults and the lack of supervision/discipline of some of the children. As you also know I have been

Cat Calls From The Cruise Critic Wannabes – Get Over Yourselves…Seriously

Goldring Travel July 3, 2009

You know I am a huge critic of Cruise Critic and, honestly, since I stopped posting over there (Thank You!!!!) the board has devolved into little more than a catty obnoxious clique where actually very little of substance is ever discussed and, frankly, much of what is being discussed is, well, disgusting. I cannot tell

Cruise Critic Censorship – Hidden Agendas and Bad Faith

Goldring Travel June 27, 2009

I know many of you have complained that when anyone mentions anything on Cruise Critic that might be associated with me it is deleted. I also know that the frustration is nothing other than wanting to discuss and disclose good information that really isn’t available anywhere else (or not easily found otherwise). No travel agent

Do Cruise Critic and Other Message Boards Have An Obligation To The Public?

Goldring Travel March 19, 2009

There is an obvious struggle between the ultimate and honest reason almost every message board exists (profit, whether it be cash or promotion) and what the public perceives the message board to be. There are boards which are essentially technical support assistances for software. You read a thread about a question and hopefully you see

I Made a Big Mistake Today – I Read Cheerleading Posts and I Am Now Sickened…Again.

Goldring Travel March 17, 2009

Folks, if you want to see how to (seemingly with clear intent) mislead people trying to get truthful information (and, of course, to respond to the specific references in my blog) read the posts on Luxury Cruise Talk about its present group cruise on the Regent Navigator. But before doing so, remember TravelCat2’s complaints…and the

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