By Eric Goldring
I was reading Cruise News Daily (a favorite of mine) this evening and discovered that the Clipper Pacific is the old Royal Caribbean Song of Norway. She is the first cruise ship I was ever on. An old girlfriend of mine, Kelly S., worked for a design firm in Coconut
One the best things I have found from my brief time blogging (don’t let all the posts fool the new visitors, I’ve only been doing this a short time) is that there is a really great mix of people reading this blog. And the result is that I am getting
According to Newsday, the Clipper Pacific has as of about noon been cleared to sail…but not to Venezuela as contemplated. It is cleared to sail to Tampa, Florida so that permanent repairs can be made. As I had written yesterday, the temporary patch with cement and whatever else the ship
Today there was an announcement from Regent Seven Seas Cruises about some internal shifting of management, focused on sales and marketing. That is not really news. However, for some reason I looked at the fine print at the end of the news release. It states, Prestige Cruise Holdings, “the parent
I always find the different perspectives on with whom to buy one’s cruise interesting. There are those that only consider price, those that consider assistance and yet others that consider extras. An interesting thing happened just today when a client was given an inaccurate quote from another agency and then
It was reported today that the Clipper Pacific, which had just arrived in New York Harbor from Greenland, is subject to an Order to remain in port while previously undisclosed and leaking “significant hull damage” is repaired and some of the 66 other violations are addressed. Any cruise line which
A few days ago I mentioned that Regent Seven Seas cruise line has removed the art auction discount from its Seven Seas Society past passenger program benefits. I do not know if it is coincidence (probably) or related, but there is a very interesting article today in the New York
And now for some good news! Below is a link to a short video of the July 1, 2008 Dedication Ceremony for the christening of Holland America’s newest ship, the Eurodam. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q2gRgaip2s&hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=344]
Silversea is, it appears, in either a crisis or a very proactive mode, based upon an article today in Lloyd’s List. According to Amerigo Perasso Silversea is reacting to a number of factors including (1) soaring fuel prices; (2) weakening dollar; (3) softening US economy and (4) difficulty in retaining
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