By Eric Goldring
It is only weeks until her Maiden Voyage and the Seabourn Odyssey has her name. Above is a photo of her name ready to be hoisted and installed. She is also getting her navigation mast put into place. Many parts of a ship – even sections of a ship –
Silversea has announced today that on top of its 15% discount prepay option (and don’t tell me that is not a cry for cash) and the slashing of its prices while still sailing with significantly lower passenger counts, it is adding butler service to all of its suites. I immediately
A few months ago (and I know it seems like an eternity for some) the bookings on cruise lines, from mass market to luxury, came to an almost screeching halt. There were bookings, but not as many. In typical retail fashion, the answer was “SALES”. That one word, “SALE”, is for
A couple of days ago I received an email from CNBC letting me know that they read this blog and thought I might find its upcoming show “Cruise Inc: Big Money on the High Seas” of interest, which begins airing on March 24, 2009 at 9:00 pm EDT. They also
I just finished reading a review by a well-spoken individual who was on the December 27, 2008 11 night cruise on the Regent Paul Gauguin (The PG was not so fabulous ). She was, for good reason, not happy. As I read it I kept saying, if I had expected
I was trying to stay away from another concerning post, but the news about Silversea Cruises needs to be discussed. I have said for a number of months that I have concerns over Silversea’s future. In November 2008 I wrote Silversea – Lost at Sea? which was followed by a telephone call
The response to my blog from so many people has been just fantastic. I, as well as so many readers and posters, are very appreciative. I know the Comment section of the blog is a bit cumbersome, so I am working on something new. As many of you know I
For the past few days we have had some pretty interesting and honest discussion about the trials and tribulations at Regent Seven Seas Cruises. I am sure as you have read them you probably feel I am very negative about Regent. Well, guess what: You Are Wrong! Going back to
Some people are of the opinion that challenging Regent Seven Seas Cruises “Six Star Luxury” claim is, well,biased toward Seabourn or some other line. They even feel that such a challenge is an unfair or cruel attack on them, personally, or their happiness. To the contrary, the star rating system
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