By Eric Goldring
As I have recently posted, I am very conflicted: Regent Seven Seas is finally starting to do and deliver the things it should have been doing and delivering, but it is doing it late and at the highest prices in the industry…while saying somethings publicly that don’t really help the
Hot off the Press! Seabourn announces that 2010-2011 is highlighted by the debut of Seabourn Sojourn, 44 new ports including Zanzibar and Madagascar, and a year-round presence in Asia highlight 2010-2011. I have “highlighted” some of the most interesting points. MIAMI, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ — Spin the globe and stop
Seabourn has always had the reputation as being a more “formal” cruise line. While there is a difference between “formal” and “stiff”, many have had a problem differentiating the two. As a result, and with trends being to more casual attire, Seabourn originally announced that the new Seabourn Odyssey would
There has been a bit of a discussion in some of my recent posts about Regent and my appreciation of the start of what appears to be significant changes. Some have felt my comments are nit-picking (my words) or “negative”. Today I read the most recent post on the Seabourn
It seems like every day I am receiving Google alerts about yet another review, blog or travelogue by someone currently on a Regent cruise. My guess is that Regent is trying to quell some of the bad news of late by exposing chosen writers to write about their experiences…or at
As I warned a few days ago, don’t expect many of the deep discounts on Seabourn…and most certainly don’t look for them on close-in sailings. Through April there is only one cruise (other than the transatlantics) that has a discount over 30% from the brochure fares and many are actually
Sometimes it is just better to say nothing. It is a hard lesson to learn. Before writing this post I thought about not saying anything. But then I thought, “I am not going to say anything I haven’t said before. All I am doing is confirming its accuracy by an
I haven’t written much about Oceania Cruises. I guess, in part, is because its new sister (Regent) has so preoccupied my thoughts. Oceania is a solid performing cruise line that consistently does what it does well and without pretense of being something it is not. Oceania is not, and does
I know I seem to be beating on Regent Seven Seas Cruises and that, at times, it just seems unfair. So with this post I am conflicted. Do I cheer for Regent’s below mentioned commitments to improve its product or do I rehash what I have been saying for years:
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