By Eric Goldring
You probably have not yet heard of Atlas Ocean Voyages; a new luxury expedition cruise line. But I believe you will be hearing quite a bit about it in the coming months. With there currently being 39 expedition vessels currently operating and another 67 on the way…that’s right 96 expedition
As we all sit home craving to travel, Seabourn has announced a number of 2021 and 2022 cruises, including its 2022 World Cruise. And, I am really liking this one because it is very different from the past Seabourn World Cruises. The Seabourn Sojourn will not only visit 72 ports
The last thing I want to do is discourage anyone from entering the luxury cruise market. I believe the more diversity and approaches to delivering the luxury (or, as so many say, ultra-luxury…whatever that is) cruise experience. But…Don’t I always have a “but”? As enthusiastic as I am about the
Eric Goldring, of Goldring Travel, was recently interviewed by Travel Market Report on the trends in luxury travel. It is an interesting article (of course!) and I hope you enjoy it. http://www.travelmarketreport.com/content/publiccontent.aspx?pageid=1365&articleID=11439 For Luxury Cruise Sellers, Times Are Good by Andrew Sheivachman August 06, 2014 As the consumer market for
Preface: I. Goldring Travel clients have a “cancellation after deposit rate” of less than 2%…and most of those are as a result of extraneous personal issues. In contrast, Mark Conroy, president of Regent Seven Seas Cruises recently spoke at a conference and stated that Regent Seven Seas Cruises has a 25% cancellation
Yesterday I performed a ship inspection of the Norwegian Cruise Lines’s Norwegian Gem in New York City. It was, to be sure, both interesting and educational, but more importantly, frustrating and even depressing. I am not talking about the ship or the staff of the Norwegian Gem. Everyone was pleasant…at
As you know I am not a big fan of travel magazines…and especially the polls and surveys they promote. Well, today in the mail I received a mailer for a new magazine coming out in August: AFAR. What got me was its highlighted introduction: “If your idea of travel is
I arrived in Seattle for the American Superyacht Forum (which is annually held in a “yachting” city or hopeful yachting city, such as Newport, Rhode Island, San Diego, California, etc.) Though I had been to the airport I had never actually visited Seattle, so I was looking at this trip
There have been grumblings within the travel agent world that Virtuoso has become a less attractive option for many of its member travel agents with, it is reported, significant numbers jumping ship to Signature and other consortiums. (Full disclosure: I am a member of a “competitor”, Ensemble Travel consortium.) Yesterday Virtuoso
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