Goldring Travel’s 2007 Seabourn Food & Wine Cruise – Some Observations

Goldring Travel October 10, 2008

Having provided some detailed information on the 2008 Food & Wine Cruise I thought I would go back in time and provide my observations, previously posted on Cruise Critic (and therefore in shorter form) regarding last year’s Food & Wine Cruise. It was fun looking pack and comparing the two. I thought I would give a

A Rose By Any Other Name: Cheerleading (Yuk!) – Calling It Like It Is Would Be Nice! UPDATED

Goldring Travel October 9, 2008

On the last night of my Seabourn Spirit cruise, after enjoying much interplay with the waitstaff, it was time for dessert. The menus were passed out, the orders taken and then it was my turn. I asked for strawberry shortcake. The waiter was stunned as there was none on the menu. He offered this, he

Goldring Travel – 2008 Food & Wine Cruise on the Seabourn Spirit Photos

Goldring Travel October 8, 2008

Here are a few photos from the 2008 Goldring Travel Food & Wine Cruise on the Seabourn Spirit. If you have kept up with the blog they will not need any explanation! I hope you enjoy them. Also, the Seabourn Spirit’s very own Captain Geir-Arne – my good friend – has his own website where

Goldring Travel’s 2008 Food & Wine Cruise on the Seabourn Spirit: Travelogue Part IV

Goldring Travel October 8, 2008

Up early we disembarked the Seabourn Spirit for a few days in Istanbul. We stayed at the Ceylon Intercontinental rather than our normal hotel, The Ciragan Palace. With the relative strength of the new Turkish Lira to the falling Pound and Euro, coupled with extraordinary hotel demand in Istanbul, The Ciragan Palace became just too expensive.

Goldring Travel’s 2008 Food & Wine Cruise on the Seabourn Spirit: Travelogue Part III (The Food & Wine Tasting!)

Goldring Travel October 5, 2008

Oh, the last day. How I hate…and love…the last day. After a bit of a sleep-in it was up to the Veranda for a quick breakfast, a stop by the Purser’s Desk to make sure things were organized for the Food & Wine Tasting and then off to the lounge to watch Jochem make his

Goldring Travel’s 2008 Food & Wine Cruise on the Seabourn Spirit: Travelogue Part II

Goldring Travel October 3, 2008

Still being blessed with wonderful weather we arrived in Fethiye, Turkey; a small yachting and tourist town near some very interesting historical and beach sites. Having traveled in the area fairly extensively in the past (including chartering a gulet – a Turkish wooded sailing yacht- for a private Blue Water Cruise a few years ago…but

Goldring Travel’s 2008 Food & Wine Cruise on the Seabourn Spirit: Travelogue Part I

Goldring Travel October 1, 2008

Our trip on the Seabourn Spirit started uneventfully with an on time flight, a quick pickup by our driver and a traffic free trip from the airport. We checked into the St. George Lycabettus Hotel, located in the Kolonaki section (Athens’s “Beverly Hills area”). The staff at the hotel were friendly and very accommodating…even allowing

Seabourn Food & Wine Cruise – Needed Now More Than Ever

Goldring Travel September 24, 2008

Tomorrow I depart for my Food & Wine Cruise sailing on the Seabourn Spirit from Athens to Istanbul.Boy do I need it. With the stock market a disaster, housing prices down and going lower because no one will lend money, people having their savings and retirement accounts decimated…and I could go on…how could now be

Regent Seven Seas Announces Major Upgrades to Two Ships

Goldring Travel September 15, 2008

Regent Seven Seas Cruises announced that the refurbishments it has been contemplating will commence in December 2008 with the dry-dock of Seven Seas Voyager, followed by Seven Seas Mariner in January 2009. (The Seven Seas Navigator will not have any of the upgrades until the first half of 2010 and details of those upgrades will be

Seabourn Odyssey Construction Photos

Goldring Travel September 15, 2008

My friend, Captain Geir-Arne, has taken quite a few photos of the Seabourn Odyssey during construction. You can find them here: http://www.captain-ga.com/thumbnails.php?album=59&page=1. The ship is now a bit further along, so there will be some new photos, hopefully soon. I have some new info that I cannot share with you just yet, but I can

Windstar’s Wind Surf – Caribbean – January 2014

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