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Seabourn Upgrading to Exclusive Molton Brown “Therapies” Toiletries

Seabourn announced today that it has listened to me.  OK, maybe they didn’t, but it was something I have been speaking to Seabourn about for quite a few months.  Quoting from the Seabourn Odyssey blog: For many luxury travel enthusiasts, the most fun part of sailing on Seabourn is the designer-label, high-end experience from the

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2008 Global Superyacht Forum (Amsterdam)

Every year there is the preeminent gathering of the superyacht industry in Amsterdam:  The Global Superyacht Forum.  (http://www.superyachtevents.com/gsf )This event, with over 650 of the top members of the industry, is held in conjunction with METS, the world’s largest exhibition of equipment, materials and systems for the international marine leisure industry. (http://www.metstrade.com/home.asp). I have the honor

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Boat International USA 50 Largest US Owned Yachts – MSY Islander

Today I received the August 2008 edition of Boat International USA and it lists the 50 largest yachts with a United States owner. I, quite proudly, saw that the superyacht that I breathed, ate, slept and drank for almost five years of my life remains – after an incredible 18 years – on the list.

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The Seabourn Pride, Legend and Spirit – Long Range Plans

There has been in further inquiry about the plans for Seabourn’s current fleet of three small yachtlike ships with more than enough false rumors and innuendo that their end is near. The fact is, as I had previously posted, the triplets are part of Seabourn’s long range plans. Here are some truths: 1. The smaller

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Seabourn Odyssey – The Details.

So what is this new Seabourn Odyssey all about? First, let me state the obvious…which might not be that obvious to those who have not cruised on Seabourn. The new ship is about service. Consistent service. The service you expect. Carnival, Princess and Royal Caribbean have far more toys and venues than the Odyssey, but

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Regent, Oceania and Information

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 some great input, interesting insights

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What Makes a Good Travel Agent Even Better. Thank You Seabourn!

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 asked me to beat that

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American Superyacht Forum – America’s Cup Regatta

As I had mentioned, two weeks ago I fulfilled a dream of sailing on the 12 metre yachts that are the America’s Cup. It was all in fun and we had a blast. Here are some photos: Sometimes you just have to love your job…no matter how hard the work is!

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Regent’s Former Head of Luxury Cruises Back to Silversea

It was announced to day that Christian Sauleau has rejoined Silversea as executive vice president of fleet operations, overseeing marine, technical, hotel, crewing, entertainment and land programs. He had been with Silversea in the mid-1990’s before taking a position with Radisson Seven Seas, which later became Regent Seven Seas…just as it was being marketed for

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