Oceania Riviera in Japan – Discovering a Premium Experience: Part Five (Getting On, The Penthouse Suite Plus Nagoya, Kochi, Kagoshima, Cooking Class & La Reserve!)

Goldring Travel March 28, 2024

After my interesting, delicious, and fun time in Tokyo, Japan I boarded Oceania Riviera for an eleven-day journey around southern Japan. I set things up to have as close to a luxury experience on an Oceania cruise as possible. I paid for an upgrade to a Penthouse suite, paid for the Premium Beverage Package ($896),

Luxury and Premium World Cruises: Let’s Compare!

Goldring Travel July 30, 2019

There are 2020 and 2021, and in some cases even 2022, World Cruises currently offered by Seabourn, Silversea, Regent Seven Seas, Crystal and Oceania as well as more contemporary lines such as Holland America. While there is still some availability on 2020 World Cruise, most of those who are going on the Full World Cruises

Now It’s Really Winter! Lots of Cruises on Sale…With Signficant Added Amenities Too…for the Spring and Summer

Goldring Travel January 21, 2016

I am always skeptical of “sales”, but there really are legitimate, great value, sales going on with most cruise lines for closer in cruises. If you are looking to travel during February through June or if you are looking to take a cruise that might be beyond your travel budget if taken during peak seasons,

It’s a Sale! It’s a Deal. It’s on Miles! – Seabourn, Crystal, Silversea, Oceania? It Doesn’t Matter! You Need a Travel Agent!!!!

Goldring Travel December 29, 2015

Eric J. GoldringNot Your Ordinary Travel Agent! Earlier this week I was contacted by someone looking to book their honeymoon and had focused on a Seabourn cruise. One would think the approach would be, “Easy. Book him and be done!” But that is not how Goldring Travel works because there is more to creating a

Oceania Cruises – Yet Another Way To Improperly (And Maybe Unlawfully) Put Its Hand Into Your Pocket

Goldring Travel October 15, 2015

I have always had problems with how Oceania Cruises (and its sister brand, Regent Seven Seas Cruises) has done business. This time it is more than some of the more slick marketing practices that result in you paying more for your cruise than you should be as they convince you that you are getting a

Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises – The Differences Are Fewer and Fewer. Is “OLife Advantage” A Good Thing?

Goldring Travel July 8, 2015

Oceania Cruises has just announced “The OLife Advantage” program provides 2-for-1 pricing, “free airfare”, pre-paid gratuities and “complimentary” shore excursions and unlimited internet, for all spring, summer and fall 2016 voyages in Europe, Alaska and Canada/New England for those booking a veranda or better by September 30, 2015. This may be a good deal (and

Another BIG Shake Up at Norwegian/Regent Seven Seas/Oceania/Prestige Cruise Holdings – The Sheehan vs. Del Rio Result

Goldring Travel January 9, 2015

Kevin Sheehan, the man who transformed Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) from a mess to a significant and credible force in the contemporary cruise market and then was central to the orchestration of the purchase of Prestige Cruise Holdings (and its Regent Seven Seas and Oceania cruise line brands) has left (“resigned”) as the President and

Huge Shakeups at Prestige Cruise Holding (Oceania and Regent Seven Seas)…Top Executives Are Leaving and A Ship Is Arriving

Goldring Travel December 1, 2014

On September 2, 2014 I wrote an article about Norwegian Cruise Line’s (NCL) purchase of Prestige Cruise Holdings,which in turn owns Regent Seven Seas and Oceania cruise lines. I pondered: I have to wonder how NCL, and Kevin Sheehan (who is a pretty straight shooter!) will deal with Regent’s false marketing that it is actually

Norwegian Cruise Lines Purchases Prestige Cruise Holdings (Regent Seven Seas and Oceania Cruises)

Goldring Travel September 2, 2014

This morning Norwegian Cruise Lines announced it was purchasing Prestige Cruise Holdings, owner of Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Oceania Cruises for US$3.025 billion dollars including both cash and debt with another $50 million payable to Prestige’s shareholders if certain performance targets are met in 2015. What does it mean from a luxury cruise perspective?

Oceania Cruises Increases Cancellation Fees and Beverage Charges…Again (Twice in 10 Months)

Goldring Travel August 30, 2013

Oceania Cruises has just announced that it is, among other things, increasing the cost to cancel a cruise long before final payment is due as well as the price of its Beverage Packages. It is, to be sure, deja vu all over again! And it is not lost on me that the announcement is made just as

Windstar’s Wind Surf – Caribbean – January 2014

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