Celebrity and Royal Caribbean to End Fuel Supplements

Goldring Travel October 24, 2008

Effective November 10, 2008 Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line will no longer charge fuel supplement for cruises scheduled to depart on or after January 1, 2010. For 2009 and 2010 cruises booked prior to November 10, 2008 RCCL will determine on a quarterly basis whether fuel supplements will be refunded. Refunds, in the form

Fuel Supplements Remain: The Cost to Cruise…and How Farming Gives the Answer.

Goldring Travel September 18, 2008

Every morning at 7:00 a.m. I enjoy my “Breakfast with the Farmers” at the local coffee shop. You never know what is going to be the topic or topics of the day. And, readers, you need to stay with me on this one. It will all come together; I am not just rambling! Yesterday we

How Private Is Your Cabin? A New U.S. Court of Appeals Decision

Goldring Travel September 9, 2008

So you board the ship for your cruise, unpack your personal belongings, place your valuable items in the safe and then begin loading up on souvenirs and other purchases as you travel along. You know security screens your bags (presumably for guns, knives and, at least on some cruise lines, liquor) and that your steward(ess) comes into

2009 Thanksgiving Weekend Caribbean Cruise on Seabourn – Great Pricing!

Goldring Travel September 8, 2008

I know we are all just starting to get out of “summer” mode, but football has started and Thanksgiving will soon be upon us. As you think about the joys of family…and whether the weekend be filled with rain or snow… consider spending the 2009 weekend on a Seabourn cruise. Enjoy Thanksgiving, hop a a short

How to Handle…And Not Handle…A Hurricane

Goldring Travel September 5, 2008

With hurricane season well and truly upon us (Thanks to Fay, Gustav, Hanna, Ike and…) there are a few things which need to be mentioned; highlighted by the USA Today report about the Mutiny on the Carnival Miracle. First, any passenger traveling to the Caribbean between August and October must (that is “must”) understand that

Mariner of the Seas Travelogue – The Last Days and A Conclusion: An Interesting Experience

Goldring Travel September 1, 2008

I am now back from my cruise. I am well rested and, while the product really is not for me, fairly impressed with most aspects of my cruise. I left off with St. Maarten. It was, well and truly, overwhelming to see the Freedom of the Seas, Mariner of the Seas and Carnival Valor on

Mariner of the Seas – A Hurricane Runs Through It…Almost

Goldring Travel August 28, 2008

We were greeted with the news of Gustav, which is projected to take the same cruise we had scheduled: Haiti, Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cozumel, we made a hard left (East) and are visiting St. Thomas and St. Maarten. This gives us 2 extra sea days and 2 ports I really have no great desire

Mariner of the Seas – My First 24 Hours

Goldring Travel August 25, 2008

It has been a very interesting 24 hours aboard Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas. With approximately 3,735 passengers onboard, with quite a mix of ages, ethnicities, languages and socioeconomic classes, there is much that I have observed and some that just disappoints. Overall though, it has been more tolerable than I expected, though not

Mariner of the Seas Travelogue – Prologue

Goldring Travel August 19, 2008

I promise I will not bore you with the minutia of taxi rides and pre-cruise meals in this travelogue, but rather will try to give some perspective from a travel agent’s and a parent’s points of view as I venture back into the world known as mass market cruising. On Sunday I will be boarding

An Interesting Trend – More Last Minute and Higher Quality Cruises. Why?

Goldring Travel August 15, 2008

I have seen over the past couple of weeks – the usual time for the summer doldrums – a very interesting trend: People are tending to book cruises for the latter part of this year and on longer itineraries and in higher categories. While the trend of cruise lines offering lower fares closer in seems

Windstar’s Wind Surf – Caribbean – January 2014

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