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Seabourn Has Record Sales Day – What Does It Really Mean?

Goldring Travel April 22, 2009

Seabourn announced it had its single busiest day of sales this past Monday with 830 calls in 11 hours. It also noted bookings have risen by 40% over the prior month and there remains a very high level of first time guests. Now, keeping it real, while there is no way to turn the information

Some Thoughts About Silversea Cruises

Goldring Travel March 10, 2009

I was trying to stay away from another concerning post, but the news about Silversea Cruises needs to be discussed. I have said for a number of months that I have concerns over Silversea’s future. In November 2008 I wrote Silversea – Lost at Sea? which was followed by a telephone call from Marilyn Conroy, resulting in

Silversea – A Call from the Captain!

Goldring Travel December 1, 2008

Late today I received a call from Marilyn Conroy, Silversea’s senior vice president of sales and marketing concerning my most recent post. We had a wonderful chat about Silversea, her perspective on a number of my comments, concerns and theories. And, of course, I listened carefully to both the information she had to share as