By Eric Goldring
As I have recently posted, I am very conflicted: Regent Seven Seas is finally starting to do and deliver the things it should have been doing and delivering, but it is doing it late and at the highest prices in the industry…while saying somethings publicly that don’t really help the
Sometimes it is just better to say nothing. It is a hard lesson to learn. Before writing this post I thought about not saying anything. But then I thought, “I am not going to say anything I haven’t said before. All I am doing is confirming its accuracy by an
While all you have been hearing is news of new sales by the cruise lines, the fact is that while prices may be lower, passenger loads are actually increasing nicely and are, on some lines, even ahead of 2008. Princess just sent out an email that the other day was
In a move specifically designed to encourage travel agents to move their clients over to Regent Seven Seas Cruises, the cruise line announced today that it has dropped all Non-Commissionable Fees other than for some limited items such as airfares. What does this mean for you, the cruising public? It
In its ongoing effort to put consistency of product above gimmicks, pricing and freebies, Seabourn has announced the its first wave of “cadets” from its Seabourn Academy have just boarded the Seabourn Spirit for intensive, hands on (or as Seabourn calls it “on-the-yacht”), training as the cruise line gears up
Over the past week…and especially the past three weeks…we all have seen something none of us have ever experienced and, worse, we do not really know where it all will be going. Today someone pointed out an article in the New York Times which was a very interesting read: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/fashion/04SHOPPING.html?_r=1&emc=eta1.
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
Every time I go to post something about Silversea Cruise Line, something else comes about that makes me shake my head. Not so long ago I posted about the Prince Albert II making a big play in Tahiti and French Polynesia. Well, scratch that out. That itinerary has been pulled.
Folks, let’s face it. There are a number of travel agency business models that just aren’t working in our new economy. I found out that last evening that one of the largest online agencies has effectively closed up shop with millions of dollars of debt and a number of cash
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