Azamara Club Cruises- Changes Are Coming…And I Like It Alot!

Goldring Travel December 9, 2009

I have always struggled with Azamara Cruises because it had a pretty solid product, but no direction and nothing that made it distinguishable. Honestly, I have said to its parent, Celebrity Cruises, that with Oceania Cruises having such a solid product with consistently excellent delivery of cuisine, service and itineraries, there was little motivation to

Silversea’s Silver Spirit – Some New Photos…And A Warning About Ralph Grizzle (The Avid Cruiser).

Goldring Travel November 10, 2009

One nice things about having a ship built at Fincantieri is that you have great confidence it will be delivered on time. Regardless of any other issues, Silversea is blessed with having the Silversea Silver Spirit being delivered as it should be…and, it would seem, in a properly cleaned condition. This stands in stark contrast

Silversea’s Curious Press Release: Silversea Spirit Sales Figures

Goldring Travel October 29, 2009

It is now October 29, 2009, less than 90 days from the Grand Inaugural Sailing – a 91 day cruise commencing on January 21, 2010. Today I read a news release on Reuters which reads, in part: “30% of the Silver Spirit`s 91-day Grand Inaugural Voyage, starting at $42,000per person, is sold out. An additional

Silversea Offers Pillows All Around and Crystal Offers Some Holiday Spirit

Goldring Travel October 27, 2009

Silversea has announced it will have the previously announced Pillow Menu on its new Silver Spirit will now be available on all its ships in 2010. They include: *Soft sleeping pillow of 25% down/75% feather*Medium-firm choice with a firmer core and a 30% down/70% feather composition *Firm pillow with extra neck support for sleeping or back support

I Hate Stupid Comparisons – Seabourn Odyssey vs. Silversea Spirit

Goldring Travel October 20, 2009

Ralph Grizzle has obviously made quite a play, with his “review” of the Silversea Spirit sea trial being repackaged and represented on a number of different websites. Bless him for the marketing, but seriously, it is enough with pushing out blatant marketing material, week after week, month after month, as allegedly objective cruise reviews. It is,

Conde Nast Traveler Awards – If You Didn’t Believe They Were A Joke Before, You Will Now!

Goldring Travel October 16, 2009

For years I have noted, complained and even ranted that the Conde Naste awards were worthless “awards” which were nothing more than the result of the explicit stuffing of the ballot boxes with the knowing consent of Conde Nast Traveler Magazine. This year it makes the elections in Iran and Afghanistan seem legitimate. The results

A Change in Cruise Line Pricing Is Happening!!!!

Goldring Travel September 18, 2009

As you know I have long been a critic of looking at the advertised “discounts” by the cruise lines. It doesn’t matter if Silversea or Seabourn or Celebrity or Carnival is offering a 30% off fare in its brochures because, obviously (at least to me) they have never offered the cruise at full fare, so

Silversea Silver Spirit – A Short Video, Some Details and Some Thoughts

Goldring Travel September 16, 2009

Ralph Grizzle, the Avid Cruiser, has created a short video of the new Silver Spirit as she is on her sea trials. I thought it might be of interest to you: http://blip.tv/play/gq0xgaC2PgI For those of you panicked that the ship will not be finished in time, know that the shipyard has a history of completing

Silversea Silver Spirit – Some Discussion of Design

Goldring Travel September 8, 2009

On The Gold Standard Forum there is a bit of discussion about the conclusion by one member of the “press” (Anita Durham-Potter – expertcruiser.com) “From what I’ve seen — when finished — Spirit is a lot prettier and better planned than Seabourn Odyssey.” I have taken issue with that opinion because it is simply a

Silversea Silver Spirit- Some Details About Dining and Design

Goldring Travel September 7, 2009

As the Silver Spirit engages in its sea trials, the time has come to explore this ship. First, Silversea has started a blog on its newest ship, which is scheduled to debut on December 23, 2009, the Silver Spirit. You can find the blog here: http://www.silverspiritblog.com/ . The place to start, I guess, is the

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