By Eric Goldring
Having provided some detailed information on the 2008 Food & Wine Cruise I thought I would go back in time and provide my observations, previously posted on Cruise Critic (and therefore in shorter form) regarding last year’s Food & Wine Cruise. It was fun looking pack and comparing the two. I
Here are a few photos from the 2008 Goldring Travel Food & Wine Cruise on the Seabourn Spirit. If you have kept up with the blog they will not need any explanation! I hope you enjoy them. Also, the Seabourn Spirit’s very own Captain Geir-Arne – my good friend –
Up early we disembarked the Seabourn Spirit for a few days in Istanbul. We stayed at the Ceylon Intercontinental rather than our normal hotel, The Ciragan Palace. With the relative strength of the new Turkish Lira to the falling Pound and Euro, coupled with extraordinary hotel demand in Istanbul, The Ciragan
Oh, the last day. How I hate…and love…the last day. After a bit of a sleep-in it was up to the Veranda for a quick breakfast, a stop by the Purser’s Desk to make sure things were organized for the Food & Wine Tasting and then off to the lounge
Our trip on the Seabourn Spirit started uneventfully with an on time flight, a quick pickup by our driver and a traffic free trip from the airport. We checked into the St. George Lycabettus Hotel, located in the Kolonaki section (Athens’s “Beverly Hills area”). The staff at the hotel were
Last night I received an email from Crystal trumpeting that it was named the best large ship cruise line for the 13th year by Travel and Leisure Magazine. While I believe Crystal is, in fact, the best large ship cruise line, I take exception to the poll of some “readers”
On September 27, 2008 I will be hosting a special Food & Wine Cruise on the all suite, all luxury, Seabourn Spirit cruising from Athens to Istanbul. I have a number of events and tours planned which should make this cruise even better than the one I hosted last year
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