It was just announced that Natalya Leahy is leaving Seabourn for a job outside of Carnival Corp. after a decade with the corporation. While I can’t say I know it is another abandonment of Seabourn and Carnival Corp, it sure seems like it. Why do I say that? Because there is yet another shake-up as

After almost two weeks, it was finally time to truly “hit the ice” on my Aurora Expeditions’ Sylvia Earle journey. In a rather curious way, after the Falkland Islands, but even more so, South Georgia, were huge successes despite the weather and seas, arriving in the more “expected” Antarctica brought a feeling of calm and,

My early season Antarctic expedition on Aurora Expedition’s Sylvia Earle continued, and it has had an unexpected but much appreciated personal sense of completion. In my now eight expeditions to Antarctica, I have heard various versions, with various amounts of enthusiasm, about Ernest Shackleton and his epic voyages to Antarctica, the saving of his crew,

Our expedition on Aurora Expeditions’ Sylvia Earle continued in South Georgia. We are fortunate that our Expedition Leader, Ashley, lived on South Georgia for years (even getting married there), so she has a tremendous amount of expertise of, and passion for, this extraordinary area.  With the challenging weather and seas, knowing where we can land

Consistent with my advice to try and avoid October polar expeditions, with two sea days on Aurora Expedition’s Sylvia Earle as we sailed from the Falkland Islands to South Georgia (remembering we reversed our itinerary and will visit Antarctica last), the seas were up to 18 feet (consistently 12 feet).  Sylvia Earle – with her

My Antarctica, South Georgia, and Falklands expedition on Aurora Expeditions’ Sylvia Earle continued with a busy first sea day; a day that I believe is highly underrated as part of an expedition experience. It is when one is briefed on what an expedition is, attends safety and environmental videos and lectures, and gets you familiar

My Antarctica, South Georgia, and Falkland Islands expedition on Aurora Expeditions’ Sylvia Earle started out as an expedition even before I arrived onboard and has continued ever since. It is, alas, why I love expeditions!  One of the first things you are told about expedition travel is that there is Plan A, Plan B and

Our sail on Sea Cloud Spirit continued from Corsica to Marseille, France was a bit rocky and very windy.  Unfortunately, the wind and seas were hitting on the beam (across the ship, so the bow couldn’t cut through the waves), resulting in some dreaded yawl…the thing that can lead to seasickness.  Nonetheless, it gave me

I boarded Sea Cloud Spirit in Nice, France along with two of my clients. I was curious about their first impressions after they had been reading how much I love the ship. One client said I can’t stop smiling.  No YouTube video can capture the craftmanship of this ship – the teak, the brass, the

I have been so looking forward to sailing again on Sea Cloud Spirit; especially this time with Michelin star omakase chef Michael Collantes and his sommelier. Knowing my last experience, this is going to be – for this maritime dude – one sexy sailing experience! Sea Cloud Cruises – Goldring Travel Checks out Sea Cloud Spirit