By Eric Goldring
I previous wrote an article about some travel agency practices that I believe were inappropriate. As a rare exception I withdrew the post; not because I believed the conduct was proper, but because I am not the integrity police…I just call it as I see it…but because while there were
Call me skeptical, but today Silversea Cruises announced that Enzo Visone has been named Executive Chairman of the Board of Silversea Cruises. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Visone was the CEO of an asset management company in Milan, Italy. Prior to that he spent years at the head of Campari, the
Here is an interesting video, produced for Silversea by Avid Cruiser, of its six restaurants. While it gives a flavor (pun intended) of the various dining venues it is curious to me that the actual video of the venues is so limited and the amount of time spent looking at desserts
I have spent much of my time over the past weeks discussing cuisine and what it means and can add or subtract from your cruise experience. Today I was advised of a San Diego food critic’s blog “Matters of Taste” wherein she noted her first cruise ever was this past
Another part of my life, which I don’t really talk much about, is that I am a member of the Colts Neck Board of Education. As much as I seem so focused on the cruise and yacht industries, the reality of it is my heart is with the kids. It
“Be Treated By Your Travel Agent As You Will Be Onboard!“ is the slogan of my travel agency: Goldring Travel. When I developed that saying I, honestly, had the upscale cruising market and the treatment I received on The Yachts of Seabourn, Radisson Seven Seas and Celebrity Cruise Lines in mind; not
Read this article and you may save over $4,000 on your next cruise vacation! For the past year I have urged you to consider Regent Seven Seas cruises as Premium, not Luxury, cruises. I based this on a number of factors including a significant, and often noted by many, slippage
I am conflicted. I want Seabourn to have stiff competition, not just for marketshare, but for what a luxury product is supposed to be. “Increases the Stakes”, “Keeping Them Honest”, “Refining the Luxury Cruise Experience” or whatever you want to call it. However, calling it as I see it, Silversea
After writing this post I feel it needs a preface. There is so much misinformation being provided by supposed “experts” that people that just want honest and valid information scour the internet…and then are horribly misled. It is an illness in the travel industry that cannot be healed without some serious surgery. The
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