By Eric Goldring
Regent Seven Seas Cruises is offering a bonus of 25,000 Membership Rewards points if you book any of the following cruises. You must use an American Express card. The booking window is now through February 1, 2010. This promotion is in addition to the “free air” and discounts presently being
Well folks, blame your travel agent! The infamous not really free “free air” has hit a limited number (20 sailings in the Med to be specific) 7 day sailings on Seabourn for Spring 2010. The booking window is November 2 -30, so if it is attractive to you (and I
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
Conde Nast Traveler is now partnered with an outfit called Gilt.com which, in turn, has created Jetsetter.com as an “exclusive” and “by invitation only” website where you allegedly can get some great bargains on a limited number of luxury items including a few close-in sailings on Seabourn. I discovered this
There is a phrase that comes to mind…and I shudder to mention it when speaking of Seabourn or any other luxury line: “Chair Hog”! The problem associated with those towels, books and t-shirts strewn across lounge chairs “reserving” them for all daylight hours; only to use them for a portion
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
I wrote last week about how Regent Seven Seas Cruises “free air” and “free tour” pricing when compared to Seabourn’s straight pricing really shows “free” is not “free”, but rather “packaged”. The same holds true for literally every other cruise line that offers “free” air…taking a credit for that “free”
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
When Regent Seven Seas Cruises posted a poll on Cruise Critic seeking out preferences as to dress code I smirked. I “knew” the decision has already been made to go casual. That poll was, to be sure, more like a lawyer looking for support for a position than a scientist
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