By Eric Goldring
I know this is to sound like hype, but I swear it isn’t. Not only has the service and cuisine blown me away, so has the entertainment. Last night I had the honor of dining with the Chief Financial Officer of Carnival Corp., David Bernstein. While you might think dining with
I am onboard what is, without a doubt, the most luxurious cruise ship at sea and she is filled with innovations, great design and wonderful spaces…and, of course, the incredible service and food. Did I mention the Seabourn service?! We arrived at 11:00 a.m. and after a short while listening
Today is the big day! In about 4 hours I will be boarding the Seabourn Odyssey for the first time. But before that… Last night we had a little walk around the Ca’Sagredo Hotel and the magnificent artwork and frescos that make this hotel very special. And then we came
Our sojourn (sorry I couldn’t help it…as Seabourn’s second new ship is the Seabourn Sojourn, to be delivered next year) began with a very comfortable flight on Lufthansa to Frankfurt…which abruptly became a bit of a hassle because some passenger decided he needed to have his flu treated in Germany
I thought I would tease you all a bit with some information about what is scheduled for the Pre-Inaugural festivities. (Please remember that with some of the last minute glitches things are running a bit behind schedule. As Seabourn is well and truly focused on making sure things are fantastic
After some last minute issues, the Seabourn Odyssey has officially been delivered to Seabourn in Genoa, Italy. While running a bit behind schedule, it is now all systems go with a scheduled departure for Venice in just a few short hours! It is “all hands on deck” as the final
Regent Seven Seas is not the first cruise line to do it, but it is the most recent (Crystal has a similar program). Essentially it limits the commission a travel agent can earn on bookings that are transferred to it from another agency. The rationale is that if an agency
This summer our plans for the family vacation changed. (It is a long story.) The result: We just decided to take a 13 night cruise on the brand new Celebrity Equinox round-trip Rome, but visiting Israel and Egypt. (You can read my review of her sister, the Celebrity Solstice here.
As the summer season rolls around you will, as I predicted, find that most luxury cruise ships are full or nearly so. The problem is, of course, that while the cruise lines are claiming record numbers of bookings and seek to convert their new clientèle into regular guests aboard their
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