By Eric Goldring
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
Still being blessed with wonderful weather we arrived in Fethiye, Turkey; a small yachting and tourist town near some very interesting historical and beach sites. Having traveled in the area fairly extensively in the past (including chartering a gulet – a Turkish wooded sailing yacht- for a private Blue Water
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
Tomorrow I depart for my Food & Wine Cruise sailing on the Seabourn Spirit from Athens to Istanbul.Boy do I need it. With the stock market a disaster, housing prices down and going lower because no one will lend money, people having their savings and retirement accounts decimated…and I could
Every morning at 7:00 a.m. I enjoy my “Breakfast with the Farmers” at the local coffee shop. You never know what is going to be the topic or topics of the day. And, readers, you need to stay with me on this one. It will all come together; I am
I know many of you purchase travel insurance and that Travel Guard has been a major provider in the industry. Over the past few days AIG has been in the news due to its liquidity problems…apparently as a result of its dabbling in investments and businesses other than its core
Regent Seven Seas Cruises announced that the refurbishments it has been contemplating will commence in December 2008 with the dry-dock of Seven Seas Voyager, followed by Seven Seas Mariner in January 2009. (The Seven Seas Navigator will not have any of the upgrades until the first half of 2010 and details
My friend, Captain Geir-Arne, has taken quite a few photos of the Seabourn Odyssey during construction. You can find them here: http://www.captain-ga.com/thumbnails.php?album=59&page=1. The ship is now a bit further along, so there will be some new photos, hopefully soon. I have some new info that I cannot share with you
Over the three months I have had this blog a lot of information about the Seabourn Odyssey has been provided. I figure not many of you will scroll down, leaf through the pages of various articles and such, so I thought I would make it easier. Here are the posts:
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