If there wasn’t enough stress and confusion about traveling before, throwing in that masks are no longer required can make you, if not uncomfortable, unsure.  Well, let me explain my experience in an effort to paint an accurate picture to, at a minimum, clear things up. I decided to take

I know there is a concern as to whether the Seabourn Venture will make her (fourth) scheduled Maiden Voyage. So with my being at Seatrade Cruise Global I am in the perfect place to obtain the definitive answer…or so I thought! While I was told that she is currently on

Tomorrow, April 25, 2022, marks the start of the annual Seatrade Cruise Global conference in Miami Beach, Florida.  It has been said this is “where the cruise industry does business”. And, once again, Goldring Travel will be there…first, and foremost, as a journalist but also as one of the industry’s

I am seeing more folks booking relatively last-minute cruises and journeys for this summer and fall.  I guess this kinda includes me, as I was just invited on the June 9, 2022 Inaugural Cruise of the Stretched Windstar Star Pride sailing for eight nights from Athens to Barcelona. (If you

Lindblad Expeditions announced today that the 48 Suite National Geographic Islander II is now ready to sail in the Galapagos.  It is a great alternative for those seeking a smaller ship luxury experience. The Nat Geo Islander II was formerly sailing as the Crystal Esprit and is a true luxury

I read an interesting article yesterday in Cruise Week, “Report on CCL/Raising Cash“.  It states, in relevant part: In a report out on Carnival Corp. this morning headlined “CCL-Don’t rule out selling a brand or two in order to raise cash/reduce debt”.  Patrick Scholes of Truist Securities writes, “…While investors

I have been trying to experience Quark Expeditions’ brand new Ultramarine expedition ship for seemingly forever. First I was to experience her in Svalbard and it polar bears, but it was canceled due to Covid. Then I was to experience her in Patagonia, but to too was canceled due to

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection and its efforts to design, build, and actually complete – no less successfully operate – a single cruise ship has been nothing short of a total debacle.  Between its rotating door of executives – most with no cruise or shipbuilding experience – to choosing a shipyard

I was more than happily surprised at my Scenic Eclipse expedition.  I wasn’t really sure what my expectations were setting out; especially with Scenic Eclipse being a new product and Scenic Tours and Cruises being a company I had only limited dealings with. In the end, my expectations…even if they