By Eric Goldring
Before getting into the Food & Wine and travel experiences, I thought I would go through a number of first impressions and observations concerning things that I, or others, did not think of…or at least did not think through…before starting our river cruise on the AmaCerto. They will give context
I arrived at the AmaCerto docked right near the Passenger Terminal in Amsterdam at 2:30 p.m. She was hidden behind a number of riverboats, but it quickly became apparent that AmaWaterways was a cut above the rest. There was no confusion as to who was going to assist me, as
Goldring Travel’s 2014 Food & Wine Cruise on AmaWaterways AmaCerto from Amsterdam to Budapest is about to begin. This river cruise event was created out of a request by two couples that had been on one of my prior Food & Wine Cruises requesting it. But what really got me
Our third day on the Star Pride was at sea and was simply one of relaxing and enjoying the friendly Windstar service. (I did skip the knot tying event on the bridge, however. By the way Windstar has an “open bridge” policy so when not in port you can visit
We awoke on Day 2 in the small town of Bartin, Turkey (identified, for some reason unknown to me as Amasra, Turkey). Being that it was an early start, I popped up to The Yacht Club (formerly the Observation Lounge) for a freshly brewed double espresso and a café Americano
My flights to Istanbul to join Windstar Cruises’ Star Pride (formerly the Seabourn Pride) were fine, but did remind me how much I dislike Frankfurt airport. My flight from Newark to Frankfurt was delayed because of weather resulting in my having only one hour to connect to my flight to
Seabourn has quietly put in place two noteworthy changes you should be aware of. One concerns the always popular topic of Dress Code and the other Penalty Periods and Fees. Dress Code Starting with the October 17, 2014 sailing, the Dress Code is changing. It is going to be simplified
This morning Norwegian Cruise Lines announced it was purchasing Prestige Cruise Holdings, owner of Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Oceania Cruises for US$3.025 billion dollars including both cash and debt with another $50 million payable to Prestige’s shareholders if certain performance targets are met in 2015. What does it mean
Windstar Cruise’s Star Pride (in her former life) On Monday, September 8, 2014, I am boarding the Star Pride for a seven day Black Sea cruise. Windstar Cruises has invited me to see what they’ve done to the Pride and how things have changed. It’s going to be different…but is
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