By Eric Goldring
Believe it or not, I am just back from my Vietnam and Cambodia experience on the AmaWaterways AmaLotus and I am about to embark on the 2012 Goldring Travel Food & Wine Cruise aboard the Seabourn Pride departing on September 22, 2012. Talk about “Compare and Contrast”! This is going
Red Flag Warning! There is no question that I do not like Regent Seven Seas Cruises either as a “luxury” cruise product or the way they do business. It is also clear that I have been seeing cracks in Regent and have been observing the sheen wearing off its luster
Preface: I have never had difficulty writing a Review and Reflections of a trip before. I have struggled with this one…in a very good way. You see, my AmaWaterways’ AmaLotus Vietnam and Cambodia experience (land and cruise) I had from August 21 through September 4, 2012 was, without question, one
Seabourn Cruise Line has just announced that it is offering “All Inclusive Advantage” packages on select sailing. With each of these select Seabourn cruises its North American guests will have an option: Cruise Only – including all of the normal Seabourn luxury amenities including open bars and a
After returning to the ship from our rather disturbing visit to the Killing Fields and saying goodbye to our truly fantastic Cambodian guide, I thought it was time for a bit of fun and normalcy, so we went to The Stone Grill (the original “Hot Rocks” they now have on
Today was a very introspective and thought-provoking day.Our day started driving down the roadway running along the Mekong River lined on the other side with shops, restaurants and bars; most of which tried very hard to be Western in appearance and approach, whether it be “$1 DVD” or “Heart Break
We were awakened at about 7:00 a.m. as the anchor was lifted and we set sail downriver to the small island of Chong Koh. There we disembarked on the riverbank for a stroll through a small village that used to weave silk, but with demand for silk waning they now
Since the Tonle Sap Lake level was too low, we traveled fairly far south to Prek Kdam in order to find a convergence of road, river and landing facilities. It was a reminder of just how undeveloped and remote Cambodia is. But as we had to travel so far south,
The AmaLotus is a beautiful luxury river cruise ship; the most luxurious on the Mekong River for sure. Our children have a standard veranda cabin, we have a junior suite and our friends have a Sadec Suite (the largest on the ship). My first impression is that AmaWaterways does
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