By Eric Goldring
I know that if you Google “Regent vs. Seabourn” or most things similar my article from September 6, 2010 “Seabourn vs. Silversea vs. Regent – Forget Loyalty; Which Provides the Best Luxury Cruise Experience?” is No. 1 on the search page; not only because is covers so much of the information and
I am all for making money, but there is a line that shouldn’t be crossed. I, personally, believe that Cruise Critic has crossed that line and it does so willingly and with a profit motive…taking no responsibility for giving a forum to those who may have significant sociological and/or psychological
It is fairly common knowledge that Prestige Cruise Holdings is trying to bring Regent Seven Seas public and the most recent financial report out today doesn’t bode well for that as revenue, capacity and passenger counts are up, but profits were cut to a third of what it was a
Seabourn Cruise Line has just released its revamped past passenger program known as the Seabourn Club. I say “released” rather than announced, because Seabourn really hasn’t said anything about it to anyone. First: Don’t Panic! The “old” Seabourn program of earning a free seven day cruise after 140 days of
With the maiden voyage of the Oceania Riviera upon us, and her accolades flowing, there are some comments and some things happening that show the real distinction between Luxury and what has now become called Upper Premium cruises. But before I get into the specifics, you need to ask yourself: Does
For the second year in a row, I am – through my law firm Goldring & Goldring, P.A. co-sponsoring the Sportfishing Event at the American Superyacht Forum which this year is being held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. You can read more about this year’s event here: http://www.superyachtevents.com/asf/asf2012/ and watch a short
As you know, Goldring Travel hosts a Food & Wine Cruise every year on Seabourn. This year’s cruise, on September 22, 2012, visits England, Ireland, France, Spain and Portugal on the Seabourn Pride. (Two suites are still available.) Being from New Jersey I have always loved food; especially Italian food, because of
Back in 2008 I wrote the article Travel Consortia: Ensemble Travel, Virtuoso, etc. which set out the basic benefits of booking your cruise, hotel or tour with a travel agency that belongs to a consortium. Of late, and of course on Cruise Critic, some significant misinformation has been set out by a
In the wake of the Costa Concordia accident, Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) and the European Cruise Council have announced three new regulations. As those that know me well are aware, I am all for regulations that make sense…and I have no tolerance for those that don’t. Before getting into
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