By Eric Goldring
I am not sure why Gene Sloan has decided that Viking River Cruises’ new ships…and now the cruise experiences…are fairly compared to Seabourn’s ships and cruise experience, but it is as if he is being paid to cross-brand these two separate entities…because his comparisons lack accuracy and smack of hyping
While imitation is considered by some to be a form of flattery, I must take issue with Gene Sloan, of USA Today, essentially lifting my phraseology, but not just because “Seabournization” is pretty much the twin sister to my term “Oceaniafication”. The problem is…and I see it as one for Seabourn…is
I think it was five years ago that I spoke at Seatrade about environmental issues affecting superyachts and cruise ships. I talked about carbon footprints and a number of then new topics and terms. During the conference I attended a press conference where the head of the Venice cruise terminal announced its
I have, to be sure, been quite harsh about what is going on with Seabourn’s Seattle office approach. But I have also been quick to remind you that the staff and crew on the ships remain the best at sea. Both the Seabourn Staff smiles and the Caviar are
When Seabourn was placed under the Holland America umbrella I was confident that things, while clearly different, would be just fine. And I was personally assured of same…repeatedly. There were things at Seabourn before the move that needed addressing and, to be sure, many of those things have been addressed;
The past weeks have been quite disturbing and conflicted for me. And, while I usually can just sit down the write articles, this one has been quite a struggle. But my attendance at the Seatrade Cruise Shipping Miami Conference this year – always an incredible place to learn and network
Seabourn quietly had changed the way it handles guarantee bookings. You know the ones: The ones you have all considered to be like a lottery ticket. You book a suite in a category (say the lowest category, an A Oceanview suite). And then you wait…and wait…and wait…until about 30 days
In 2008 I saw a trend starting just after Apollo Management purchased both Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises and put them under the Prestige Cruise Holdings umbrella. I called it the “Oceania-fication of Regent Seven Seas Cruises”. And, over the past few years, I have written about how
On Friday I spoke at The New York Times Travel Show and while that was an enjoyable experience, it was not nearly the highlight of the day; though the highlight would not have been possible without the show. Just prior to the presentation I met one of the two other
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