Cruise Guide: Cruise lines brace for challenging 2009
By Mike Coleman The New Year may produce the greatest values ever seen on the high seas as mass market, premium and ultra-luxury cruise lines slash prices to levels not seen since 2001. An industry which weathered the after-effects of 9/11 is positioning itself to survive the global financial meltdown through 2009 all the while …...
Cruise Guide: Luxurious Silver Wind transformed
 By Mike Coleman Ultra-luxurious Silversea Cruises is ringing in the New Year with a refurbished ship and a promising outlook for 2009. Over the past month the lines 298-guest Silver Wind was transformed in Genoa, Italy, where an Observation Lounge, an expansive new spa, beauty salon and fitness center and eight new Silver Suites...
Cruise Guide: Luxury lines unveil shorter itineraries
By Michael Coleman Short cruise getaways are now being offered by many of the worlds leading premium and luxury brands. Best known for in-depth itineraries and longer days at sea, premium lines like Celebrity and Holland America and luxury brands (Cunard, Regent, Silversea) are tapping into consumer demand. Celebrity Century, for...
Cruise Guide: Prince Albert II ushers in new cruise era
By Michael Coleman Cruise passengers with a taste for adventure and a penchant for luxury take note: Your ship has come in. Silversea Cruises, renowned for exceptional onboard service aboard its fleet of four ships has just unveiled its newest vessel, Prince Albert II, the worlds first ultra-luxurious expedition ship. The 132-guest...
Silver Shadow enthralls, seduces luxury cast
Ship Review by Michael Coleman, January 2008 Click Here to read the newest review of the Silversea Silver Shadow. Saying goodbye is never easy. My recent departure from the ultra-luxurious Silver Shadow was a parting filled with sorrow. Over the course of a nine-day Caribbean voyage I had been hypnotized by the ships elegant surroundings...
Cruise Guide: Festive holiday voyages in vogue
By Mike Coleman A dazzling variety of festive holiday voyages are only a few weeks away for cruise ship travelers. Discovering the great Christmas markets of Europe, waltzing to Strauss in Vienna or enjoying a champagne toast on an elegant beach in St. Barts, awaits the few lucky souls who will celebrate Christmas, Chanukah or …...
Cruise Guide: Cruise lines brace for hurricanes
By Mike Coleman My e-mail inbox is usually filled each week with questions from readers who are either planning a first voyage or are so enthralled by the cruise vacation experience that they seek advice about an upcoming sailing. I’m constantly asked to name the best of the best: Who operates the best cruise line? …...
Cruise Guide: Silversea world cruise to indulge guests
By Mike Coleman Ultra-luxurious Silversea Cruises has partnered with celebrity speakers, iconic fashion house Ferragamo, and Men’s Vogue, Travel & Leisure and Bon Appetit magazines to wow guests during its 2008 world cruise. The 110-day odyssey, featuring 25 countries and some 50 ports of call, departs Jan. 16 from Fort...
Cruise Guide: Silversea offers golf getaways
By Mike Coleman Affluent cruise passengers looking for an extraordinary golf vacation need to look no further than Silversea Cruises. The line is offering golf getaways on 15 diverse itineraries aboard Silver Shadow and Silver Whisper, featuring more than 45 challenging courses in more than 25 countries and islands in Europe, the...
Cruise Guide: Silversea offers golf getaways
By Mike Coleman Affluent cruise passengers looking for an extraordinary golf vacation need to look no further than Silversea Cruises. The line is offering golf getaways on 15 diverse itineraries aboard Silver Shadow and Silver Whisper, featuring more than 45 challenging courses in more than 25 countries and islands in Europe, the...