Ecoventura: Relais & Chateaux Yachting in the Galapagos – Part II (The Experience)

Goldring Travel Experiences Via Natura’s Galapagos Ultra-Luxury Mega Catamaran: Hermes – Part III: A Luxury Yacht? A Small Cruise Ship? An Expedition Ship? Maybe All Three!: More Details. Let's Review!

Want to listen to this article? Head over to MakingWavesArticles.com, click on the article, and the “Play”.  Having settled in the Via Natura’s motoryacht MY Hermes expedition yacht, it is easy to say that a “five-day”, but really three substantive day experience, on this ship and the Galapagos just isn’t enough! I have skipped a...

Goldring Travel Experiences Via Natura’s Galapagos Ultra-Luxury Mega Catamaran: Hermes - Part II: A Luxury Yacht? A Small Cruise Ship? An Expedition Ship? Maybe All Three!

My first impressions of Via Natura’s MY Hermes are conflicted, but in a good way. Is it a superyacht? Is it a small cruise ship? Is it an expedition ship? Well, my first impression is that it is a bit of all three! MY Hermes is drop-dead gorgeous, but she does have her quirks. She...

What is Happening at NCLH and How Will it Affect Oceania Cruises?

In no uncertain terms, Norwegian Cruise Lines Holdings (NCLH), the owner of Norwegian Cruise Lines, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, has been experiencing significant turmoil stemming from what clearly appears to be the very mismanagement and problematic treatment of its guests that I have been complaining about for years. However, what I see...

Goldring Travel Experiences Via Natura's Galapagos Ultra-Luxury Mega Catamaran: Hermes.

It is truly amazing to me how many options there are for visiting and experiencing the Galapagos, one of the most unique places on earth.  I have been fortunate to experience the Galapagos three times, each unique unto itself: a 64-guest older ship; a 98-guest mass market ship; a 20-guest premium yacht; and, on May...

Goldring Travel’s April 2026 Culinary & Cultural Expedition: Dublin to Edinburgh on Silversea’s Silver Endeavour – Kirkwall, Isle of May, and Edinburgh & Reflections

The expedition/cruise on Silversea’s Silver Endeavour has turned the corner, literally, heading to western Scotland with Kirkwall, Orkney Islands next eventually ended in Edinburgh, Scotland for a final Goldring Travel Culinary & Cultural Experience. And, of course, as the journey comes to an end, it is time for my Reflections. Here are my articles to date:...