Tagged With "luxury cruises"

Your photo reminds me of a cruise we just did a few months ago in the Chilean fjordland. When we approached cape Horn, famous for its stormy seas, we were in constant winds of 100 knots, with gusts of 160 knots. The deck was even emptier than your photo above would indicate! Nice photos, Islandman. Thanks for taking all of us aboard the Queen Mary.

IslandMan - A superb experience ! Thank you for sharing !

This looks like a fantastic trip and any reason to go by train is good one to me. Wondering if the place names (Adelaide, Alice, Katherine) recall days of too few settler women for the number of men?

Thanks for taking us on that journey! A wonderful piece!

M. Poirot regrets that he had necessity of leaving the journey before the end. An important affair required the attention of his gray matter...

Hostels aren't just bare bones places to stay anymore.  They still feature the social aspects of hosteling, but there are large numbers of "Luxury Hostels" popping up, especially in Europe.  Things like infinity pools, breakfast on demand,...

The most expensive hotel in the world...       Photo: Aman Resorts Luxury-hotels.com, whose name tells you what they're about, has published a survey of this summer's most expensive hotels in the world. Although, of course, they'll try...

It seems as if there's no limit to the luxury market (after all, the 1% has most of the world's money), and here's the cruise accommodation to prove it. Regent Seven Seas next ship, now being built, has a $10,000 a night cabin that's already sold out...

  empty deck chairs on the QM2   When we think about cruising the seas aboard a luxury liner, we conjure up images of stately cabins, five star dining, deck quoits, sitting by the pool, dancing till dawn and exotic ports of call. Well, I...

Stephanie Kalina-Metzger shares a very memorable dinner and hotel stay from Valentine's Day.

Luxury suites, some at outrageous prices and amenities, are a growing sector in the world hotel market as the rich get richer...and spendier.

What a terrific experience! Thanks for sharing it with us. Your husband is gem (and he obviously thinks you are, too!)

When I saw this, I coudn't help but think of think of a teen who used to post on Frommers about luxury travel. I'll bet he'd love to stay at one of these rooms. I'm wondering also if some in the middle class aren't choosing to stay at lower end places and save their travel budget?

I have to say that although I could afford to go up a bit, I always look first at the low-end because while the rooms tend to be small, they have the needed facilities, and are more likely to have the wifi and breakfast free. Why pay more; it looks the same in the dark. Different for a resort, I guess... Never been unhappy with an Ibis in Europe, or the Motel 6/Super 8/Comfort Inn type here. I'd rather spend the difference on good food...

Let them eat cake! $75G is enough to pay for the vacations many people take in an entire lifetime -- not just one night.

First step in Crystal's expansion: Crystal Esprit luxury yacht sails this December.     Crystal Cruises, presently a two-ship, all-luxury line is planning a burst of expansion in every direction, with...

When we talk about luxury train travel, we conjure up images of the Orient Express and the British Pullman, Agatha Christie and Hercule Poirot, Indian Rajas and world heads of state, royalty and opulence, con men and espionage, and journeys that take...