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        IT'S ALL ABOUT THE

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        This is how the mega-rich travel. Don’t worry if you don’t have a
        year’s wages to splurge on opulent land, air and sea travel — live life
        vicariously through these pages. And then start saving.























             BY
            Sea!


                    $104,600 (US$80,000)
                SPLASH IT OUT ON THE WORLD’S MOST LUXURIOUS
                CRUISE SHIP, THE REGENT SEVEN SEAS EXPLORER.
        That’s how much a 16-night voyage from Barcelona to   over 150 crystal
        London in the ship’s most lavish room costs. Inside the   chandeliers adorn
        opulent Regent Suite — which is an astounding 4,443   the hallways of this
        sq ft (or four four-room flats) — are two bedrooms   US$450mil cruise ship,
        including the master bedroom that’s decked out with   and high-end restaurants
        a US$150k bed (the mattress alone costs US$90k),   are stocked with premium
        a living room with a custom US$250k Steinway   wines and bubbly. The
        grand piano, a private in-suite spa with unlimited   ship only hosts 750
        complimentary treatments (a first at sea!), and even a   guests, compared to
        glass-enclosed garden vista and a wraparound balcony   regular liners that carry about   To infinity pool
        for a 270-degree view. Of course, you can’t be super-  2,000 or more, so you won’t have   and beyond: No way
                                                                                  you’re getting the
                    rich and not have a personal butler at   to jostle with the throngs. The   blues luxuriating in
                      your disposal. Outside,       steep fare also includes unlimited   an infinity pool and
          Vitamin Z: This                                                         a view like this.
         bed costs as much                          complimentary shore excursions,
        as a three-room flat.                       from Montenegro to Bordeaux. And
        Does the US$150,000                         just for Regent Suite ballers: a private
         luxury Savoir No. 1
       bespoke bed come with                        car and guide at every port, Business and First Class
       a guarantee of sweeter                       air tickets and private airport transfers.
          dreams then?
                                                    Prices start at US$12,319 (S$16,000). For more info, go to
                                                    https://www.rssc.com/.
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