One of the most depressing things about 21st century travel has to be dealing with luggage. Packing it, taking it to the airport, unpacking it, lugging it up and down escalators — you get the idea. I’m constantly baffled when I see celebrities like Victoria Beckham and Joan Collins pushing trolleys at airports full of (albeit very expensive) luggage.

Surely far more civilised is to have your luggage sent ahead! A few times I’ve thought about using my courier account to send suitcases a few days in advanced to their destination. I’ve never actually gone through with it though. I did help one friend send his belonging back from Ireland where he’d relocated for six months — low cost airlines charge as much as £20/kg if you go over the limit.

The point of this post however, is to share with you Seabourne’s “Personal Valet” service. And long may it reign! Someone comes to your house, picks up your luggage and then essentially delivers it to your room, and unpacks everything. How marvellous! I really do think this is one of those added extras that’s worth paying for. Ok, Seabourne’s cruises (sorry : ‘yachting experiences’) cost upwards of about £3,000 but they definitely go the extra mile.

http://www.seabourn.com/PlanACruise/Personal/