Bored with business class? Have lots of time and money? Well, I’ve got an idea for you!

Seabourn is a cruise company that caters for the top end of the market in smaller, more intimate cruise ships. Actually, it prefers to call them ‘yachts’, and to refer to the experience as yachting. With a typical crew of 160 to assist 280 passengers, you know you’re going to get looked after. All cruises include seriously high-end dining, with free wine, champagne and spirits.

Their ships also have a unique self-lowering harbour which is used for watersports. Pretty nifty!

Anyway, I’ve been hankering for one of these trips for quite a while now, so when I found this trip on the VacationsToGo site, I nearly wet myself. 60 nights onboard one of these Seabourn yachts, starting in Rome and going all the way to Singapore, via Dubai, India, Thailand etc.

Just remember to factor in the detox bill from the Betty Ford clinic after all that indulging!

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/