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Outrageous proposals and superyachts: How the rich travel for love
Comment on this story Comment When you’re a finance tycoon, oil baron or heir to the family fortune, the standard romantic gesture won’t do. The ultrarich require ultra-opulent tokens of affection. Enter the ultraluxury romantic vacation. These lavish adventures celebrate love and lust at obscene costs, from million-dollar proposals to six-figure anniversary trips. The formula is often simple: Just take a universally beloved travel experience (a trip to Rome, an African safari, a sunset cruise) and inject it with hundreds of thousands of dollars to get a version fit for the 1 percent (the Vatican to yourself, a private island off Madagascar, a superyacht for two). Real-life ‘White Lotus’: Workers…