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I love luxury hotels, and The Ritz-Carlton Yacht was made for people like me
It was a tough day (wink wink) being a TPG reporter Tuesday when leaders from Marriott International welcomed me and a few colleagues aboard Evrima, the first vessel to hit the seas under The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection brand. It was also my first time on any cruise ship — yes, really. They hired me to write about hotels, after all! However, I certainly might be the kind of person who keeps this new enterprise from Marriott International afloat (well, if I could afford to shell out a hefty penny for one of these trips). While you can find rates as low as $5,000 per person for some excursions, View Suites…
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Aman Resorts to join Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons in getting into luxury cruising
Add Aman to the list of high-end resort companies getting into the cruise business. The Russian-owned hospitality brand is joining forces with a branch of Saudi Arabia’s investment fund to launch an all-suite, yacht-like luxury cruise vessel by 2026, according to the shipyard that will build the ship. Italy’s T. Mariotti shipyard on Friday announced that a joint venture between Aman and the Saudi investment entity known as Cruise Saudi had signed a contract with the shipyard for the construction of the as-yet-unnamed vessel. For more cruise news, guides and tips, sign up for TPG’s cruise newsletter. T. Mariotti offered few details of what the ship would be like other…
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