10.31.05

Pierce Brosnan’s Celebrity Travel

Posted in Luxury, Celebrity at 9:54 pm by Luxury Larry

November’s issue of Travel + Leisure has an interview with Pierce Brosnan. He recently visited Mexico City while filming his new movie, Matador.
You spend a lot of time in Hawaii. What drew you to the islands? It’s like Ireland with the heat on. I love the culture, the landscape, the blue, blue water. […]

10.27.05

Underwater Hotel Room, Bahamas Penthouse Suite

Posted in Luxury, Caribbean, Hotels at 7:30 pm by Luxury Larry

The Independent has an article about the Poseidon resort in the Bahamas, planned to start construction in February, 2006.
The jewel in Mr Jones’ underwater crown will be the resort’s two-room, $20,000-a-night penthouse suite, which will be “hung” over the side of the aquatic shelf. It will be accessible only by submarine. The new resort differs […]

Most Expensive Cruises in 2005

Posted in Yachts, Cruises at 2:33 pm by Luxury Larry

Forbes recently released an article featuring the most expensive cruises around the world.
… in 2004, nearly 11 million travelers around the world took a cruise, according to the Virginia-based International Council of Cruise Lines. Last year, the cruise industry generated $30 billion dollars–an increase of 18% over 2003. There are more cruise lines, […]

10.20.05

Island Shopping

Posted in Private Islands at 4:02 pm by Luxury Larry

A recent article in Fortune lists some attractive islands for sale. All you need is a few million.
Magic Island, Bora Bora
Price: $18 million
Just ten minutes by boat from the runway of the Bora Bora airport, this parcel includes two motus just 50 feet apart, separated by a placid lagoon of turquoise water. […]

Sir Richard Branson takes on the cruise ship business in Miami

Posted in Cruises, Celebrity at 3:49 pm by Luxury Larry

According to the Miami Herald (registration required) Richard Branson is set to take on the cruise industry, and just purchased a new home in Miami.
‘Miami is obviously the center of cruises and Virgin has been looking at cruise ships. And we would do it very differently than any cruise ship traveling today,” he said during […]

Footloose Sailing Charters Expands to St. Lucia

Posted in Yachts, Caribbean at 3:41 pm by Luxury Larry

Businesswire Reports:
Footloose Sailing Charters announced during the recent US Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Maryland an expansion into the Windward Islands of the Caribbean with the planned opening of a base in St. Lucia in January of 2006. This new base will be located in Marigot Bay and will open up the Windward Islands from St. […]

10.07.05

Scrub Island Groundbreaking in the Virgin Islands

Posted in Caribbean, Resorts, Real Estate at 6:54 pm by Luxury Larry

In the Virgin Islands, Scrub Island is a 230-acre private island located just five minutes by ferryboat from Beef Island Airport adjacent to Marina Cay. This island will soon be resort, and the Virgin Islands Daily News Reports about the groundbreaking.
The groundbreaking ceremony for the $60 million Scrub Island resort development will be held […]