Cruise Ships Now Go To Las Vegas

For style that is.  Las Vegas is still in the desert, don't panic.   I've often read and seen pictures of the lavish living quarters set aside by casino hotels for their wealthiest (and most reckless) gamblers.  Private swimming pools and hot tubs; butlers on call - all for people, industry-nicknamed" whales,"  who gamble mightily to the house's delight. 

And then leafing through a Norwegian Cruise line brochure I saw that they have adopted the Vegas-style whale suites.  I never dreamed this was possible, let alone in existence, quite probably out on an ocean somewhere right now -- a three (three) bedroom suite that tops out at 5,750 sq. ft.!  It sleeps eight.

The two bedroom suite has been adapted for a family - one room is designed for adults; the other for their children.  It's 572 sq. ft.

There is a Deluxe Owner's Suite at 1,382 sq. ft. with a large balcony or outdoor living room vs. the Owner's Suite which is made up of a bedroom and separate living/dining room.    It's only 875 sq. ft.,  so it's okay to turn up your nose.

There are double penthouses; one dedicated to romance with queen-sized round bed! 

Additionally, guests are urged to take advantage of the 24-hour trained and certified suite butler, the concierge services, the courtyard valet (pool boy?) and white tablecloth dining in the privacy of your own quarters. 

Other perks include a limo to bring you to the ship, nightly gourmet treats at your door, priority boarding and departing the ship, priority boarding on the tenders for ship-to-shore excursions. 

Unfortunately, the price for this kind of luxurious pampering was never mentioned.  The only info available was that rooms with an outside balcony run around $1,200 per person and an inside room runs at the $800 per person level.

I suppose that even if the three-bedroom price was in the $18,000 to $20,000 range it still be cheaper than leasing your own private yacht.  That's how the rich got that way, you know.  Economiziong all the time, poor darlings.