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The best new amenities: gorgeous partnerships between designers and hotels. (Photography) Chris Plavidal/(Styling) Heidi Adams Oetker Collection’s Eden Being brand features collaborations between luxury companies and the hotel group. A favorite: the Globe-Trotter suitcase made for the 37-room Eden Rock – St Barths. The trunk and hotel drawing inside the lid bring an island-getaway feeling to every trip. Christian Louboutin’s take on the Moroccan babouche – created for the 53-room Royal Mansour Marrakech – brings the hotel’s elaborate geometric tilework patterns to the foot and the designer’s signature red to the soles. Available exclusively at the Royal Mansour Marrakech boutique. Skip the robe and throw on loungewear from La Ligne at The Mark in NYC. The cotton tee and silk charmeuse pants (with a pattern inspired by the 150-room hotel’s signature tile floors) are ready for purchase in the hotel’s 46 suites.

Have you ever considered taking a Carnival Cruise with kids? I hadn’t! When we travelled to the USA, I had a week at the end of our trip and I wanted to do something fun and exciting, something the kids would enjoy. We found Carnival Cruise Lines very affordable departing from the USA, particularly for a family of 5 like ours.

Updated : 03/28/20 | March 28th, 2020 The British Virgin Islands often foster images of intrepid sailors and adventurers living their own version of a Jimmy Buffett song: sailing the seas, relentlessly drinking rum, stopping at hidden beaches, and exploring deserted islands. Standing behind the wheel with the wind whipping at your hair as the sails of your boat take you from island to island sounds wonderful to many of us. But, after imagining that scenario, we think, “It would be great, but it’s unrealistic and I couldn’t afford it. It sounds too expensive!” I used to believe that. After all, the British Virgin Islands are home to megayachts, mega-resorts, mansions, yachting races, celebrities who own islands, and big corporations hiding from the taxman. These islands are no place for those without gigantic bank accounts. But I came here with a dream: to sail around the British Virgin Islands on a budget. That’s no easy task when charter boat rentals cost thousands of dolla...