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These new cruise ships offer top-notch entertainment, adventure, and luxury. A rendering of the Scarlet Lady , which launches in 2020. From draping crew members in superheroesque, Gareth Pugh-designed capes to collaborating with Mark Ronson on entertainment, Virgin Voyages will bring an adults-only edge to cruising with the launch of its Scarlet Lady . The 2,770-passenger ship sails through the Caribbean (including to Virgin’s private beach club on Bimini, where Diplo is slated to perform in 2020), while on board, passengers make permanent memories at Squid Ink tattoo studio and shop the record store. The ship’s 15 Mega RockStar suites even allow guests to create their own riders (no brown M&M’s, thanks) and come with a glam squad. Departures: Multiple dates, beginning April 1, 2020. A rendering of the new American Countess paddle wheeler. American Queen Steamboat Company’s new American Countess paddle wheeler makes its first journey from New Orleans to Memphis this ...

Irene Forte, Group Project and Wellness Director, Rocco Forte Hotels Thirty-year-old Irene Forte grew up in the family business (her father is Rocco Forte), and with 11 hotels across Europe, plus one in the Middle East, she travels almost weekly. “I love nothing more than exploring hotels,” she says. And she makes time for personal trips too: “I love adventure holidays and I try and do one big adventure every year.”   Here are a few of her favorites. Always Italy Being Italian by blood, I adore traveling to Italy – Rome, Florence, the Tuscan countryside, Puglia, Venice… the list is endless. I’m extremely attached to Sicily. I fell in love with the island when I worked for our resort, Verdura, for six months in 2006. I now travel to Sicily at least once every two months for work. Its landscapes, culture, food, people, and sense of family are unrivalled. There’s a true authenticity to the place. My new Irene Forte Skincare line is inspired by Sicily. Last summer, I did a road t...