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Is The World cruise ship a home, a luxury hotel, a country club? It’s all of them at once

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Is The World cruise ship a home, a luxury hotel, a country club? It’s all of them at once

Aside from the promise of worldwide excursions, the 12-deck ship has four restaurants, a fitness centre, a spa, two swimming pools, a theatre, a golf simulator and the only regulation-size tennis court in the world aboard a ship. Among the facilities on board The World are two swimming pools (the main pool is pictured above), … Read more

Afternoon tea dubbed one of the best in London is a quintessentially British gem

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Afternoon tea dubbed one of the best in London is a quintessentially British gem

The Hyde Café at the Royal Lancaster Hotel greeted me with a rather majestic entrance but the afternoon tea dining area, located behind the reception and partially hidden by some tactfully placed panels, is elegantly understated. Surprisingly and somewhat refreshingly, there was no pomp and circumstance in this excellently-reviewed hotel, just an inviting atmosphere with … Read more