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19 nights for two at $262K: Indulge in the best new suites at sea

19 nights for two at $262K: Indulge in the best new suites at sea

From multi-storey apartments with roll-up TVs to an opulent ‘palace’ including an in-suite spa, salty real estate has never looked so good.

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ake it as a given that the very best suites at sea come with a private butler or two and round-the-clock room service. You’ll be sure to find state-of-the-art Bose, Bang & Olufsen or similar sound systems; 55″ flat screen televisions (or larger) with satellite channel reception, plus on-demand movies and box sets. There’s quite often a marble bathroom with at least one deep soak bathtub – and double basin vanities, lest anyone should have to wait to clean their teeth.

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Fiona Carruthers
Fiona CarruthersTravel editorFiona Carruthers has written and edited travel for the Financial Review for almost a decade. She has held senior roles with ABC Radio National, Deutsche Welle Radio, TIME and The Australian, and was deputy editor of Traveller. Email Fiona at fcarruthers@afr.com
Brian JohnstonTravel writerBrian Johnston seemed destined to become a travel writer and author: he is an Irishman born in Nigeria and raised in Switzerland, who has lived in Britain and China.

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