Page 13: Lindsay Fox goes overboard with party cruise ship

ANCHORS away! Lindsay Fox will batten down the hatches on his top-of-the-line cruise ship, which sets off this week to celebrate his 80th “conception party”. PICTURES

The Seabourn Odyssey cruise ship Lindsay Fox and 450 guests will enjoy this week.

ANCHORS aweigh! LINDSAY FOX will batten down the hatches on his top-of-the-line cruise ship, which takes to the high seas this week to celebrate his 80th “conception party”.

Nine months before his actual birthday in April, the image is not worth conjuring.

But no expense has been spared by the trucker. Page 13 got wind that the US-owned ultra-luxury liner Seabourn Odyssey has been chartered at more than $200,000 per day for the seven-day cruise between Athens and Venice.

The ship will have more than 450 guests living the life in ocean view suites — some equipped with a whirlpool bathtub, and plasma TVs in every room.

Fancy a swim?

For those swimmers worried about sunburn

CAPTION: Seabourn Odyssey — Lindsay Fox ship for 80th conception for Page 13

Not to mention private butlers at their beck and ahoy.

HUGH JACKMAN is expected to put on his dancing shoes in the ship’s showroom, the Grand Salon, with MOLLY MELDRUM hitting the decks as DJ for post-dinner drinks at The Club.

The logbook of guests is chock-a-block full of Melbourne’s establishment including EDDIE MCGUIRE, ragtraders SOLLY LEW and MARK MCINNES, miner ANDREW FORREST, four-time Melbourne Cup winner LLOYD WILLIAMS, first mate BILL KELTY, JEFF KENNETT and the Pratt family. We have wobbly sea legs just thinking of the combined wealth aboard.

Lindsay Fox will be treating 450 guests on the cruise ship.

Making a grand entrance will be easy on this staircase.

Dine in style.

After dinner, catch a Hugh Jackman performance.

Thankfully, there is a medical facility staffed around the clock by a doctor and nurse for the silver-haired sea dogs.

Sadly, some of Fox’s political cronies will say bon voyage from Down Under, due to today’s election getting in the way of the party of the decade. RON WALKER is one giving it a miss.

There will be no wide berth jokes for downsized mining magnate and guest GINA RINEHART, who is at her bikini best for the super cruise following a dramatic slim-down, shedding a whopping 40kg.

She’s organised a special fireworks display, which will go off when the cruise docks at Venice. The mind boggles.