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1. Mediterranean cruise on MSC Splendida
MSC Yacht Club is an exclusive enclave on board the 3,959-passenger MSC Splendida – think small, luxury yacht within a large cruise vessel.
MSC Yacht Club consists of 99 Italian-style designer suites with private balconies, panoramic windows, separate concierge reception, Top Sail lounge, swimming pool and 24-hour butler service.
Special privileges include private transfers, priority check-in and check-out, complimentary fine dining, complimentary mini-bar, daily English high tea, complimentary laundry and privileged bookings for the ship’s spa and excursions.
Elsewhere on the ship’s 18 decks are sports facilities, casino, shops, nightclubs and theatre.
Sample product: A seven-night cruise from Genoa, calling at Marseille, Barcelona, Tunis, Valletta, Messina and Civitavecchia (the port for Rome), costs £2,739 per person staying in the MSC Yacht Club on MSC Splendida, in July. msccruises.co.uk, 0844 561 1955
2. Raffles Resort, Canouan Island, St Vincent and the Grenadines
With only 88 intimate villas, this five-star resort, set in tropical gardens with views over the island’s lagoon and with an 18-hole golf course, is the ideal getaway location for newlyweds.
For a really romantic experience, W&O Travel’s Tropical Locations offers a Matters of the Heart romance package. It includes extras such as champagne breakfast in bed, a private half-day catamaran sailing to Tobago Cays, a private candlelit four-course dinner for two, a half day at the Raffles Amrita Spa in an over-water treatment room and a private sunset hike to Mount Royal.
Sample product: A seven-night Matters of the Heart romance package starts from £3,599 per person between April and June or September and December, including flights and transfers with Tropical Locations. wandotravel.com, 0845 277 3310
3. St Regis Resort, Bora Bora
This French Polynesian island is known as the Pearl of the Pacific, because of its powdery white sand, turquoise lagoon and the largest expanse of beach in the region.
The 44-acre, five-star resort consists of 100 over-water and beach villas, including the ultra-luxurious
13,000-square-foot royal estate, set apart in a secluded cove.
Honeymooners can relax with spa treatments, watersports and fly-fishing, and choose from three world-class restaurants. For those who don’t fancy dressing for dinner, a butler service ensures everything is available at the touch of a button.
No wonder Hollywood A-listers such as Eva Longoria and Nicole Kidman and football star Ronaldo holiday here.
Sample product: Sunset Faraway Holidays offers six nights from £3,199 per person in September and October, including breakfast, flights and private transfers. sunset.co.uk, 0208 774 7100
4. Tanzanian safari and beach holiday
Combine romance and luxury with action and adventure on a safari and beach holiday in Tanzania.
On safari, accommodation is in luxurious en-suite tents, built on raised platforms with thatched roofs. Each comes with a king-sized bed and veranda, ideal for watching the sun rise or set and for wildlife viewing.
The exclusive safari experience includes guided game drives in open-sided Land Rovers, escorted bush walks and a boat safari.
Honeymooners can join other guests at dinner to discuss the day’s viewing, or have an intimate meal for two under the stars on their veranda.
Guests stay at two safari camps. The Selous Safari Camp, near the Selous Game Reserve and Jongomero, is the only camp situated in the remote central south-western sector of the Ruaha National Park. Guests also take a pre or post-camp stay in one of nine beach cottages in Ras Kutani, set amid an unspoilt beach and lagoon.
Sample product: Tanzania Odyssey has nine nights full board from £3,439 per person in June, including flights. tanzaniaodyssey.com, 020 7471 8780
