Sun, Sea and Song: NCL bringing them all together

Just got word on a great cruise experience. You know, for those who like parties, concerts, the Caribbean -- that sort of thing.

NCL has teamed with Sixthman, a travel company that creates "experiences" aboard cruise ships, to create two music-themed cruise trips in February. The first is Ships & Dip aboard the Norwegian Jewel, which will feature concerts by a bunch of acts -- including a little band called Barenaked Ladies -- and will be sailing around the Western Caribbean for five days. The second is Cayamo: A Journey Through Song on the Norwegian Dawn, and will feature The Indigo Girls, Lyle Lovett and Shawn Colvin, among others, over the course of a seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruise.

Limited space is available as of this post, and I'm sure they're going to sell out fast. Prices are starting around $750 per, which include admission to concerts, plus the standard cruise fare (food, activities, etc). Both are departing out of Miami. Sounds like it's going to be a blast.

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Kylie Minogue Headlines $23 Million Party to Celebrate Opening of Atlantis in Dubai

Have you seen the Atlantis hotels around the world? If not, you should at least consider checking them out on PTG -- the Cove in the Bahamas is an absolutely ridiculous site to behold -- if only to be amazed at how intricate and dominate they are in their various landscapes.

Well, a new Atlantis opened in Dubai last night, and it opened in style. Like, big style. As in, "Kylie Minogue hosting a $23 million party" big.

The world’s rich and famous gathered for the most expensive private party ever thrown - costing some £20 million - to open Atlantis Palm Jumeirah, a £1 billion resort on a man-made island shaped like a palm tree in the Persian Gulf.

Two thousand film stars, popstars, supermodels and billionaires were flown in from around the world for the all-expenses paid one-night party with many of them staying for four days.

Of course, Ms. Minogue wasn't just there because the Atlantis is one of the sickest hotels on the planet ... she was getting paid a little bit of cash too.

The highlight last night was a one-off gig by Kylie Minogue and her 113-strong dance troupe on the beach.

Apart from getting a free holiday, Miss Minogue was also paid £1.5million for a 10-song 45-minute medley of her hits – which works out at some £33,333 a minute.

The gig was followed at midnight local time by a 1million-rocket firework display with 100 computer-guided rockets costing £7million which was seven times bigger than the largest display to date - for the Beijing Olympics.

Yeah. That sounds like a decent party. Plus, when you consider that the list of celebs includes: Robert De Niro, Charlize Theron, Denzel Washington, Mischa Barton and Lindsay Lohan, supermodels Agyness Deyn, Petra Nemcova and Yasmin Le Bon, musicans Janet Jackson, Lily Allen and Shirley Bassey, sports legends like Michael Jordan and Boris Becker and some local royalty - the Royal Family of Dubai (...whew) then you have to consider that, yes, this is a pretty high end event.

Also, Oprah was supposed to show up, but canceled her last second reservation of a suite that costs about $33k per night. Pretty decent digs. And apparently, the Atlantis in Dubai is going to be mildly popular among the rich and famous.

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