LAGOON OF LUXURY
IGHT FROM THE START, there were signs that this Maldives trip would be markedly different from all my previous ones. When I emerged out of the airport arrival gate, I was escorted to THE OZEN COLLECTION LOUNGE—an oasis of calm, privacy, and Wi-Fi in the middle of an airport bursting at the seams with honeymooners and families. The resort’s ‘boat’ turned out to be the most luxurious catamaran I’d seen. At the arrival jetty of OZEN RESERVE BOLIFUSHI, I was welcomed by drumming, a handcrafted palm-leaf necklace, and a choice of coconut water, mocktails, and exclusive Guy Charbaut rosé champagne. To my great delight, my (butler), Faari, instantly accommodated every idiosyncrasy and whimsical change of itinerary. He began by driving me to an Ocean Pool Suite with Slide, which perched in the middle
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