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Superyachts and diamonds: How the ultra-rich travel for love

lavish adventures

When you’re a finance tycoon, oil baron or heir to the family fortune, the standard romantic gesture won’t do. The ultrarich requires ultra-opulent tokens of affection. Enter the ultraluxury romantic holiday.

The lavish adventures celebrate love and lust at obscene costs, from million-dollar proposals to six-figure anniversary trips.

A taste of how the world’s richest people travel in the name of love:

Yellow diamond in a clamshell off Madagascar

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