Earlier this year, on the premier of the 25th and final season of her eponymous talk show, Oprah Winfrey surprised 300 audience members by announcing she was taking them on an eight-day, all-expenses paid vacation to Australia. But even that epic trip doesn’t hold a candle to some of the more extravagant vacations the FOF daytime queen has taken herself. And Oprah’s not the only FOF star who splurges on over-the-top trips. Read about 4 lavish celeb vacations then decide: Which one would you most want to take?
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Oprah Winfrey – Necker Island, British Virgin Islands
PRICE: $54,500 – $56,000 per night for up to 28 guests (5 night minimum)
When Oprah wants to live out her Blue Lagoon fantasies she knew exactly where to go: Sir Richard Branson’s 74-acre, completely private island. There, she and her friends had access to every water sport under the sun, plus a private, high-speed submarine, the Necker Nymph. The 2:1 staff-to-guest ratio makes this island truly fit for royalty, and the Queen of Daytime Television is no exception–while visiting the oasis, she and her “court” were waited on hand-and-foot by the island’s 60 staff members.
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Madonna – Christina O Yacht in the Caribbean
PRICE: $64,000 – $93,000 per day
In the 1960s, Aristotle Onassis and Jackie O used this super-yacht as their own floating mansion while entertaining the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra and Winston Churchill. In 2009, when Madonna chartered a trip, it had long-since been converted to a private playground for celebs at sea. On board, the Material FOF enjoyed Michelin Star cuisine, massages at Six Senses spa, and the legendary pool with mosaic floor – which rises to form a dance floor at the flick of a switch.
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Jodie Foster – Hotel Martinez Penthouse Prestige Apartment in Cannes
PRICE: $37,000 per night
For those who like to feel as if they’re living in a 007 movie, consider this palatial penthouse on the French Riviera. When FOF-in-waiting Jodie Foster stays here, she enjoys 24-hour butler service (helpful in case she’s in the master bedroom and too tired to walk all the way to the kitchen for a snack – the suite is, after all, 2,000 square-feet). Should she work up a sweat visiting the linen closet, she can rejuvenate in the in-room Turkish steam bath or enjoy jaw-dropping views of the Mediterranean.
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Victoria Principal – Virgin Galactic Spaceflight in sub-orbital outer space (in planning)
PRICE: $200,000 per person
If a stay on a private island is still too terrestrial for you (Necker Island does, after all, share a hemisphere with countless Best Westerns and Days Inns) Sir Richard Branson would love nothing more than to shoot you into outer space. FOF Victoria Principal is among the luminaries who have expressed interest in a Virgin Galactic spaceflight, which would comprise a six-passenger, two-pilot spacecraft taking you 70,000 feet above Mother Earth and back into her warm embrace in around 3.5 hours. The trip will most likely include six minutes of weightlessness, a perk no matter how many carbs you’ve been eating.
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Images via Zimbio: Oprah, Madonna, Jodie Foster, Victoria Principal
Destination images via Travelet, My Christina O, Hotel Martinez, Cube Me
0 Responses to “{Poll} If money were no object… Which lavish celeb vacation would you take?”
Nancy says:
I love the shore and it sounds like so much fun. What an extravagant treat!!
Reggie Love says:
Necker Island would most definitely be my choice and I would take my three children & my sister. My children are my life’s greatest joy. hey range in age from 32 to 25 and are 3 of the finest people I know. My sister and I have been through the death of my parents and our older sister. She works so hard and never really has a vacation. I would love to have a fabulous family reunion!
Marcia says:
I love to fly, in just about anything, just about anywhere. Going suborbital would be not really a vacation, unless I was up there for at least a week… and I’d probably get altitude sickness. So let’s say it’s just an event of a lifetime even if it only lasted an hour total. What a ride! I’d be dreaming about and reliving it all the way to my dying days. Some vacations just come in shorter packages.
Debie Leitch says:
My true pick would be Hawaii. Maui, Lanai Honolulu.
Mary says:
They all sound fabulous and each offers a slightly different take on a vacation. The island get-away with family and friends along for the ride sounds the most fun and relaxing. I love the Virgin Islands! Some of the most beautiful people and vistas in the Northern Hemisphere!
Nila Chambliss says:
Plein Air painting on the island w/Oprah would be great. NC
Patti Sherman says:
What are the best months to travel the Caribbean??
Sandra Crispo says:
The cruise on the yacht sounds divine, but since not sure everyone I would take would like that would op for Sir Richard Branson’s fabulous island!!!
Sandra says:
A dream come true to spend time in luxury in an apartment in Cannes, with a few of my favorite friends.
Elizabeth V. says:
Someplace warm & quiet with room for all the family to come together or wander at will.
deb says:
I have always wanted to see Cannes and with 2 boys
in tow, a great apartment would be wonderful.
terrie says:
It would be so nice to go some where. Im 50 and disabled, but can still walk thanks to the good lord
Antoinette says:
NECKER ISLAND WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE TO SHARE MEMORIES FOR MYSELF AND A FEW WONDERFUL FRIENDS. WHAT A GREAT TIME WE WOULD HAVE TOGETHER IN THIS PARADISE.
TuKute says:
Nothing like sharing a vacation with friends and family. Definitely would go for Oprah’s island vacation. I know a few great people who deserve it and would not be able to do so otherwise.
ann says:
I LOVE THEN ALL I WOULD JUST LIKE TO GO ON A VACATION., AND NOT WORRY ABOUT HOW TO APY FOR IT.
Sharon says:
Being on the water while being pampered and living like royalty would be divine!!!
DOTTI says:
NECKER ISLAND FOR SURE. WHAT FUN TO BE ABLE TO SPEND TIME IN THIS PARADISE WITH A BUNCH OF YOUR BFF’S.
Cynthia says:
Although I would LOVE the spaceflight, my idea of a vacation is relaxing in the sun & surf for at least a week. If money were no object, the island should have a serious spa.
Dorothy says:
Anywhere but here.