How do you define "luxury"?

[Pappy]

Happyflowerlady.....I hope your dreams come true and you can take a cruise. My wife and I had to wait 50 years of marriage before we took our honeymoon.......thanks to our children who gave us a three day cruise to Nassau and Coco Cay.

 

[Katybug]

The economy improved?

Hmmm ... I didn't get the memo ...

La-La Land has always been the home to excess - those kinds of sales just prove it. Still, it's a nice fantasy to think about buying one ...

When I say the economy has improved, Phil, I was referring to the real estate market. Judging by my 2 friends who sell homes, nothing was moving for so long other than buying foreclosures. Now they are busy as can be with new listings....people that were holding off listing their homes 'til things changed. It has definitely turned around to some degree as the the prices of them have increased greatly from the last few years. So maybe I should say the real estate market has improved, and that is a good sign to me.

 

[That Guy]

I ain't gettin' me on no cruise ship no how.

 

[Katybug]

That Guy: I ain't gettin' me on no cruise ship no how.

I understand your feelings, but there are gazillions of them that this doesn't happen to. It's extremely rare considering how many sail from hundreds of ports each day. We just hear about the very few occurrences. Airplanes make me nervous, but when an opportunity presents itself I still fly in spite of the crashes I read about. It's just the fastest way to get there and get on with the fun.

CARNIVAL was the last cruise I took and the least enjoyable. It was a free cruise for me, but I wouldn't sail with them again if they paid me. Not because of their many accidents, but because they cater to a younger crowd and the food wasn't even comparable to other cruise lines. But I would love to go anywhere, anytime on a really nice cruise ship.

 

[Katybug]

View attachment 2377Luxury to me would be to go on a cruise. Not even a long cruise, but just to be gone for a few days, and enjoy life, with no cares or worries , just sunshine and blue skies, and a huge swimming pool.
I have never gone on a cruise, or even on a real vacation, but this has been a dream for a while now, and how I would love being able to do it just once.
I would go to the Bahamas and back, and just enjoy the scenery as we cruised along the coastline, and after a wonderful buffet dinner, then I would lounge on the deck for hours and look at the stars above.

It's a fabulous experience, you should experience it....just don't go on CARNIVAL. My g'daughter loved it, but I was almost bored. Just not a good cruise line and extremely mediocre everything, and then all the accidents began happening going from bad to worse.. This ship you posted looks like a wonderful way to travel.

 

[That Guy]

That sinking liner is just my expression of dislike for cruise ships. I would much rather find myself aboard a beautiful sailing vessel.

 

[Katybug]

To me, luxury would be staying in a 5 star hotel in a resort city for two weeks.

Until that happens, I'll be happy with a Holiday Inn for 3 nights.

I know, how many of us have an opportunity for a 5 star resort? I'm happy to stay anywhere that's clean and in a good area. I have a long term acquaintance who was once able to always stay at the Ritz Carlton, and dropped the name often. Her husband's business sank and now they can't afford a Holiday Inn. It doesn't pay to be snooty.

 

[TICA]

Luxury right now would be to have another 20 acres or so in addition to the 20 I have already, enough houses on it for various family members - at least 5 houses plus a guest house. A central building for huge get togethers, a cook to provide dinners for everyone and someone to clean. A big barn with at least 8 box stalls, a mule and of course my horses and perhaps a few goats. A big garden where the cook could reap some fresh vegies, a lovely white fence around the whole property. Enough $$ to contribute to helping some good charitable organizations and to pay off the existing debts that relatives and friends have so they can start fresh.

Having said that - I'm really quite content with my life and have no problem working for what I want - but, this thread is about luxury so my friends, above would be my wish list!

 

[Tom Young]

We truly live in the lap of Luxury...
Health... enough assets to feel comfortable for the forseeable future, a stable family, happiness, freedom from responsibilities, freedom of action, a loving marriage, a nice home, and of course the current excesses... a second winter home in Florida and a great camp on a lake in Illinois.. (both of which will eventually be sold to pay for the "later" years... and both of whch together, could almost pay for a new car if we had any need for one. Our two cars are cumulatively 34 years old, we like both of them.

The subject of winning a lottery came up and we both agreed that it might be the last thing we would want. We love our life, and have no wish for more... whether money, goods, travel, change of location or pace of life.

So Luxury? We're there!

Life is good.

 

[Tom Young]

Replying to my own arrogant, egotistical thread...
Should have left it at being happy... Sheesh... we're frugal to a fault. Haven't bought a new item of clothing in more than 10 years. It's all thrift store.. all you can pack into a basket for $5.
Shop only at Aldi's for food... Walmart is too expensive. Throw nothing away.
Perhaps instead of wanting what we like, it's more important to like what we have...
We're still working at that, 24 years later.