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101 Ways to Blow $100

Don't fight the urge to splurge
By The Staff, June 2005 issue |

Specialty restaurants are a welcome option for cruise passengers ready for a break from cavernous dining rooms and assigned seating. Pay a small surcharge and you get a private table, white-glove service, and dishes that aren't available in the main dining room. Reservations are required and should be made upon boarding (because these restaurants fill up quickly). The best of the bunch...

  • Carnival Cruise Lines: Nouveau Supper Club On all Spirit- and Conquest-class ships, $25.

    • Give yourself $100 to spend any which way you like [enlarge photo]

  • Celebrity Cruises: Normandie On the Summit. The Millennium, Infinity, and Constellation have similar dining rooms, named for other ocean liners. $30.

  • Disney Cruise Line: Palo On Magic and Wonder, $10, adults only.

  • Holland America Line: Pinnacle Grill All ships, $20 ($10 on first night at sea).

  • Norwegian Cruise Line: Le Bistro On all ships except the Pride of America and Pride of Aloha, $15.

  • Princess Cruises: Sabatini's Trattoria On all Grand-class ships and the Coral Princess, Island Princess, Pacific Princess, and Tahitian Princess, $20.

  • Royal Caribbean: Chops Grille On all Radiance-class ships, Mariner of the Seas, and Navigator of the Seas, from $20, adults only.

    • Books you'll never read!

    But so what? Something has to stop your coffee table from floating away.

  • A Beautiful Catastrophe Bruce Gilden has been wandering the streets of New York City since 1981, capturing the weird and wonderful characters you see on every corner. $40, PowerHouse Books.

  • Bordeaux Chateaux A History of the Grands Crus Classés 1855--2005 A peek inside the top winemaking estates in the Bordeaux region of France. $60, Flammarion.

    • Note: This story was accurate when it was published. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

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