The family that books the package will stay in the hotel's presidential suite. The grown-ups get Dom Perignon and beluga caviar, massages, dinner, and a baby sitter for the kids. The rich aren't the only ones leaving home for the holidays. Busy lives and limited days off now lead many folks to use Christmas week for ski trips and tropical getaways.
Cruises are especially popular.
Most holiday sailings have been booked for months, though larger ships may have last-minute space because of cancellations. But the film doesn't tell the whole story. The liner left Belfast with a fire smoldering in its coal bunker. The fat man. A 250-pound man jumped into a descending lifeboat, knocking one woman unconscious and breaking two of her ribs.