Sail of the Century

You might have thought that the famous eight-minute ferry trip across Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour—with the city's audacious skyline and bustling shipping traffic before you—could not possibly be improved upon. But you'd be wrong. Provide unlimited champagne and extend the journey time to 45 minutes—thereby allowing for a full circuit of the inner harbor—and you elevate the experience to a marvelous new level.

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Conclude it with a gourmet meal for two in the gilded lobby of the Edwardian-era Peninsula hotel—not more than a minute from the ferry pier—while a string quartet plays in the gallery overhead, and you...