Marlon Moreno

Standing at the rail, arms wrapped around the one you love, breezes wafting in your hair, together in your own little world at sea. Add champagne, that sense of occasion that still exists on cruise ships; even the joy of dressing up for an elegant evening. There’s a reason no other style of travel can beat ocean cruising for romance. An ocean cruise in the tropics has always been the poster child for l’amour on the seven seas.

I’ve fallen in love with Scotland’s Fife Arms. At a luxury spa, I just about always expect snow‑hued linens in a treatment chamber. So, as I sauntered into a therapy room at the magnificent Fife Arms in Braemar, Scotland, I anticipated more of the same – an hour of indolent languor, swathed in calming white linen and blankets.