Hankering for the open seas
WHETHER SAILING THROUGH FRENCH POLYNESIA WITH THE OBAMAS, OR SIMPLY HAVING A ROMANTIC BREAK WITH HIS WIFE RITA, ACTOR TOM HANKS KNOWS THAT THE ONLY WAY TO TRAVEL IS ON A BIG, BEAUTIFUL YACHT
(Cast Away), had a boat he was captaining hijacked by pirates (Captain Phillips), forced to land a plane in the Hudson River following the loss of two engines (Sully), blown to smithereens in a plane crash (Cloud Atlas) and, most torturous of all, been stranded for nine months at New York’s JKF Airport (Terminal).
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In real life, however, the ever-affable 61-year-old is known to holiday in serious style with a reputation for renting fabulous vessels, cruising with fellow super-celebs and former Presidents, and relaxing at exclusive resorts. But despite his notoriously humble and private nature, Hanks can’t help but hit headlines occasionally as his A-list status requires (and allows) for some super-luxe vacation privileges. Like last April when tongues were set wagging at the rumours that he and wife Rita Wilson were
n screen, Tom Hanks’ travel log is nothing short of disastrous. During an illustrious and varied career, he has been shipwrecked
enjoying an island-hopping tour of French Polynesia with Oprah Winfrey, Bruce Springsteen and Barack and Michelle Obama.
On board The Rising Sun, a 137 metre beast of the ocean (and the 11th largest yacht in the world), the unfathomably famous gang dined on elegant culinary delights at Vanilla Island, had a whistle-stop tour of Le Taha’a Island, and paid a visit to Bora Bora before ending up at The Brando, a luxury resort on the breathtakingly beautiful private island of Tetiaroa. Unsurprisingly, the press were desperate to garner gossip about the trip, but when People magazine quizzed Oprah she replied, “I can’t talk about it, I can’t talk about it!” adding finally, “What happens on the boat, stays on the boat.”
As you would expect, Hanks has been less withdrawn, saying, “Time away is always special to me, and never more special than on the waves. I’d rather
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