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Author Samuel Johnson extolled: “As peace is the end of war, so to be idle is the ultimate purpose of the busy.” On Flamingo Daze, wanton idleness is a full-time job.
by Ann Avery
photography by Courtesy of Hakvoor
11/01/2004
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Although the salon offers a sophisticated entertainment center, the ultimate setup is one level above in the skylounge, fondly called the theater room. A 42-inch plasma screen ascends majestically from the bar and the 102-inch movie screen descends in tandem with a projector from the ceiling. Moviegoers and music aficionados can kick back in comfortable sofas while poker players and Monopoly maniacs play at the games table. Behind the prominent bar, a seamless door hidden in a stunning example of raised sapele block reveals the dumbwaiter, which delivers culinary delights from the galley directly below.
Moving outside and up to the sun deck, spectators in the forward observation area can drink in the seascape. Directly behind, those at the bar sip their libations under the watchful eye of a flamingo poised in a pool of water. Studying the six-foot-diameter glass bar top, you can get lost in the intricacies of flamingo feathers and each tiny wave, painstakingly chipped by the hand of craftsmen from the Dutch Driesden Glassworks studio.
At the other end of the deck is the Jacuzzi, surrounded by hydraulically lifting sun pads. When night falls, 12 water arches dance from the spa pool’s perimeter as it metamorphoses into a lighted fountain, providing an elegant and dramatic backdrop for alfresco meals and evening socializing.
Depending on weather and guests’ moods, four other dining areas create numerous options on Flamingo Daze. The aft skylounge deck and aft main deck provide protected alfresco areas. “The one concession the owners did make to chartering was a formal dining room,” said Johnson. In the galley, a downsized version of the country kitchen, caters to the owner’s more casual lifestyle.
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