I read about one of the wackiest stabs at authentic travel experiences today, a cruise ship with a real grass lawn. Celebrity Cruises decided that having a grassy area would add to cruise passengers enjoyment and that artificial grass would not sit well with the company’s mantra of providing “authentic experiences”, so it had to be the real thing. The lawn weighs 50 metric tons and there’s an additional 50 metrics tons of fresh water to maintain the grass. Certainly not the greenest of moves.

QM2 – on the grass by planetina

Would this feature attract you? I’ve never been on a cruise but it isn’t lack of grass that has deterred me.