7 Trips to Take When You Win the $700 Million Powerball Jackpot

Did you purchase your Powerball ticket yet? A lack of winners has increased the jackpot to $700 million, one of the highest prizes ever—certainly enough to put financial worries to rest and then some. 

If you are wondering what to do with the money that’s left after responsibly paying off debts and creating a savings nest egg, we have some newly affordable vacation ideas for you: 

Private Island Escape

Head to the South Pacific and stay on one of the world’s most expensive luxury islands. 

Laucala Island, Fiji, rents exclusive villas for as much as $150,000 a night and can give lottery winners a taste of the luxurious lifestyle. A stay in the Plantation villas provides a tropical setting nestled in a coconut grove on a private beach. Plateau villas offer stunning views of the Pacific perched on top of Nawi Mountain at the heart of the island, Seagrass villas are found on a white-sand beach and the Peninsula villa is on a cliff along a crescent shaped shoreline. There is also the Hilltop Estate found on the island’s highest point. 

Villas offer sophisticated style in bedroom and living areas. Each has an infinity-edge pool, lush gardens, a personal buggy for transportation around the island and more. 

There are a variety of activities on the island. Guests can spend their days golfing, enjoying the spa, horseback riding, hiking in the rainforest, kayaking, kite-siring, scuba diving and more. 

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World Cruise With Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Sail on the Seven Seas Navigator at the height of luxury. Once onboard, just about everything is included, as is first-class airfare and recognition as a Seven Seas Society member. Guests have access to included amenities such as garment pressing, phone calls, onboard medical services and priority online dining and shore excursion reservations.

There are more than 239 included shore excursions around the world. 

The 2018 World Cruise travels from Los Angeles to Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Seychelles, Mauritius, Reunion Island, South Africa, Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, French Guiana, Trinidad & Tobago, Curacao, Aruba, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico and back to Los Angeles. 

Lottery winners will want to book the master suite, which starts at $382,998.

Travel Around the World by Private Jet

Take a private jet tour around the world with Abercrombie & Kent. The company pioneered these exclusive flight journeys, which are around 25 days long and start at around $135,000. 

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Onboard the Boeing 757, guests travel in style with first-class, flat-bed seats. 

There is still time to book this year’s 2017 trip with A&K owner Geoffrey Kent. The trip begins in Los Angeles and includes a catamaran sailing adventure in Lana'i, Hawaii; snorkeling and swimming among the coral reefs of French Polynesia; cruising the Tasmanian coastline, hiking to Bhutan’s iconic Tiger's Nest monastery; flightseeing Mount Everest; visiting the duduk at the Zvartnots Temple in Armenia; snowmobiling across a glacier in Iceland; and more. 

Experience the Best in First-Class

Now that money is no object, why not fly in style in Etihad’s exclusive three-room suite? The experience will make flying in a flatbed look like economy class.

Known as The Residence, the suite is equipped with a living room that offers a double-seat leather sofa, two dining tables and a 32-inch flat-screen television. The bedroom has a double bed with Italian-style linens, a 27-inch flat-screen television with noise-canceling headphones. There is also an en-suite shower room with bathrobes, a vanity and hairdryer. The experience is essentially like a tiny apartment in the sky. 

Enjoy a Private Villa in Spain

Pack up the whole family or some of your closest friends and head to Ibiza’s Isla Sa Ferradura. The private villa rental is on it’s own island, connected to the mainland by a small, hidden crescent of beach. 

The villa sleeps 12 in six bedrooms, with three sitting rooms, two swimming pools, a rooftop terrace, space for DJs and a bar. There is a gym and a massage room as well as a yoga area, a tea house, a boat house and sports equipment. 

Renters are provided with concierge service, housekeeping, a personal chef and more at your request. 

Enjoy the World’s Most Expensive Restaurant

Fly to Ibiza and stay at the Hard Rock Hotel and you can dine what is considered the world’s most expensive restaurant. At Sublimotion, expect to spend more than $2,000 per person. It is helmed by Michelin-starred chef Paco Roncero. Diners are surrounded by projected images while sitting at a 12-seat serving table. VR headsets bring the experience to life and guests pluck vegetable from mid-air or choose from delicacies that appear to drop from the sky. 

If you are looking to take your dining to the next level, this experience is definitely is unique. 

See the Seventh Continent With Silversea

Visit Antarctica and check the seventh continent off your bucket list with an all-inclusive sailing with Silversea. The experience is completely worry-free, including charter flights, pre-cruise hotel, transfers and more—and you can travel as early as December. 

A variety of sailings include the Drake Passage, Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetland Islands, West Point Island, Elephant Island, Steeple Jason Island, the Falkland Islands and more.