Tomorrow’s luxury cruises might just take to the Aether

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By: Colin Druce-McFadden

The Aether, a decidedly futuristic sky-liner, is designer Mac Byers’ idea of what luxury travel will look like in the years to come. Based on sci-fi starships and the airships of the last century, the overall look of Byers’ airship is akin to an upmarket version of the GR-75 transports used by Star Wars‘ Rebel Alliance.

The expansive gondola is home to not only window-lined private bedrooms, but a sprawling main cabin — complete with a bar and retail space.

The Aether is meant to be powered by eight turbine engines and kept aloft thanks to the traditional airship helium balloon. Still, there’s a lot of payload to take into account when imagining the Aether’s eventual creation. A mini-hotel isn’t exactly on the light side, after all. If pushed into production, the Aether might have to compromise on its ever-so-sleek form factor to get aloft — perhaps looking a bit more Super Guppy than Star Wars in the end. For now though, the Aether remains a concept — one which we’d very much like to see prove our doubts wrong and go soaring into the skies of tomorrow.

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