13 of the Coolest Travel ‘Gimmicks’

2013-10-16

Cruises are good; cruises with a pool table that levels itself as the ship rolls are awesome. Here are some of the best gimmicks — which we’re defining as not strictly necessary but nevertheless fun things — to be found in the travel world today.

Gyroscopic pool table: Royal Caribbean Radiance of the Seas. Royal Caribbean’s Radiance of the Seas has the perfect solution for those considering a game of pool in rough seas. Its gyroscopic pool table has what’s known as gyroscopic self-correcting underpinnings, which means that, in rough seas, when the boat tilts one way, the pool table tilts the other to keep everything on the level.

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