This colossus of the ocean, at one time the largest ship in the world, was due to pootle around the southern coast of Europe, calling at assorted glamorous destinations.

For the most part, however, changing fashions and the whims of the market have taken their toll, and these once glamorous destinations have slipped into genteel decline.

Owner James Lord sent the Career Crashers to four of the most glamorous destinations in Europe and asked them to negotiate commission on five-star hotels.

The islands have become one of the most glamorous destinations in the Caribbean.

The health of the major airlines remains vitally important to the nation's overall economy, of course, and this is especially true for smaller, less glamorous destinations, which the new carriers are not so eager to serve.

But as last week's film festival in Cannes and the Grand Prix in Monaco demonstrate, there's no question that it still cuts it as a glamorous destination.

On CBS' 1991 late night game show, Personals, contestants could win a date to Pink's if they were not successful in winning more glamorous destinations.

SOME see Honolulu as a stop on the way to more glamorous destinations.

The largest and best known of the resorts is Punta del Este, one of South America's most glamorous and exclusive destinations.