Clive sails on love boat

CLIVE Palmer has defended his right to take his nearest and dearest on a $10,000-a-head luxury cruise, arguing the only crime he was guilty of was loving his wife.

Just a month after turning up to Federal Court clutching a sick bag and a breathing device, as liquidators pursued $66 million in entitlements for sacked workers from his Queensland Nickel refinery, the former mining magnate has splashed out on a 24-day cruise in the Mediterranean for 20 friends and family members.