New York Post

IF IT FLOATS FANI'S BOAT

'DA beau' splurge on luxe trips

- By MARJORIE HERNANDEZ

All aboard the love boat! Details of the luxury cruises that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis of Georgia allegedly took with special prosecutor Nathan Wade have been uncovered as part of his unsealed divorce documents.

Credit-card statements included in Wade’s divorce file from wife of 26 years, Joycelyn, show his spending more than $6,000 on travel in October and November 2022.

Lawyers for Joycelyn noted how Wade booked flights for himself, Willis and his mother to Miami and on the same day paid over $2,500 to Royal Caribbean Cruises.

Before the month was out he’d also charged $992 on Freedom of the Seas, a luxury liner that travels between Florida and the Caribbean.

“The evidence is clear that Ms. Willis was an intended travel partner for at least some of these trips, as indicated by flights he [Nathan] purchased for her to accompany him,” Joycelyn’s attorney, Andrea Hastings, wrote in court documents.

Aboard ship Wade and Willis, if she was indeed with him, would have enjoyed a choice of four different pools as well as a spa, a “Casino Royale” for gamblers, a full-size theater and numerous restaurant­s and bars.

The cruise ship, with a capacity of almost 4,000 passengers, even boasts a climbing wall, mini golf and basketball court.

Wade’s credit-card records also showed other charges, including $370 at the swanky Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort Spa and Casino, a four-star hotel where rooms typically cost over $600 per night.

The resort’s amenities include beach and poolside services, couple’s spa treatments, activities such as lessons in how to play “blackjack and roulette 101” and vintage wines served at its posh resort bar.

Yet another cruise charge was added in November, with Wade paying over $3,000 to Norwegian Cruise Line. Although the exact details remain under wraps, Norwegian operates luxury cruise ships boasting “romantic suites with queen beds, private balconies” and onboard shopping, live music and steakhouse­s.

Court documents also show Wade also paid an additional $3,835 to a travel agency, Vacation Express.

At the time of the luxury travel charges, Wade was working as special prosecutor for Willis on the case against Donald Trump and over a dozen others accused of election interferen­ce in Georgia.

Nathan was appointed by Willis on Nov. 1, 2021, and the next day, he filed for divorce, court documents obtained by The Post show.

Since then Wade and Joycelyn have been locked in a battle to settle the divorce.

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 ?? ?? AHOY! Special prosecutor Nathan Wade (right) spent thousands on vacations, including on cruise ships like this one (top) for alleged squeeze Fani Willis (left).
AHOY! Special prosecutor Nathan Wade (right) spent thousands on vacations, including on cruise ships like this one (top) for alleged squeeze Fani Willis (left).

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