Though a gloomy and rainy day in GRR, a bright spot soon appeared when I came home and found a Rimowa box waiting for me by our front door. I had ordered myself a present and knew it was coming, but did not realize that it would just be a few days from order to arrival.
In the box was something that I had wanted since I first saw it on Lufthansa’s Worldshop website a couple of months ago.
As part of the celebration surrounding Lufthansa’s new Boeing 747-8i, Rimowa introduced a new line of luggage to mark the occasion. They took their popular SILVER INTEGRAL line and enhanced it with some subtle color and trim influences from the 747-8i’s First Class cabin to create a unique line of commemorative 747-8i luggage only available through Worldshop stores in Frankfurt and Munich as well as the Worldshop.eu website.
In this “case” I had ordered the Cabin Trolley to replace my existing Rimowa Bolero which has been with me for a few years and is still in great shape. The Bolero is made from nearly indestructable polycarbonate, and I had always wanted an aluminum Rimowa, so this worked out perfectly!
It felt a bit like Christmas in August as I unpacked the case. Once out of the box, it looked even better than it did in any photo that I had seen of it.
With several long haul trips coming up including Singapore, Hong Kong, Slovakia and two to Germany, I can’t wait to put the new case through it’s paces!
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Nice! What are the dimensions? Do they fit European and North Amrican carry-on guidelines? I’ve always been worried about such items for checked luggage as I think they would get pilfered, but for a carry-on it would be nice.
Congrats! I had seen this line shortly after they launched it, and it looks spectacular, I appreciate the detailed photos!
I have the “regular” Topas from last year, same size as your new carry-on. The only gripe I have with mine is the vibration/noise over rough & textured pavement. Just look ahead and pretend people aren’t turning. Even with the vibration I’d be torn between a Limbo to match my suitcase or the special edition you got! Those Black Topas do look very nice as well.
@Stephan – The cabin trolley fits under both European and American carry-on guidelines. The Bolero cabin trolley I use now has never ever been scrutinized for size and it is identical to this cabin trolley. It comes in at 55cm x 40cm x 20cm, roughly 22in x 16in x 8in.
@Andre – Thanks! Looking forward to making some noise with it! 🙂