:root {
     --navy: #0d1b3e;
     --navy2: #132255;
     --sapphire: #1a3a8c;
     --blue-mid: #2254c8;
     --accent: #2f6bff;
     --accent-light: #4d84ff;
     --white: #ffffff;
     --off-white: #f4f6fb;
     --text-dark: #0d1b3e;
     --text-mid: #3a4a70;
     --text-light: #7a8aaa;
     --border: #dde3f0;
     --shadow: 0 8px 40px rgba(13, 27, 62, 0.15);
 }

 *,
 *::before,
 *::after {
     box-sizing: border-box;
 }

 body {
     font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
     color: var(--text-dark);
     background: var(--white);
     overflow-x: hidden;
 }

 /* ── NAVBAR ────────────────────────────────────────── */
 .navbar-custom {
     background: var(--white);
     border-bottom: 1.5px solid var(--border);
     padding: 0.65rem 0;
     position: sticky;
     top: 0;
     z-index: 1000;
 }

 .logo-circle {
     width: 64px;
     height: 64px;
     border: 2.5px solid var(--navy);
     border-radius: 50%;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
     flex-shrink: 0;
 }

 .logo-circle .brand-text-top {
     font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
     font-size: 7.5px;
     font-weight: 900;
     letter-spacing: 2.5px;
     color: var(--navy);
     text-transform: uppercase;
     line-height: 1;
 }

 .logo-circle .diamond-icon {
     font-size: 18px;
     color: var(--sapphire);
     line-height: 1;
 }

 .logo-circle .brand-text-bot {
     font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
     font-size: 6px;
     font-weight: 700;
     letter-spacing: 1.8px;
     color: var(--navy);
     text-transform: uppercase;
     line-height: 1;
 }

 .brand-main {
     font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
     font-size: 1.4rem;
     font-weight: 900;
     letter-spacing: 3px;
     color: var(--navy);
     text-transform: uppercase;
     line-height: 1;
 }

 .brand-sub {
     font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
     font-size: 0.75rem;
     font-weight: 700;
     letter-spacing: 2.5px;
     color: var(--sapphire);
     text-transform: uppercase;
     line-height: 1.2;
 }

 .brand-tagline {
     font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
     font-size: 0.56rem;
     font-weight: 600;
     letter-spacing: 1.8px;
     color: var(--text-mid);
     text-transform: uppercase;
     line-height: 1.3;
 }

 .btn-book {
     background: var(--navy);
     color: var(--white);
     border: none;
     border-radius: 6px;
     font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
     font-weight: 700;
     font-size: 0.82rem;
     letter-spacing: 0.5px;
     padding: 0.6rem 1.1rem;
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 0.4rem;
     transition: background 0.2s;
     white-space: nowrap;
     cursor: pointer;
 }

 .btn-book:hover {
     background: var(--sapphire);
 }

 .btn-call {
     background: var(--white);
     color: var(--text-dark);
     border: 2px solid var(--border);
     border-radius: 6px;
     font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
     font-weight: 700;
     font-size: 0.82rem;
     padding: 0.6rem 1.1rem;
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 0.4rem;
     transition: border-color 0.2s, color 0.2s;
     white-space: nowrap;
     cursor: pointer;
 }

 .btn-call:hover {
     border-color: var(--sapphire);
     color: var(--sapphire);
 }

 .hamburger-btn {
     border: 2px solid var(--border);
     border-radius: 6px;
     background: transparent;
     padding: 0.5rem 0.6rem;
     cursor: pointer;
     transition: border-color 0.2s;
 }

 .hamburger-btn:hover {
     border-color: var(--sapphire);
 }

 .hamburger-btn .bi {
     font-size: 1.1rem;
     color: var(--text-dark);
 }

 /* ── HERO ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
 .hero-section {
     position: relative;
     overflow: hidden;
     min-height: 600px;
     display: flex;
     align-items: stretch;
 }

 /* Full-bleed banner image on the right half */
 .hero-img-col {
     position: relative;
     overflow: hidden;
 }

 .hero-banner-img {
     position: absolute;
     inset: 0;
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
     object-fit: cover;
     object-position: center 70%;
 }

 /* dark gradient from left over the image for readability */
 .hero-img-col::before {
     content: '';
     position: absolute;
     inset: 0;
     background: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(13, 27, 62, 0.55) 0%, rgba(13, 27, 62, 0.1) 60%, transparent 100%);
     z-index: 1;
 }

 /* text side */
 .hero-text-col {
     background: #fff;
     /* background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6ecf7 0%, #f2f5fc 60%, #dde8f7 100%); */
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     position: relative;
     z-index: 2;
 }

 .hero-content {
     padding: 3.5rem 2.5rem 3rem 0;
 }

 .navbar-toggler {
     font-size: 21px !important;
     padding: 0 !important;
     border: none !important;
 }

 /* On mobile: stack vertically, image on top */
 @media (max-width: 991.98px) {
     .hero-section {
         flex-direction: column;
         min-height: auto;
     }

     .hero-text-col {
         padding: 0;
     }

     .hero-content {
         padding: 0.5rem 0.2rem 1rem !important;
     }

     .hero-img-col {
         min-height: 300px;
         width: 100%;
         position: relative;
         order: -1;
     }

     .hero-img-col::before {
         background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(13, 27, 62, 0.15) 0%, rgba(13, 27, 62, 0.45) 100%);
     }

     .hero-banner-img {
         position: absolute;
     }
 }

 @media (max-width: 575.98px) {
     .hero-img-col {
         min-height: 240px;
     }

     .hero-banner-img {
         object-position: bottom;
     }

     .trust-item {
         font-size: 0.4rem !important;
     }
 }

 .hero-eyebrow {
     font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
     font-size: 0.85rem;
     font-weight: 700;
     letter-spacing: 4px;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     color: var(--sapphire);
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 0.6rem;
     margin-bottom: 0.55rem;
 }

 .hero-eyebrow::after {
     content: '';
     display: inline-block;
     width: 36px;
     height: 2px;
     background: var(--sapphire);
 }

 .hero-heading {
     font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
     font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5rem);
     font-weight: 800;
     line-height: 0.93;
     color: var(--navy);
     text-transform: uppercase;
     letter-spacing: -1px;
     margin-bottom: 0.15rem;
 }

 .hero-heading .gradient-word {
     background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--sapphire) 0%, #19254B 60%, #19254B 100%);
     -webkit-background-clip: text;
     -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
     background-clip: text;
 }

 .hero-diamond-divider {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 0.7rem;
     margin: 1.1rem 0 1.3rem;
 }

 .hero-diamond-divider::before,
 .hero-diamond-divider::after {
     content: '';
     flex: 0 0 48px;
     height: 2px;
     background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--sapphire), transparent);
 }

 .hero-diamond-divider::after {
     background: linear-gradient(270deg, var(--sapphire), transparent);
 }

 .hero-diamond-divider .bi {
     color: var(--sapphire);
     font-size: 1rem;
 }

 .hero-body {
     font-size: 0.97rem;
     color: var(--text-dark);
     line-height: 1.68;
     max-width: 414px;
 }

 .hero-body .hl {
     color: var(--sapphire);
     font-weight: 700;
 }

 .hero-body .hld {
     color: var(--navy);
     font-weight: 700;
 }

 /* ── STATS BAR ─────────────────────────────────────── */
 .stats-bar {
     background: var(--white);
     border-radius: 16px;
     box-shadow: var(--shadow);
     padding: 1.6rem 2rem;
     margin-top: -44px;
     position: relative;
     z-index: 5;
 }

 .stat-item {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     align-items: center;
     text-align: center;
 }

 .stat-icon-wrap {
     width: 56px;
     height: 56px;
     border-radius: 50%;
     border: 2px solid var(--border);
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
     margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
     transition: border-color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
 }

 .stat-item:hover .stat-icon-wrap {
     border-color: var(--sapphire);
     background: #edf1fb;
 }

 .stat-icon-wrap .bi {
     font-size: 1.4rem;
     color: var(--sapphire);
 }

 .stat-label {
     font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
     font-size: 0.85rem;
     font-weight: 800;
     letter-spacing: 1px;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     color: var(--navy);
     line-height: 1.2;
 }

 .stat-desc {
     font-size: 0.77rem;
     color: var(--text-light);
     margin-top: 0.18rem;
     line-height: 1.3;
 }

 .stat-divider {
     width: 1px !important;
     background: var(--border);
     align-self: stretch;
     margin: 0 auto;
 }

 @media (max-width:991.98px) {
     .stats-bar {
         margin-top: 1.5rem;
         border-radius: 12px;
     }

     .stat-divider {
         display: none;
     }
 }

 @media (max-width:767.98px) {
     .stats-bar {
         padding: 1.2rem 1rem;
     }

     .stat-item {
         /* flex-direction: row; */
         flex-direction: column;
         text-align: left;
         gap: 0.75rem;
     }

     .stat-icon-wrap {
         margin-bottom: 0;
         flex-shrink: 0;
     }
 }

 /* ── CTA BANNER ────────────────────────────────────── */
 .cta-banner {
     background: var(--navy);
     border-radius: 14px;
     padding: 0.5rem 2rem;
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
     gap: 1rem;
     cursor: pointer;
     transition: background 0.25s;
     text-decoration: none;
 }

 .cta-banner:hover {
     background: var(--sapphire);
 }

 .cta-banner .cta-icon {
     color: var(--white);
     font-size: 1.3rem;
 }

 .cta-banner .cta-text {
     font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
     font-size: 1.25rem;
     font-weight: 800;
     letter-spacing: 3px;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     color: var(--white);
 }

 @media (max-width:575.98px) {
     .cta-banner .cta-text {
         font-size: 0.70rem;
         letter-spacing: 2px;
     }

     .cta-banner .cta-icon {
         font-size: 1rem !important;
     }

     .stat-label {
         font-size: 0.60rem;
     }

     .stat-desc {
         font-size: 0.60rem;
     }
 }


 /* ── TRUST BAR ─────────────────────────────────────── */
 .trust-bar {
     background: var(--white);
     padding: 1rem 0;
     border-top: 1.5px solid var(--border);
 }

 .trust-item {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 0.45rem;
     font-size: 0.77rem;
     font-weight: 600;
     text-transform: uppercase;
     letter-spacing: 1.5px;
     color: var(--text-mid);
 }

 .trust-item .bi {
     color: var(--sapphire);
     font-size: 0.9rem;
 }

 .trust-dot {
     width: 5px;
     height: 5px;
     border-radius: 50%;
     background: var(--border);
     flex-shrink: 0;
 }

 @media (max-width:991px) {
     .hero-text-col {
         background: #fff;
         /* background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5); */
         width: 44%;
     }

     .hero-section::after {
         
         left: 44% !important;
         
     }


     .hero-img-col {
         position: absolute;
     }

     .hero-content {
         padding: 0.5rem 0.2rem 1rem !important;
     }

     .hero-body {
         font-size: 0.8rem !important;
     }
 }

 .hero-section {
     margin-bottom: 0px !important;
 }



 @media (max-width: 450px) {
     .btn-book {
         /* font-size: 0.70em !important; */
         font-size: 0.60em !important;
         padding: 10px 16px !important;
     }

     .hero-body {
         font-size: 0.7rem !important;
     }

     .hero-diamond-divider {
         margin: 0.1rem 0 0.3rem;
     }

     .btn-call {
         /* font-size: 0.70em !important; */
         font-size: 0.60em !important;
         padding: 8px 16px !important;
     }

     .hero-eyebrow {
         font-size: 0.70rem;
         font-weight: 700;
         letter-spacing: 2px;

     }

     .navbar-brand img {
         width: 60px !important;
     }
 }

 @media (min-width: 992px) {
     .hero-section::after {
         left: 42% !important;
     }
 }

 .hero-section::after {
     content: '';
     position: absolute;
     top: 0;
     right: 0;
     left: 37%;
     width: 29%;
     height: 100%;
     background: linear-gradient(to right,
             #ffffff 0%,
             rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85) 15%,
             rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.40) 35%,
             rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.10) 60%,
             rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00) 100%);
     z-index: 1;
 }