(CNN) — It will’ve been unthinkable 12 months in the past because the cruise trade reeled from the consequences of Covid, however one operator is now providing an epic new voyage that can final 9 months and take vacationers to greater than 150 locations.
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Serenade of the Seas is about to begin crusing in December 2023 from Miami, crusing for 274 nights earlier than returning to Florida in September 2024.
Voyaging the globe
Serenade of the Seas has been a stalwart of the RCCL fleet since 2003. The 965 ft lengthy ship has 13 decks and might accommodate as much as 2,476 company, in line with Royal Caribbean’s web site.
Upon leaving Miami on the world cruise in late 2023, the vessel is about to journey across the Caribbean, earlier than scheduled cease offs in Central and South America, together with journeys to the Brazilian metropolis of Rio de Janeiro and Argentina’s Iguazu Falls.
Additionally on the globe-spanning itinerary are landmarks together with the Nice Wall of China, the Taj Mahal and the Pyramids of Giza.
Vacationers can guide the complete nine-month expertise, or schedule a selected chunk of the journey and simply be part of for the Americas and Antarctica, for instance.
Royal Caribbean advised CNN Journey the worth vary for the complete tour is between $66,000 to $112,000 per individual, plus taxes and costs.
World cruises have been a staple of the cruise scene pre-pandemic, however often topped out at 150 days or so.
Viking Cruises scheduled a 245-day journey from August 2019 to Could 2020 on board Viking Solar, however this voyage was minimize brief when Covid-19 shut down the cruise trade in Spring 2020.
Cruising has since recommenced in lots of markets, with cruise firms eager to show a trip at sea is a protected and viable vacation possibility.
It’s nonetheless over two years till the Serenade of the Seas is about to embark on its globe-spanning journey, however vacationers can reserve their cabins now.
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