180 Days at Sea to see the world.. can you do it?

Imagine months at sea, with no laundry duties, no dishes to wash, and endless sightseeing, destinations and a travel itinerary that will leave all of your friends with full fledged FOMO! Ladies and gentleman, we are talking about a “world cruise” and after months and months of travel restrictions, they are the new way to see the world.

So what do they include and who’s offering them? Most importantly, how much will it cost you? 3 months salary? Well, maybe more, but it really depends on what you do and how good you are at saving. Azamara just announced their World Cruise with pricing starting from $34,700 for an interior stateroom. If you do the math, it comes out to roughly $267/day. This includes 135 days at sea, and a whole list of amenities that is luxury personified. They include:

• Roundtrip airfare: business class for suite guests and standard air for all other staterooms from select gateways. 
• One-night pre-voyage hotel in Sydney (5-star), including a kick-off party hosted by Azamara President & CEO Larry Pimentel
• $1,000 per person Onboard Spending Money
• One laundry bag per week, per person
• Up to $500 per person luggage reimbursement, free Internet
• Two onboard events and special gifts 

Not to mention, 60 port of calls, 2 dozen countries, and an experience you won’t likely forget. And of course, all meals and standard drink packages are included. You would think at these prices, they would be a hard sell but you’d be wrong.

In February, Oceania Cruises' 180-day global sailing for 2023 sold out in one day.

In July, Regent Seven Seas Cruises' 132-night world cruise for 2024 sold out in less than three hours.

When Royal Caribbean announced their first ever world cruise which includes a 274-night, 65 country itinerary, it sold 70% of its staterooms within 7 days and the best suite on the ship was booked. The Royal Suite sold within a week at $760,000.

Bookings for the seven-continent experience are now open on Royal Caribbean — the inaugural journey of which is set to happen in 2023, and it’s being billed as the world’s longest.

For those looking to take on the full, 150-destination package, including “11 great wonders of the world,” pricing starts at $60,999 per person. The price also includes business class air and other perks, plus accommodations at the InterContinental Miami hotel prior to departure.

While most cruises include meals and entertainment on board, they usually have a shorter duration and fewer ports of calls and destinations for the itineraries but don’t include options such as airfare, hotel accommodations and all the other perks such as unlimited drinks packages and excursions

So who should book a world cruise?

Anyone with deep pockets, good at saving, has a flexible schedule and a love for nautical travel, The Ultimate World Cruise is certainly an efficient way to see all the sights.

Some sample itineraries include:

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef; the Great Wall of China; the Taj Mahal in India; the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt; the Colosseum in Rome, Italy; Iceland’s Blue Lagoon; Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer; Peru’s Machu Picchu and more. 

The great news about World Cruises is that if you can’t do the entire cruise, you can still join for certain segments of the cruise if staterooms are available.  

Working with an experienced travel advisor will help ensure your travel investment is optimized. To find out more, or look for a Cruise Planners agent near you, go to www.cruiseplanners.com and we can help connect you.