(CNN) – It would have been unthinkable 12 months ago as the cruise industry recovered from the effects of Covid, but one operator is now rolling out an epic new itinerary that will last nine months and take passengers to more than 150 destinations.
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Serenade of the Seas is set to begin sailing from Miami in December 2023, sailing for 274 nights before returning to Florida in September 2024.
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Serenade of the Seas has been a stalwart of the RCCL fleet since 2003. According to Royal Caribbean’s website, the 965-foot-long ship has 13 decks and can accommodate 2,476 guests.
After leaving Miami on a world cruise in late 2023, the ship is set to travel around the Caribbean, including visits to the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro and Argentina’s Iguazu Falls, with scheduled stops in Central and South America. before -off. are included.
Also on the itinerary spanning the globe are landmarks including the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal and the Pyramids of Giza.
Travelers can book the entire nine-month experience, or schedule a specific part of the trip and join just the US and Antarctica, for example.
Royal Caribbean told CNN Travel that the price range for the full excursion is between $66,000 to $112,000 per person, plus taxes and fees.
World Cruises was a staple of the pre-pandemic cruise scene, but typically tops out at 150 days.
Viking Cruises scheduled a 245-day voyage on the Viking Sun from August 2019 to May 2020, but that voyage was cut short when Covid-19 shut down the cruise industry in Spring 2020.
Cruising has resumed in many markets, as cruise companies prove that vacation at sea is a safe and viable vacation option.
It’s still more than two years before Serenade of the Seas is ready to begin its worldwide journey, but travelers can reserve their cabins now.
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