CHICAGO (NewsNation Now) — Do you want to travel around the world in 274 days? Royal Caribbean is giving you the chance with its “Ultimate World Cruise,” offering more than 150 destinations in 65 countries, across all seven continents.
The 274-night adventure, aboard the Serenade of the Seas cruise ship, is dubbed as the “longest and most comprehensive world cruise out there.”
The roundtrip from Miami will depart on Dec. 10, 2023, and return Sept. 10, 2024.
“This is the world cruise of world cruises,” said Royal Caribbean International President and CEO Michael Bayley. “Now more than ever, people have resolved to travel the world and make up for lost time.”
Tickets start at $60,999 per person, with an additional $4,667 in taxes, fees and port expenses. Travelers can shave off 10% of the price if they pay in full by Jan. 6, 2023. Tickets are now on sale.
Guests can book the full nine-month trip or choose from four individual expeditions:
- “Round the Horn: Americas and Antarctica Expedition” (Dec. 10, 2023 – Feb. 11, 2024)
- Destinations include Chichen Itza, Christ the Redeemer, Iguazu Falls and Machu Picchu
- “Wonders of Asia and the Pacific Expedition” (Feb. 11 – May 9, 2024)
- Destinations include the Great Barrier Reef, the Great Wall of China and the Taj Mahal
- “Middle East Treasures and Marvels of the Med Expedition” (May 9 – July 10, 2024)
- Destinations include Petra, the Pyramids of Giza, the Temple of Artemis and the Colosseum
- “Capitals of Culture” (July 10 – Sept. 10, 2024)
- Destinations include the Sagrada Familia and Iceland’s Blue Lagoon