If you dream of traveling the world, a world cruise can make it easy. World cruises are usually 90 days or longer – enough time to call on multiple continents. Some world cruises truly do circumnavigate the globe, while others cover a large part of it.
Several cruise
lines offer world cruises, including Azamara, Cunard, Holland America, Oceania,
Princess, Regent Seven Seas, Seabourn, Silversea, and Viking. Many depart in
January, which makes for an adventurous start to a new year. To provide a taste
of the variety found in world cruise itineraries, here’s a look at some that
will set sail in 2025.
Cunard Line’s Queen
Anne will set off on her first world cruise from New York on January 18,
and this 98-day cruise comes close to circling the globe. The ship will take a
westward path that includes a transit through the Panama Canal. Passengers will
enjoy overnight stays in ports like San Francisco; Honolulu; Auckland, New
Zealand; Sydney, Australia; Hong Kong, China; Singapore; Dubai; and Luxor,
Egypt, before disembarking in Southampton, England.
Holland America
Line has scheduled several Grand Voyages and World Voyages for 2025, including
one on the Volendam that will sail “pole to pole” on a 133-day roundtrip
from Ft. Lauderdale, departing January 25. The ship will sail through the
Panama Canal and down the Pacific Coast of South America to Antarctica; then up
South America’s Atlantic Coast, with some time to explore the Amazon River. After
crossing the Atlantic, the ship will visit Morocco as well as ports in Western
Europe, and Scandinavia before turning west for Iceland, Greenland, and a return
to Florida.
Oceania Cruises Insignia
will take 196 days to sail around the globe, departing from Miami on January 5.
This six-month voyage includes port calls in more than 40 countries. Overnight stays
include Manaus and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Walvis Bay, Namibia; Cape Town,
South Africa; The Maldives; and Tahiti. Ports that are well off the usual
cruise path include the islands of Tristan da Cunha; the Comoros islands; Borneo
and Brunei; Komodo Island, Indonesia; New Caledonia; and American Samoa.
Many world cruises
provide attractive extras, such as onboard credits you can spend as you like, concierge
services, and complimentary shore excursions. Air transportation and onboard
gratuities may be included in the cruise fare, too.
World cruises tend
to sell out, so talk with Anita, your professional travel advisor, soon about
sailing the world in 2025.
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