The world’s longest cruise has set sail, allowing passengers to spend over a year living at sea.
Guests will be sailing for 371 days, visiting 220 ports and 62 countries with Explorations by Norwegian.
The world cruise has been launched by tour operator Flight Centre Travel Group in collaboration with Norwegian Cruise Line.
The sailing departed from Rome on 1 September aboard the 348-cabin and 700-passenger capacity Oceania Regatta.
The previous longest world cruise was with Royal Caribbean, lasting 274 nights – this sailing exceeds that by almost 100 days.
The new itinerary will tick off several bucket list destinations, such as the northern lights in the Arctic, as well as the Greek islands, Alaska, the Amazon, the Great Wall of China and the Panama Canal.
Bookings can be made with UK travel agents from the Flight Centre Travel Group brand, including Iglu Cruise and Cruise Club UK.
Every booking includes a premium drinks package, wifi, pre-paid gratuities, and speciality dining, plus $50 of onshore excursion credit.
Guests can choose from three types of excursion: Highlights, Local Discovery and Active Adventure.
The cost of the full world cruise starts at £56,000, but there are shorter journeys available, with 24 sailings split across different regions.
For £34,990 per person, Cruise Club UK is offering a 201-night sailing from the Pacific to the Atlantic, departing on 17 February 2027. It sails from Sydney to tour Australia, before visiting Asia and the US, and finishing in the UK.
If you want a shorter and cheaper trip, Iglu Cruise has a 12-night Norwegian fjords sailing aboard Oceania Regatta, departing 19 October 2026 from Copenhagen to Southampton. Prices start from £1,629 per person including flights.
David Gooch, chief executive of Iglu Cruise, said: “We are incredibly proud to introduce a voyage of this magnitude to our guests.
“It combines luxury onboard amenities with a boutique ship design to navigate exclusive, smaller ports that larger vessels cannot reach. This ensures our guests enjoy deeply immersive, authentic shore experiences.”
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