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This Bucket-List-Worthy Cruise Will Visit 26 Countries and 5 Continents in 111 Days

An ordinary seven-day cruise spent tooling around the Caribbean isn’t likely to top most traveler’s must-do lists. But, a newly announced 2020 excursion from Princess Cruises is slated to be a monster of a sea journey. With stops in 26 countries over 111 days, it might just cross off half of the to-dos on your bucket list.

The itinerary will be a reboot of an already over-the-top world cruise announced for 2019. The numbers are impressive; over a total 34,287 nautical miles, passengers will visit 42 destinations, including 12 late-night stays on five continents. The trip includes mainstay travel hotspots like Melbourne, Australia; Cape Town, South Africa; and Seychelles France. But, the big get is the long list of more exotic stops like Kaikoura, New Zealand, and Mayotte, a tiny French protectorate in the Indian Ocean. Passengers will also visit 20 UNESCO World Heritage sites, such as Stone Town, the old part of Zanzibar, Tanzania.

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The host ship, the Pacific Princess, has a 670-passenger capacity. It’s too small for the “typical” resort-loving cruisegoers who often prefer town-sized, 6,000-passenger mega cruisers like Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas. The Princess experience instead tends to be more intimate, upscale, and relaxed — a throwback to the classic transoceanic cruises of yore.

Not long ago, passing through the Panama Canal or completing an open-ocean crossing of the Pacific was considered epic. Since the 1990s, however, it seems cruise lines around the world have engaged in a heated arms race to outdo their competition with bigger ships, a dizzying array of amenities, and weeks- (sometimes months-) long itineraries. This latest Princess cruise actually pales in comparison to Viking’s Ultimate World Cruise, a 245-day, six-continent, 59-country epic that makes no less than 113 ports of call. However, the former is also half the cost.

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The price tag for this once-in-a-lifetime cruise is every bit as epic as the journey itself. Per-person rates start at $22,999, but the all-in price rises fast for upgrades like balcony room categories. Early bookers can enjoy additional perks like onboard credits and complimentary gratuities. Passengers can also shave a bit off their vacation cost by opting for shorter, multi-day segments of the entire journey.

Mike Richard
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