Around the world in 270 days? Imperial Caribbean declares 9-month, 150-objective voyage

ATLANTA — It would've been unbelievable a year prior as the journey business faltered from the impacts of COVID-19, yet one administrator is presently offering an epic new journey that will most recent nine months and take voyagers to in excess of 150 objections. 

Imperial Caribbean Cruise Line's Serenade of the Seas is set to begin cruising in December 2023 from Miami, cruising for 274 evenings prior to getting back to Florida in September 2024. 

In an assertion, Royal Caribbean International president Michael Bayley said the excursion — named "The Ultimate World Cruise" — is intended to help travel-starved cruisers "get the ball really rolling."

Traveling the globe 

Song of the Seas has been a sturdy of the RCCL armada starting around 2003. The 965-foot long boat has 13 decks and can oblige up to 2,476 visitors, as per Royal Caribbean's site. 

After leaving Miami on the world voyage in late 2023, the vessel is set to go around the Caribbean, before planned stop-offs in Central and South America, including excursions to the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro and Argentina's Iguazu Falls.

Additionally on the globe-traversing schedule are milestones including the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal and the Pyramids of Giza. 

Voyagers can book the full nine-month experience, or timetable a particular piece of the excursion and simply join for the Americas and Antarctica, for instance. 

Imperial Caribbean told CNN Travel the value range for the full trip is between $66,000 to $112,000 per individual, in addition to duties and charges. 

World travels were a staple of the voyage scene pre-pandemic, however normally finished out at 150 days or thereabouts. 

Viking Cruises planned a 245-roadtrip from August 2019 to May 2020 on board Viking Sun, yet this journey was stopped when COVID-19 shut down the voyage business in spring 2020. 

In the wake of the pandemic, some round-the-world travels selected to proceed their monthslong journeys — just with next to no traveler stops — because of shut ports and expanding worries around COVID-19. 

Cruising has since recommenced in many business sectors, with journey organizations quick to demonstrate an excursion adrift is a protected and suitable occasion choice. 

It's as yet more than two years until the Serenade of the Seas is set to set out on its globe-crossing trip, yet explorers can hold their lodges now.