World's Longest Cruise

[Kennywood]

For those who just can't get enough of cruising, Royal Caribbean International is launching the Ultimate World Cruise: 274 nights on board Serenade of the Seas, visiting all seven continents, more than 150 destinations in 65 counties and 11 great wonders of the world. The epic journey, which sets sail from Miami, USA in December 2023, is tipped as the world's longest cruise and, unsurprisingly, doesn't come cheap. Prices start at around $61,000 so best start saving!

 

[HiStitch626]

I would hope at that price that it is all-inclusive!

 

[Kwami]

I would hope at that price that it is all-inclusive!

It sure is. You get business-class airfare, pre-cruise hotels, wash & fold laundry, WiFi, drinks, and all that. I probably sound like an advertisement now... Anyway, it looks fun, but that's a long time to be out of work!

Heh, you only get the 7 new wonders shore excursions included if you have a high enough member status. That's so petty.

 

[_auroraborealis_]

I mean you'd have to include laundry.

 

[Sarahslay]

It sure is. You get business-class airfare, pre-cruise hotels, wash & fold laundry, WiFi, drinks, and all that. I probably sound like an advertisement now... Anyway, it looks fun, but that's a long time to be out of work!

Heh, you only get the 7 new wonders shore excursions included if you have a high enough member status. That's so petty.

This is, more thank likely, for rich retired folks with more than enough time on their hands. I couldn't imagine anyone, unless it's a person who sells their business for millions and suddenly finds themselves with plenty of time and money, able to take that much time off of work AND be able to afford this.

 

[tvguy]

I think some folks pay $61,000 for a 7 day Disney cruise. And I wish I was kidding.

 

[Kwami]

This is, more thank likely, for rich retired folks with more than enough time on their hands. I couldn't imagine anyone, unless it's a person who sells their business for millions and suddenly finds themselves with plenty of time and money, able to take that much time off of work AND be able to afford this.

Yeah, I figured it would be mostly retired people and very wealthy people. Not my crowd, probably. But it looks like you could book each leg of the cruise separately, too, so maybe that will bring in some other people. Two months is still a long time, but it's as crazy as 274 nights.

 

[BadPinkTink]

This is, more thank likely, for rich retired folks with more than enough time on their hands. I couldn't imagine anyone, unless it's a person who sells their business for millions and suddenly finds themselves with plenty of time and money, able to take that much time off of work AND be able to afford this.

I'm sure there would be digital nomads who would do something like this. As long as there is internet, theres a huge range of remote working jobs that could be done onboard. Work is not just being tied to the same physical place 9 to 5 Monday to Friday week after week, month after month, year after year.

 

[Kwami]

I'm sure there would be digital nomads who would do something like this. As long as there is internet, theres a huge range of remote working jobs that could be done onboard. Work is not just being tied to the same physical place 9 to 5 Monday to Friday week after week, month after month, year after year.

Well, but the satellite connection on a cruise ship isn't really suitable for a lot of work. And you'll be paying some pretty high fees to take phone calls, too. I guess there are some jobs out there that can get away with living on a cruise ship (like travel bloggers!), but probably not too many.

 

[insureman]

Less expensive than DCL prices. The price per night per person is about $222 vs what we are paying for our Fantasy 7 day Eastern cruise in February which is about $310 per person per night.

 

[RedHead0186]

Well, but the satellite connection on a cruise ship isn't really suitable for a lot of work. And you'll be paying some pretty high fees to take phone calls, too. I guess there are some jobs out there that can get away with living on a cruise ship (like travel bloggers!), but probably not too many.

I was just on Princess a few weeks ago, and there was a woman who taught at a local college and had taken all her lectures online. She said the wi-fi on the ship was plenty good enough to do her live lectures (and she had things pre-recorded just in case). But she said she never had an issue. And with Zoom/Teams/etc. you can do a lot of calls through wi-fi now, so you wouldn't need to necessarily do traditional 'phone' calls (depending on your industry/job). It would be risky, but I think it's more doable than some might think.

 

[Sarahslay]

I'm sure there would be digital nomads who would do something like this. As long as there is internet, theres a huge range of remote working jobs that could be done onboard. Work is not just being tied to the same physical place 9 to 5 Monday to Friday week after week, month after month, year after year.

Yeah, but I wouldn’t want to pay that price to go work on a boat that is going to awesome places. You get to a port and….oh wait I have a deadline, gotta stay on the ship and get this done. Or the internet on the ship goes out and you’re stuck not being able to get anything done. While I’m sure it’s there, it’s probably not the best internet, especially once you get to places like Antarctica, and if you have a lot of people trying to use and slow it down then you’re working at a snails pace. If I was paying this money for this experience I’d want to enjoy it, and not worry about getting my work done too.

 

[Kae]

That would be fun and imagine all that you would see

 

[Sarahslay]

I was just on Princess a few weeks ago, and there was a woman who taught at a local college and had taken all her lectures online. She said the wi-fi on the ship was plenty good enough to do her live lectures (and she had things pre-recorded just in case). But she said she never had an issue. And with Zoom/Teams/etc. you can do a lot of calls through wi-fi now, so you wouldn't need to necessarily do traditional 'phone' calls (depending on your industry/job). It would be risky, but I think it's more doable than some might think.

It really depends on where the ship is going though, I’m guessing at no point she was multiple days at sea a long distance from land. This ship is going all over the place, and I for one wouldn’t want to count on that. I also, as I said in a previous reply, wouldn’t want to work on a trip. I remember going to WDW while working on my masters, writing a paper for a medical law class in my room at YC at night after being in the parks, and trying to do other work during mid day breaks. I was thinking “nope, never taking a trip where I have to do school or work ever again!”

 

[MomOTwins]

Yeah, but I wouldn’t want to pay that price to go work on a boat that is going to awesome places. You get to a port and….oh wait I have a deadline, gotta stay on the ship and get this done. Or the internet on the ship goes out and you’re stuck not being able to get anything done. While I’m sure it’s there, it’s probably not the best internet, especially once you get to places like Antarctica, and if you have a lot of people trying to use and slow it down then you’re working at a snails pace. If I was paying this money for this experience I’d want to enjoy it, and not worry about getting my work done too.

Plus no employer is going to be willing to deal with the payroll tax/tax withholding headache that would come from this. It’s clearly intended for retirees. I would consider it as a retiree.

 

[cvjw]

We would totally consider it when my husband retires. Sounds wonderful.

 

[BroadwayHermione5]

I wish they had like a grand prize raffle for someone to win this or even one of the separated times (for those that don’t know you can just take one portion of the trip)

 

[Cruising Engineer]

Anyone who can afford the time and money for the ultimate cruise probably doesn't worry about the little things like time off from work, WiFi connections, or even having a boss to deal with.
If you can afford the Rolls Royce, you don't ask what kind of mileage does it get!

 

[ladyofthetramp]

Fun trip to daydream about. A mental escape from the crazy world. Not sure if I had the funds and time if I would even go. But it costs nothing to dream...

 

[Karin1984]

I would long for home and my own bed after two, three weeks. It also means not seeing your friends and family for almost a year (yeah, I know, Covid already did that). Imagine coming home and then having to do your own cooking again, you would have to learn again how to cook!