Were You Free For 245 Days?

That’s correct Viking Sun has just set sail on the 31st August for a 245 day round the world journey making it the longest continuous passenger cruise. The Viking Sun which set sail from London’s Greenwich Pier on August 31. can accommodate 930 guests in 465 staterooms, all with a private balcony, was fully booked from it’s Sunday departure from Greenwich. In total 54 people – four from the UK, 40 from the US and 10 from Australia – have signed up for the full 245 days. Circumnavigating the globe, it will hit six continents, 51 countries and 112 ports along the way. 

So how much does this Ultimate cruise cost? –  The cheapest ticket worked out at around £270 per person per night, so for a 25 sq metre (270 sq ft) stateroom cost £66,990 per person. With the most expensive suite £194,390 per person for a 1,448 sq ft Owner’s Suite – the largest suite on board – guests can enjoy 24-hour personalised room service. During the whole cruise it is estimated that a estimated 680,000 meals will be served, 250,000 bottles of water, 5000 lb of ice cream, 10,000 bottles of champagne, 90,000 bottles of wine, 20,000 lb of coffee, 35,000 lb of cheese and 900,000 eggs will be consumed.

The cruise will sail around the British Isles stopping in Dover, Liverpool, Holyhead, Belfast, Ullapool, Kirkwall, Edinburgh, Invergordon and Lerwick, then the voyage will continue to Scandinavia, with the Norwegian port of Bergan as the first point of call. The ship will then cross the transatlantic via the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland to arrive in the Caribbean. Viking Sun will then travel round the whole of South America and will continue it’s journey to America’s west coast before crossing the Pacific taking in tropical islands of the South Pacific to the coast of Australia and New Zealand. The journey will then take in Asia and India and the will transit the Suez Canal and will finally return to the Mediterranean and Europe and arrive back in London in May next year.

On the 245 night itinerary there will stays overnight in 23 cities including Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Ushuaia in Argentina, Hobart in Tasmania, Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, Mumbai in India and Luxor in Egypt.

Torstein Hagen, the chairmain of Viking Cruises said: “Our ultimate world cruise is the most extensive itinerary available in the industry, nearly double the length of our previous world cruise itineraries.”

What are you thoughts? If money was no object would you go on this cruise? Could you 245 days continuous cruising?

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