A 111-day $23k around-the-world cruise is under way, with destinations including Melbourne, Mauritius, Singapore and 20 Unesco World Heritage Sites
- The voyage is currently taking place aboard Princess Cruises’ Pacific Princess, which carries 670 passengers
- The cruise set sail from Fort Lauderdale and will visit 42 destinations in 26 countries across five continents
- New ports of call for the 2020 World Cruise sailing include Kaikoura, New Zealand, and Praslin in Seychelles
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An astonishing 111-day around-the-world cruise is under way, with destinations including Melbourne, Mauritius and Singapore on the itinerary.
The voyage, called 2020 World Cruise, is taking place on Princess Cruises’ Pacific Princess ship, with the cheapest ticket costing $22,999 (£17,700).
Cruisers will visit a total of 42 destinations in 26 countries across five continents and also have the opportunity to see 20 Unesco World Heritage Sites, including Stone Town, Zanzibar.
A map showing the route of Princess Cruises’ 2020 World Cruise, which takes in 42 destinations in 26 countries across five continents in 111 days
The voyage is taking place on Princess Cruises’ Pacific Princess ship, with the cheapest ticket costing $22,999 (£17,700)
Pacific Princess, which can carry 670 passengers, departed from Fort Lauderdale on January 5 and has already called at ports in Aruba, Costa Rica and Mexico.
Today it will leave Los Angeles before heading across the Pacific Ocean towards Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia.
For the first time on a World Cruise sailing by Princess Cruises, the ship will stop in Kaikoura in New Zealand, the island of Praslin in Seychelles and Mayotte Island, a French protectorate in the Indian Ocean.
There will also be 12 late-night stays in the likes of Melbourne, Tahiti and Phuket as well as an overnight stay in Cape Town to maximise the amount of time passengers can spend in a port.
One of the balcony staterooms onboard the Pacific Princess. Today the ship will leave Los Angeles before heading across the Pacific Ocean towards Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia
In total, the cruise liner will have sailed 34,287 nautical miles by the time it returns to Fort Lauderdale on May 11, having crossed the Equator four times.
Meanwhile, Princess Cruises is already taking bookings for its 2021 World Cruise, which will take place on the Island Princess ship and sets sail on January 3, 2021.
This larger vessel, which is 965ft long and boasts 15 decks, can carry up to 2,200 guests and 900 crew.
Jan Swartz, president of Princess Cruises, said: ‘We’ve been offering World Cruises since 1998 and our team of destination experts know how to create the best worldwide itineraries like no other in the cruise industry.
‘Our captain, officers and crew regularly hear from guests the impact the World Cruise has on them, as they share their appreciation for taking them to places they never in a million years thought they would experience.’