Cruising Around The World In Luxury
09/28/2007 01:09 p.m.
If you ask people what their ultimate dream vacation would be, many would answer to cruise on a palatial ship around the world. There are a large number of cruisers who are choosing that phenomenal experience and Travel agents can inform you as to the cruise lines which are accommodating the demand by making available a very wide variety of cruising options that take passengers on the around the world voyage of a lifetime.
P&O Cruises' Aurora will take you from Southampton to San Francisco, 20 nights; San Francisco to Auckland, 16 nights; Auckland to Hong Kong, 19 nights; Hong Kong to Mumbai, 16 nights; and Mumbai to Southampton, 17 nights. Holland America Line's Amsterdam sails a 113 night roundtrip from Ft. Lauderdale to Sydney, 37 nights; Sydney to Singapore, 27 nights; Singapore to Istanbul, 22 nights; and Istanbul to Ft. Lauderdale, 28 nights.
The Crystal Serenity has a cruise that leaves Los Angeles to Papeete for 13 nights, Papeete to Auckland for 11 nights, Auckland to Sydney for 14 nights, Sydney to Hong Kong for 17 nights, Hong Kong to Singapore for 12 nights, Singapore to Mumbai for 14 nights, Mumbai to Rome (Civitavecchia) for 16 nights; and Rome (Civitavecchia) to Southampton for 11 nights. Regent's Seven Seas Voyager will take you almost around the world in 115 nights, departing San Francisco to Auckland, 23 nights; Auckland to Sydney, 10 nights; Sydney to Shanghai, 20 nights; Shanghai to Singapore, 13 nights; Singapore to Mumbai, 14 nights; Mumbai to Athens (Piraeus), 17 nights; and Athens (Piraeus) to Ft. Lauderdale, 17 nights.
For the most decadent opulence, you can choose a 105 night roundtrip from the Big Apple on the Cunard Queen Victoria's Maiden Cruise which will take you from New York to Los Angeles, 17 nights; Los Angeles to Sydney; 24 nights, Sydney to Singapore, 23 nights; Singapore to Dubai, 13 nights; and Dubai to Southampton, 22 nights.
Should you prefer one of Cunard's more classic ships, the magnificent Queen Elizabeth II will take you on a 90-night voyage to South America, the Pacific and the Far East roundtrip from New York which leaves New York for Santiago, 24 nights; Santiago to Sydney, 18 nights; Sydney to Singapore; 14 nights; Singapore to Los Angeles, 21 nights; and Los Angeles to New York, 13 nights. The QE II is being retired in late 2008, so you could take advantage of the opportunity to take the final cruise on this grand old lady before she becomes a floating hotel in Dubai.
There are many cruise lines which will offer the opportunity to enjoy this incredible around the world experience for about $20,000. Fred Olsen's Black Watch will take you around the world from Southampton and the P&O Oriana is the least expensive of them all with a price well under $20,000. You can even book a passage for this relatively affordable price on Cunard's phenomenal and gigantic Queen Mary II. Your travel agent can make all the arrangements so that you can voyage clear around the planet in high style!
