Voyage will be the world’s longest-ever continuous cruise and visit 113 ports in 59 countries
By
Elizabeth Robinson |
Viking Cruises is to offer the world’s longest-ever continuous cruise in 2019.
Departing from London, UK on 31 August 2019, the 930-guest Viking Sun will sail a 245-day ‘Ultimate World Cruise’, which will take guests to 113 ports in 59 countries on six continents, thereby completing a circumnavigation of the globe. The itinerary will also include 22 overnight stays in ports.
Highlights of the ‘Ultimate World Cruise’ will include calls in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Hobart, Tasmania; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Mumbai, India; Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego; and Luxor, Egypt visits to eight all-new Viking ports in South America: Roseau, Dominica; La Serena Coquimbo and Iquique, Chile; Arequipa, Pisco and Lima, Peru; and Quito and Manta, Ecuador; and Fuerte Amador, Panama.
Viking will also offer guests the option to sail one of two shorter segments during the full world cruise. Guests can choose a 127-day ‘Viking World Treasures’ sailing from London to Los Angeles, California, which visits 33 countries and 61 ports. Alternatively, they can choose a 119-day ‘Viking World Wonders’ journey from Los Angeles to London that visits 29 countries and 55 ports.
“For more than 20 years we have been offering guests the most culturally immersive journeys available in the industry and we are pleased to announce the most extensive itinerary in our history,” said Torstein Hagen, chairman of Viking. “Our world cruises offer guests the rare opportunity to unpack once and explore dozens of the best destinations on earth – at a value that is unprecedented in the travel industry.”