A Turkish cruise operator is selling tickets for the longest cruise itinerary ever, three years at sea, starting this November aboard MV Gemini, a 1992 ship that has sailed for three other lines, including Cunard.
Leaving Istanbul November 1st, it will also add passengers in Barcelona and Miami. The itinerary, covering 130,000 miles, will visit 375 ports in 135 countries on seven continents, including a stop in the South Shetland Islands off Antarctica. No stops, though in Russia, the Middle East or Greenland.
The ship, which has a capacity for just over a thousand passengers, has 400 cabins, and has added a sizable business center, including 14 offices, meeting rooms and a business library to allow remote working. Prices start at $29,999 a year, or $89,997 for the whole trip.
World cruises are fairly common these days, but so far the longest has been a 274-nighter Royal Caribbean is offering, with a sailing date in December. The three-year cruise seems almost more a competition with several planned ships that are intended as permanent residences.
A nightmare scenario as far as I am concerned.