Mundy Cruising launches world's longest cruise - seven continents in 357 days

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Mundy Cruising launches world's longest cruise - seven continents in 357 days

By Teresa Machan
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Chill out with penguins when the cruise hits Antarctica.

Chill out with penguins when the cruise hits Antarctica.Credit: iStock

Are you time rich with more than £100,000 ($A164,000) to spare? Then you've just over three months to prepare for the world's most comprehensive cruise - a 357-day odyssey taking in all of the world's seven continents.

Pitched as "the ultimate bucket list experience," the World of Travel cruise is no ordinary voyage. Rather, it's a once-in-a-lifetime adventure that ticks off a slew of must-see sights, from the Antarctica and Angkor Wat to Machu Picchu, the Maldives, and the Great Barrier Reef.

Launched by Mundy Cruising, the itinerary will incorporate several of the world's most luxurious cruise ships, including the 264-passenger Le Soleal (part of the Ponant fleet) and the 1258-berth Maasdam (operated by Holland America Line).

Russian highlight: St Petersburg.

Russian highlight: St Petersburg.

It's not non-stop, however. In between continents passengers will have time to go home, do some washing and re-pack.

"It has the appeal of a world cruise but can be done in manageable chunks," said a spokesperson for Mundy Cruising. "It's ideal for those who want the opportunity to return home and prepare for the next trip."

Starting in Miami on January 10, 2017 passengers will take in a circumnavigation of the entire South American continent on board the luxurious Crystal Serenity before beginning the next stage in Athens in May on Oceania Cruises' Nautica.

The itinerary will include travel on luxury trips such as the Ponant ship Le Soleal.

The itinerary will include travel on luxury trips such as the Ponant ship Le Soleal.

Bound for Southampton the ship will sail via the Mediterranean, Baltic and North Atlantic. Highlights ashore will include the Amalfi Coast, St Petersburg and the ice-bound landscape of Greenland.

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On August 30, 2017, it's back to the Americas, where the luxury Seven Seas Mariner will be docked in Vancouver. This section of the trip scoops up Alaska, San Francisco and the exotic flora and fauna of Costa Rica before transiting the Panama Canal and heading up North America's eastern seaboard to New England and Québec.

Holland America Line's ship Maasdam picks up the baton down under for a circumnavigation of Australia from Sydney to Perth, on October 21. Port calls at Bali and neighbouring Komodo, famous for its giant, carniverous lizards also feature.

The will cruise stop by the Parthenon in Athens.

The will cruise stop by the Parthenon in Athens.Credit: Bloomberg

The voyage continues to Africa and The Indian Ocean in December on Silversea's Silver Spirit. Highlights en route from Dubai to Cape Town include the wildlife of Madagascar, the Maldives and the Seychelles and the Arabian port city of Muscat, in Oman.

What could possibly be left? Penguin colonies, snow-capped peaks and vast tabular icebergs; that's what. In January 2018 passengers will cross the Antarctic Circle on board Ponant's luxurious yacht Le Soléal on a cruise of the White Continent.

The final leg of the journey is a cruises of the Far East on board the stylish, 450-passenger Seabourn Sojourn from Singapore to Kobe in Japan, departing on March 19, 2018. Hong Kong and Shanghai, Hiroshima, Cambodia's Angkor Wat and the beaches of Thailand the Philippines bring the world trip to a close.

Two of Peru's best known attractions: a llama and Machu Picchu.

Two of Peru's best known attractions: a llama and Machu Picchu.

The shortest stint on terra firma is 13 days, between the first and second segments, and the longest is 39 days, between Antarctica and Asia.

The itinerary has been put together "in a few weeks," according to Mundy. "Although there is a short lead time we are confident that it will be of interest, either in its entirety or in segments," said a spokesperson.

And the price? £125,000 ($A204,000) per person, including business class flights (and all overseas transfers). Just don't expect to be able to walk in a straight line when you get off the ship.

The cruise takes in Cambodia's Angkor Wat.

The cruise takes in Cambodia's Angkor Wat.

The longest world cruise to date is a 180-day, 94-port cruise from Oceania, also departing in January. It costs $43,103 per person.

The Telegraph, London

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