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Royal Caribbean's nine-month Ultimate World Cruise It soon went viral For about 650 passengers, it was the adventure of a lifetime, for which they paid between $1,000 and $2,000, and it's finally heading back to port. $59,999 to $117,599,
“Nothing can prepare you for nine months,” says Joe Martucci, 67. told USA Today The grand journey across 60 countries, passing through South America, Antarctica, China, Madagascar and many other remote destinations, was scheduled to conclude on Tuesday.
“Traveling the world has always been my family’s dream,” said Amike Oosthuizen, a 26-year-old South African cruise passenger. previously stated Sun.
However, dreams can also be exhausting. Passenger Adita Larson of Houston described her time at sea as “exhausting.”
Other travelers, like Brandy Lake, 47, said there wasn't much of a lull in the water. She said three-quarters of the year is moving quickly.
“It's all a blur. We don't know where we were yesterday; we don't know where we're going tomorrow,” Lake told USA Today.
When it came to packing, he even said that his three large suitcases and luggage were too much.
“I toned it down, and it's still too much,” Lake said. “It's like your own wardrobe: You only really wear 10% to 20% of it.”
Martiucci said he soon began to feel at home, and could even do big things remotely, like buy a car for later use.
“We are able to do the work,” he said.
The cruise, which departed from Miami in December last year, was a huge hit on TikTok, as couples like Joe and Audrey Martiucci recorded their everyday life on the ship. The couple became a worldwide sensation Spendingourkidsmoney under their account,
“We’ve had people send us messages saying, ‘Thank you so much for taking me along on this journey.’” Audrey told CNNHe recalled being greeted by fans during a stop in Halifax, Canada.
Even those who monitored events from dry land Gathered your own TikTok followersLike Beth Anne Fletcher from the United Kingdom.
“If you're interested in travel and you're interested in psychology and people, what more could you want?” he told CNN, adding that people on the cruise in Southampton, England, went out of their way to meet him.
“It was a surreal day, because we've been talking about these guys for so long, and now to actually get to spend time with them, it was like being with old friends,” Fletcher said.
Lake agreed that making friends is a natural process. “I mean, obviously, it’s just like any other community,” he said.
“You have people who are very close to you, some of them are your acquaintances, there might be some who are not your people, but there is nothing wrong with that. It's just that you have your group that you naturally mingle with.”
Even if things aren't so nice and people want to spend time alone, Audrey Martucci told CNN, “There are plenty of places on the ship where you can go and hide.” Plus, a single-person cabin is always handy.
The trial cruise – which involved Hurricane Beryl, the death of a passenger, and some difficulties, Rumors of couples swinging and due to change of route Military battle in the Red Sea – It was enough of a success for Royal Caribbean to announce a new voyage, According to RoyalCaribbeanBlog.org,
Not only that, they are also preparing for a reunion trip to Alaska next summer on the same global cruise ship, Serenade of the Seas.
