{"id":10234,"date":"2011-11-11T01:10:23","date_gmt":"2011-11-11T09:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/?p=10234"},"modified":"2011-11-11T01:10:23","modified_gmt":"2011-11-11T09:10:23","slug":"who-cruises-for-115-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/?p=10234","title":{"rendered":"Who Cruises for 115 Days?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>If you have been reading us for a while, you may or may not recall that the longest cruise we’ve been on was 19 days. You may even remember that we liked it, and felt a little melancholy at being separated from our home on the water, the Norwegian Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In short, we didn’t think it was too long.<\/p>\n

This week, we came across a news release from Holland America<\/a>, promoting its Grand World Voyage in January 2013 (cruise lines like to give you lots of time to plan). The Amsterdam<\/a> (above) leaves Fort Lauderdale<\/a> on the sixth day of the New Year, docking at the same place 40 ports and 115 days later.<\/p>\n

Think about that…115 days. That’s six times longer than our longest cruise. Six times!<\/p>\n

Who goes on these cruises?<\/p>\n

People who are between homes? Between spouses? Lonely? Trying to escape reality?<\/p>\n

One thing they are is rich. Holland America’s cheapest state room, presumably an inside room, costs $20,000 for that little junket, and that’s only if there are two of you in it. That’s $174 a day. Each. It doesn’t include gratuities or taxes or insurance or getting to and from Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n

Just for fun, we checked the cost of one of these around-the-world voyages on Cunard<\/a>, the \"\"<\/a>most regal and often most expensive of cruise lines. A 106-day cruise on the Queen Mary 2<\/a> (above) in January 2013 starts at $20,000, or $188 per day. Yes, each.<\/p>\n

The Amsterdam has circled the globe eight times. In 2013, that number will be 10. Grand Voyage No. 9 is about eight weeks from now, from Fort Lauderdale, and the price is about the same for 112 days \u2014 $20,899. If you’d like an oceanview it’s $4,000 more. A balcony is $18,000 more.<\/p>\n

There’s still space available…if you have 20 grand and think you can survive three months in an inside state room with somebody else.<\/p>\n

By comparison, 19 days was a piece of cake.<\/p>\n

DAILY DEAL:<\/strong><\/span>
\nSeabourn Sojourn<\/a>
\n14 nights
\nDecember 5, 2011
\nSantiago<\/a> to Buenos Aires<\/a>
\nOceanview $3,999
\nwww.seabourn.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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