Plan for world’s first three-year cruise to actually never end
Does a three-year cruise sound like a dream or a claustrophobic nightmare to you? It departs in less than two months and there’s now a plan for it to never end.
The world’s first three-year cruise begins its around-the-world voyage in less than two months, with prices starting at about $5000 a month.
And it has now been revealed the plan is for it become “the cruise that never ends”.
Life at Sea Cruises’ MV Lara is scheduled to depart from Istanbul, Turkey on November 1 but because of inquiries from interested people who couldn’t make the start date, the company has changed the plan to allow guests to start at any time on the itinerary.
They will still need to book for three years, making it a rolling three-year cruise.
Kendra Holmes, who is chief executive of Miray Cruises, which owns Life at Sea Cruises, explained the new concept to CNN.
The itinerary will continue to new destinations instead of returning to previous ones with destinations like Dubai and India, which are not on the first itinerary, being added in the fourth year.
The cruise visits Queensland’s Thursday Island in December 2024 and then mainland Australia in March 2025, stopping by Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Hobart, Adelaide, Esperance, Perth, Geraldton, Port Hedland, Broome, Darwin and the Tiwi Islands.
The three-year trip has been celebrated by big cruising fans and called a “nightmare” and “claustrophobic” by critics across social media.
One woman from Victoria said she would do it “in a heartbeat” because it was more affordable than living at home during the cost of living crisis.
Another agreed: “Probably cheaper than rent on a shared apartment in Sydney.”
But one woman said she wouldn’t go even if she was the one being paid to do it.
A man from Queensland described it like being “stuck inside a shopping centre”.
“It’s a NO from me. Big floating cess pitt of germs,” added another Aussie.
The cheapest two-person inside cabin is priced at $60,380 ($US38,513) per person a year, which makes it about $5030 a month or $1160 a week.
Travellers wanting a solo cabin must pay an additional 85 per cent.
It includes free dining, laundry, weekly housekeeping, gym access, entertainment and Wi-Fi.
The cruise ship has a hospital with free visits, and even has its own jail.
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You must be over the age of 16 but children of all ages can visit.
According to CNN, occupancy is currently at over 50 per cent for November boardings.
The ship, Lara, has room for up to 1266 passengers, but Life at Sea Cruises has committed to have less than 80 per cent capacity.
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