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The relatively small group of very very rich passengers are from ~40 countries and most of them actually live on the ship. A day or two before I got off the ship, I decided to make use of my balcony, which I had avoided because I thought the view would only depress me further. This entire time, I had been living in the ship’s Disneyland, Surfside, the neighborhood full of screaming toddlers consuming milkshakes and candy.
Inventing life at sea, and reinventing it
Sign-up to receive notifications on upcoming Journeys, Residences for sale, and to learn more about the exclusive travel lifestyle that comes with ownership. Yes, annual ownership costs are additional and are based on the square footage of the apartments. These fees include a Resident’s share of Ship preservation, operations, crew compensation, and food and beverage onboard. The World continuously circumnavigates the globe on an itinerary selected by the Resident community through a voting process.
An international community of adventurers
“They asked me three times if I needed medication,” he says of the security people who apparently interrogated him in full view of others having breakfast. But I’m thinking along a different line of attack as I spear my last pallid slice of melon. For my streaming limited series, a Pinnacle would have to get killed by either an outright peasant or a Suite without an ocean view. Go from taking in fjords in Norway to biking through Copenhagen. Finally, experience another natural marvel — the other-worldly geothermal seawater at The Blue Lagoon in Iceland before stopping in New York and Perfect Day at CocoCay on your way back to Miami. The final leg of the Ultimate World Cruise is an immersive cultural exploration starting in the Med heading north.
The world's largest privately-owned cruise ship to lay up in Falmouth UK
Those who’ve heard of The World will know that it is notoriously private. The press is rarely invited onboard so, when I was invited for a tour of the facilities and residences up for sale, I leapt at the chance. Travel to your Home aboard The World is defined by unparalleled simplicity and ease. Leave your suitcase behind as you return to your private Residence, complete with your personal art, your clothes, and even your wine collection. Once on board, you can expect the highest standards of anticipatory service, from housekeeping and personalized concierge services to tailored wellness programs and bespoke dining experiences.
Around the World by Private Jet
Crew members from every part of the global South, as well as a few Balkans, are shepherding us along while pressing flutes of champagne into our hands. By a humming Starbucks, I drink as many of these as I can and prepare to find my cabin. I show my blue Suite Sky SeaPass Card (more on this later, much more) to a smiling woman from the Philippines, and she tells me to go “aft.” Which is where, now? As someone who has rarely sailed on a vessel grander than the Staten Island Ferry, I am confused. It turns out that the aft is the stern of the ship, or, for those of us who don’t know what a stern or an aft are, its ass. The nose of the ship, responsible for separating the waves before it, is also called a bow, and is marked for passengers as the FWD, or forward.
Days in the Arctic
And as I leaned out over my balcony, I beheld a slight vista of the sea and surf that I thought I had been missing. The sea was frothy and infinite and blue-green beneath the span of a seagull’s wing. And though it had been trod hard by the world’s largest cruise ship, it remained. Enjoy 133 days on Silversea's Silver Shadow with this round-trip sailing from San Francisco. During that time, the ship will visit 65 ports in 14 countries, including Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, China, Japan, and Canada. Fares start at $66,000 for this 2024 sailing, which currently has waitlist availability.
Ocean Studio Residences – One and Two Bedroom
The part of the contemporary sailing vessel where the malls are clustered is called the midship. Designed with acres of glass offering panoramic vistas of sea, sky and land, Serenade of the Seas® is the perfect ship for scenery-scoping. Take in captivating views of Norway’s majestic fjords, gaze at glaciers in Antarctica, and soak up the sun and the sights while cruising through French Polynesia. In between adventures onshore, you can unwind poolside or tee off on the mini golf green.
Oceania Cruises
In The World’s One- and Two-Bedroom Ocean Studio Residences you’ll enjoy the intimacy of a studio with added space for relaxation or for Guests to join you on the Journey. Share breathtaking views from your private veranda or meals made with fresh local ingredients in your kitchenette. A Guest Stay Program is in place as a service to Residents, however it is not intended to drive revenue or occupancy.
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I am constantly told by my fellow passengers that “everybody here has a story.” Yes, I want to reply, but everybody everywhere has a story. You, the reader of this essay, have a story, and yet you’re not inclined to jump on a cruise ship and, like Duck Necklace, tell your story to others at great pitch and volume. Maybe what they’re saying is that everybody on this ship wants to have a bigger, more coherent, more interesting story than the one they’ve been given. Maybe that’s why there’s so much signage on the doors around me attesting to marriages spent on the sea.
Take in the largest Art Deco sculpture in the world, Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro. Behold the largest waterfall system on the planet, Iguazú Falls near Buenos Aires. And explore Machu Picchu, one of the most iconic symbols of Peru’s ancient Inca heritage. Then sail up to the Yucatàn Peninsula to discover hidden coves and dramatic rock formations along Land’s End in Cabo San Lucas before exploring Ensenada. Elizabeth Rhodes is a special projects editor at Travel + Leisure, covering everything from luxury hotels to theme parks to must-pack travel products. Originally from South Carolina, Elizabeth moved to New York City from London, where she started her career as a travel blogger and writer.
Owners are free to fit them out and design the interiors as they wish, so each space is a home in the truest sense of the word. The apartment currently up for sale has three-bedrooms, three bathrooms and a wide wrap-around veranda for entertaining. At over 3000 square feet, there’s room for a vast living area, flooded with natural light, a full kitchen with the latest appliances and a master suite with his and her bathrooms, walk-in wardrobes and a dressing room. Each year, a small selection of homes, ranging from 330 sq ft studios to 3,340 sq ft three-bedroom apartments, are made available for resale at costs ranging from $2.5 to $15 million, plus annual ownership costs. Layouts and décor can be customised to taste, and many residents choose to bring their own interior designers onboard. After all, they’re not creating a vacation home, but a residence.
In 2020 was announced that Residence 801 (3-bedroom, 3-bathroom, wraparound balcony apartment aft on deck 8) is for sale. THERE ARE BARELY 48 HOURS LEFT to the cruise, and the Icon of the Seas’ passengers are salty. They understand that the chicken gyro at “Feta Mediterranean,” in the AquaDome Market, is the least problematic form of chicken on the ship.
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