Each cruise line has its own world cruise variation - and usually alters it slightly from year to year.

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Itineraries

Some world cruises are more port-intensive while others offer a higher percentage of sea days. The first is more adventurous, the second, more relaxing.

Have time or money constraints? You can usually book a segment of a world cruise.

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Wide choice

Ten cruise lines offer world cruises:

Luxury

Crystal Cruises

Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Silversea Cruises

Upmarket

Cunard Line

P&0 Cruises

Holland America

Mainstream

Costa

Fred Olsen Line

Princess Cruises

Other categories

World (condo cruise ship)

Note: Originally, the term world cruise defined an itinerary that circumnavigated our planet. Today, the term also embraces cruises those that extensively cover a large area and varied part of our world, without completely going around it.

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