This is the type of holiday that lasts four months and costs tens of thousands of pounds therefore you would think that one of the first holidays to suffer from the world wide recession would be round the world cruises. Think again, world cruises are defying the credit problems as more passengers are taking more cruises around the globe.
Just this year there have been a number of world cruises to choose from including three offered by P&O, two from Princess, two from Fred Olsen and two from Cunard. The Queen Victoria from the Cunard line is the largest ship to ever circumnavigate the globe.
There are a number of lines that are already taking booking for 2012 and beyond with many holidaymakers clearly hoping that a world trip will be the antidote needed for the economic global recession. Round the world cruises usually last for three to four months.
There are very few other types of holidays that are unbroken for that length of time without having to pack, unpack and or change hotels. Most cruisers choose their cruise because of the itinerary of ports that will be visited. The world cruise trumps any other cruise easily with its variety and number of destinations. They range in size from a major world capital to a tiny Pacific island.
World cruises also tend to have a good deal of sea days, those days in between ports since there is so much sea and ocean to cover. But just the shear number of ports that are visited out weighs any worries of spending so much time between ports. The world cruises help people get to ports that may not be visited by other cruises. For the most part people choose by itinerary then price.
