A world cruise is right up there in terms of ultimate travel experiences. You wake up each day in a new place, see "bucket list" attractions (including UNESCO World Heritage sites), and enjoy constant sea views.
Over the course of several months you visit dozens of ports with time to explore, including overnight stays in key places.
Segments of a month or less may also be available. But to gain status as an "all-arounder" or "worldlie," you need to do the whole seabang.
Check out these world cruises (space is available, though in some cases limited).
1. The Crystal Serenity embarks from Los Angeles on January 18 on an 89-day world cruise that includes Asia and Africa. The ship will impressively do three-day stays in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore and Cape Town, as well as several overnight stays in places, including Honolulu. After stops in Morocco and Lisbon, the cruise disembarks on April 18 in London. Fares from $39,380 per person.
2. Cunard's Queen Victoria will cruise round-trip from Southampton, U.K. on a 116-day world cruise, January 2 to April 28. The ship will cross the Atlantic on a sailing that calls at 40 ports in the Caribbean, South America (including Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Cape Horn and Easter Island), the South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand. The itinerary includes 10 maiden calls. Fares from $19,995.
3. The 110-day world cruise on the Queen Mary 2 is round-trip from Southampton, U.K. (with the option of joining in New York), January 10 to May 9. The ship will visit Africa, do a full circumnavigation of Australia, and call at several key ports in Asia before heading back to Europe via the Middle East (and Suez Canal). Overnight calls include Cape Town, Hong Kong and Dubai. Fares from $21,995.
4. Silverseas Silver Whisper embarks on January 6 on a 113-day world cruise from Los Angeles to Barcelona. The itinerary visits Hawaii and the South Pacific (including Samoa), New Zealand, Australia, Southeast Asia, China, India, the Middle East and Europe. Altogether, the ship will do 54 port calls in 29 countries with a dozen overnight (or late-night) stays, including three days in Rangoon, Burma (also known as Yangon, Myanmar). Fares from $54,550.
5. Cruise on Holland America Line's Amsterdam on a 113-day world cruise itinerary and you'll travel from Fort Lauderdale through the Panama Canal to the South Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Asia, then around Africa to South America and back to Florida via the Caribbean. The cruise embarks on January 4, fares from $19,999.
6. The Dawn Princess leaves Sydney on May 18 on a 104-day world cruise that includes Singapore, Burma (Myanmar), India, Dubai, Egypt, passage through the Suez Canal to Europe, a trans-Atlantic sailing and time in the Caribbean, South America and the South Pacific. Overnight ports include Dubai, Lima and Venice. Fares from $17,099.
7. Take your world cruise on the Seabourn Sojourn and you'll be in good company — with guest speakers including Tony Mendez, the former CIA operative and inspiration for the movie Argo, and Dennis Connor, the four-time America's Cup champion sailor. The 116-day itinerary (January 4 to May 1) visits 40 ports in Hawaii, the South Pacific, Asia, Australia, India, the Middle East and the Mediterranean, en route from Los Angeles to Venice. Fares from $49,999.
8. Regent Seven Seas Cruises' Seven Seas Voyager sails from Auckland to London on a 136-day world cruise, January 17 to June 2. Passengers can do up to 485 free excursions, thanks to the line's all-inclusive pricing. The itinerary includes Australia, Southeast Asia, China, Japan, India, Israel and Europe. Fares are from $85,999 for a deluxe suite (there's a wait list for other categories).
9. Oceania Cruises will make history with its first world cruise — the longest ever. But you need to wait until 2015. The 180-day cruise on the Insignia embarks Miami on Jan. 10, 2015. The itinerary covers five continents, 44 countries and 89 ports of call. The route includes the Caribbean, South America, Africa, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific and Hawaii. Fares from $45,999.
10. The landmark itinerary on Oceania's Insignia has proven so popular the line has added a second 180-day world cruise on the ship, embarking Miami on July 8, 2015. The Insignia will visit 100 ports, sailing north to Canada and New England, crossing the Atlantic to Greenland and Iceland, and visiting the Mediterranean, Asia and Africa, returning via the Caribbean. Fares from $44,999.
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