World Cruises 2026

World Cruises continue to gain in popularity, with 15 World Cruises in 2026 sailing on 13 different cruise lines – just in the English speaking market. These range from mainstream cruise lines to all-inclusive ultra luxury.

World Cruises 2026

These particular World Cruise itineraries have been shaped by global events, specifically the war in Gaza with several cruise lines including Princess and Holland America Line completely changing their itineraries to avoid the region all together.

There are still great itineraries to be found though with most including some extras for those guest sailing the full circumnavigation. You’ll also find lines that do special events shoreside, bring on cultural ambassadors, and have lots of extra theme parties onboard.

A World Cruise is an incredible experience where after months together onboard everyone feels like family.

Take a look at the World Cruises of 2026.

Top World Cruises 2026

🌛 Most Overnights – Azamara
🌍 Best Full Circumnavigation – Oceania
🌊 Best Circle Pacific – Holland America Line
🍷 Best Luxury Circumnavigation – Regent Seven Seas

Which cruise lines are sailing World Cruises in 2026?

2026 will see a similar range of cruise lines sailing World Cruises as in previous years. Notably missing is Fred. Olsen, that has opted to do several no-fly Grand Voyages from the UK instead. Also, Viking only has one World Cruise on offer whereas in some previous years they’ve had two.

You’ll also notice Royal Caribbean isn’t included here – they haven’t formally announced their next Ultimate World Cruise but will likely do so late in 2025.

The cruise lines sailing World Cruises really do have a big range – from mainstream more entry level cruise lines like Costa and MSC all the way up through all-inclusive ultra luxury like Crystal and Regent Seven Seas.

Thinking of doing a never ending World Cruise? There are some cruise lines you can literally live on year round. For this though we are only looking at traditional cruise lines World Cruises in 2026.

There are two German cruise lines offering world cruises as well, AIDA and Phoenix Reisen. We won’t get into detail on those but I’ve included links below.

• Azamara
• Costa
• Crystal
• Cunard (2 cruises)
• Holland America Line
• MSC
• Oceania
• P&O
• Princess (2 cruises)
• Regent Seven Seas
• Seabourn
• Silversea
• Viking

Plus – Two German Cruise Lines

• Aida
• Phoenix Reisen (2 cruises)

🌍 Click here to check pricing on
2026 World Cruises

How long are the 2026 World Cruises?

They range from the shortest, at 100 days on P&O to the longest at 180 days on Oceania. Here’s a breakdown:

• Azamara – 157 days
• Costa – 142 days
• Crystal – 135 days
• Cunard (2 cruises) – 110 and 109 days
• Holland America Line – 133 days
• MSC – 118 days
• Oceania – 180 days
• P&O Cruises – 100 days
• Princess (2 cruises) – 131 days and 114 days
• Regent Seven Seas – 154 days
• Seabourn – 140 days
• Silversea – 140 days
• Viking – 121 days

How much do they cost?

This is a huge range. The least expensive advertised price is $12,045 per person and a price per night of $120 per person, to a starting price of $96,147 per person and a price per night of $723 per person. What you get with these price tags are very different products, but it does make for an interesting comparison. Here’s a breakdown:

• Azamara – $43,939 per person(pp) / $280 pp/per night
• Costa – $17,265 pp/ $129 pp/per night
• Crystal – $82,616.47 pp/ $622 pp/per night
• Cunard (2 cruises) –
  • Queen Anne – $15,039 pp/ $137 pp/per night
  • Queen Mary 2 – $16,829 pp /$154 pp/per night
• Holland America Line – $29,754 pp / $225 pp/per night
• MSC – $16,956 pp/ $144 pp/per night
• Oceania – $56,636 pp / $426 pp/per night
• P&O – $12,045 pp / $121 pp/ per night
• Princess (2 cruises) –
  • Coral Princess – $31,925 pp / $240 pp/per night
  • Crown Princess – $18,131 pp / $136 pp/ per night
• Regent Seven Seas – $96,147.17 pp / $723 pp/per night
• Seabourn – $88,905 pp/ $668 pp/ per night
• Silversea – $92,929 pp/ $699 pp/ per night
• Viking – $54,995 pp/ $414 pp/ per night

Where do the 2026 World Cruises go?

The World Cruises of 2026 include a mix of full circumnavigations, some partial circumnavigations, and then some circle pacific options. They explore every continent; however, Asia and Africa are heavily favored among these itineraries. Here’s a quick breakdown:

What’s Included in a World Cruise?

Asking how much a World Cruise costs is a good starting point, but it is what is included that really makes a difference in the value of the cruise. Cruise lines have gotten creative with their inclusions on these long round-the-world adventures and in 2026 it’s no different.

Some cruise lines only include the basics whereas others include everything from drinks to shore excursions to onboard medical care. Here is my super handy dandy spreadsheet of who includes what for world cruises 2026. It also helps explain some of the giant price tags for the most inclusive of the World Cruises.

2026 World Cruises By Cruise Line

Azamara Cruises

• Cost: $43,939 per person
• Length: 156 Nights
• Dates: January 6th, 2026 – June 11th, 2026
• Departing from: Miami, Florida to Barcelona, Spain
• Ship: Azamara Onward, 688 guests
• Inclusions (for full World Cruise guests):
  • Beer, wine, and spirits
  • self-service laundry + one bag weekly
  • Tips & gratuities
  • $4,000 onboard credit
  • $3,000 onboard credit for shore excursions
  • Wi-Fi for 2 devices
  • Airfare credit
  • pre-cruise hotel
  • transfers
  • $500 luggage reimbursement
  • gratuities
• Itinerary Highlights:
  • Easter Island, Lima, North and South Island in New Zealand, Asia, Africa, Mediterranean
  • 21 overnight ports including several double overnight ports (3 days in port)

This world cruise really shines for it’s length of port stays. Whereas some cruises might stay for one day this cruise has extended stays of two or three days at pretty incredible locations.

Starting out with an overnight in Progreso, Mexico – this isn’t where you would expect a world cruise to start but it gives guests a chance to explore Chichen Itza and this cruise really focuses on giving guests time in those places with incredible history.

You’ll then have a Panama Canal transit heading south to Lima, Peru. You’ll stop in Easter Island for an overnight and then continue to enjoy several overnights in French Polynesia including Moorea, Papeete, and Bora Bora.

After this you’ll head to New Zealand where you’ll enjoy both the north and south islands including Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington, Picton, Christchurch and an overnight in Dunedin.

Then you have a bit of Australian exploration plus an overnight in Manila, Philippines. After making your way to Hong Kong you’ll then come south to Vietnam, Thailand, and Singapore.

You’ll sail across the Indian Ocean with stops in Cochin, India (for yet another overnight), Sri Lanka, the Maldives and the Seychelles.

Now things really pick up with a whole host of African ports including in Kenya, Tanzania, Mayotte, Madagascar, South Africa, and Namibia.

To finish things off there is a bit of port hopping in the Mediterranean before ending the cruise in Barcelona.

Check availability on Azamara 2026 World Cruise by clicking here

Cunard – Queen Mary 2

• Cost: $16,829 per person
• Length: 109 Nights
• Dates: January 18th, 2026 – May 8th, 2026
• Departing from: New York City, New York to New York City, New York
• Ship: Queen Mary 2, 2,696 guests
• Inclusions:
  • room service
  • Daily afternoon tea
• Itinerary Highlights:
  • Great taste of the world – with stops on 5 continents
  • 6 overnight ports

This itinerary is a full circumnavigation, from incredible New York City all the way around the world until you get back to NYC 109 days later.

While there are a few overnight ports, this is not that destination heavy of an itinerary and instead of diving into one region really in depth it touches on some big highlights for each region that it visits.

Highlights include overnights in LA, San Francisco, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Cape Town.

This itinerary goes east to west, through the Panama Canal, across the Pacific and after a few stops in Asia makes it’s way south across the Indian Ocean to Africa and then up to France and Southampton before beginning the classic transatlantic crossing from Southampton to New York that Cunard is famous for.

Check availability on Cunard – Queen Mary 2
World Cruise 2026 by clicking here

Cunard – Queen Anne

• Cost: $15,039 per person
• Length: 110 Nights
• Dates: January 11th, 2026 – April 30th, 2026
• Departing from: Southampton, England to Southampton, England
• Ship: Queen Anne, 2,996 guests
• Inclusions:
  • room service
  • Daily afternoon tea
• Itinerary Highlights:
  • Full circumnavigation
  • 5 overnight ports

This is one of the rare world cruise itineraries that goes west to east – resulting in a whole lot of hour forwards. It wouldn’t be my first choice but when you’re onboard for 110 nights changing time zones a few times either way isn’t that big of a deal.

Check availability on Cunard – Queen Anne
World Cruise 2026 by clicking here

Costa Cruises

• Cost: $17,065 per person
• Length: 142 Days
• Dates: November 21st, 2025 – April 11th, 2026
• Departing from: Trieste, Italy to Trieste, Italy
• Ship: Costa Deliziosa, 2,826 guests
• Itinerary Highlights:
  • Overnights in some great places – including Easter Island
  • 7 overnight ports
  • Asia, western South America, Africa

I always have mixed feelings when I see Easter Island on an itinerary. It is such a cool place to visit but it’s a tender port and sometimes the weather is unfavorable. All of this to say, one year on a World Cruise not everyone could get ashore in Easter Island and you would have thought there was going to be a mutiny onboard.

This itinerary solves that by having an overnight on Easter Island! This pretty much guarantees, barring truly terrible weather, that everyone that wants to go ashore can go.

I will say overall this is a thoughtfully done itinerary. It’s got a nice mix of overnight ports and late sails with some sea days mixed in for you to rest and recuperate before the next big ports.

For this itinerary you’ll start in Europe, cross the Atlantic, make your way through the Panama Canal and then head south along the west coast of South America making your way down to San Antonio. For the stop in Callao, or Lima, it is only one day but if you wanted to go to Macchu Picchu you’ll need to do an overland tour regardless.

After this you’ll do the Pacific crossing, with stops at Easter Island as well as a handful of South Pacific islands include favorite Papeete (Tahiti). Interestingly it skips right over New Zealand and heads for Australia. You’ll make your way north along the east coast of Australia – meaning Great Barrier Reef – and then head up to Asia to explore for a little bit.

Then it’s time to cross the Indian Ocean for Africa and after heading north on the west coast of Africa finish up your cruise in the Mediterannean.

Check availability on Costa Cruises
World Cruise 2026 by clicking here

Crystal Cruises

• Cost: $84,000 per person
• Length: 135 Nights
• Dates: January 11th, 2026 – May 26th, 2026
• Departing from: Los Angeles, CA to Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
• Ship: Crystal Serenity, 740 guests
• Inclusions:
  • business class airfare
  • private transfers
  • Luggage Valet
  • $1,500 shipboard credit
  • Exclusive shoreside events for full World Cruise guests
  • Complimentary laundry
  • Complimentary initial onboard medical visit
  • Send off celebration
• Itinerary Highlights:
  • More extensive South Pacific, Asia, Middle East
  • 10 overnight ports

This itinerary starts out heavy on the sea days with a Pacific Crossing with just two days in Hawaii to break up the journey across. It’s followed by a string of South Pacific islands though including overnights in Nuku Hiva and Tahiti and there’s about 3 weeks of island hopping before shifting gears to New Zealand and Australia.

For Australia this itinerary goes north along the east coast which means you’ll be able to snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef. You then sail further north to go and explore more of Asia including Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore. This is peppered with more overnights as well. In all this itinerary features 10 overnight ports.

It’s time to continue west with stops in India before working towards the Suez. There’s a variety of stops in the Middle East including Oman, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and then Egypt for transiting the canal. After transiting the canal you are in the last few weeks of the cruise ending in Civitavecchia.

Check availability on Crystal Cruises
World Cruise 2026 by clicking here

Holland America Line

For an in depth overview of Holland America Line’s 2026 World Cruise check out this full blog post overview.

• Cost: $29,754 per person
• Length: 133 Days
• Dates: January 4th, 2026 – May 17th, 2026
• Departing from: Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Ship: Volendam, 1,432 guests
• Inclusions:
  • Room Service
  • Afternoon Tea
  • Wi-Fi
  • Air Credit $500
  • Airport Transfers
  • *Grand Mariner Discount
  • Don’t forget to check for additional onboard credit
• Itinerary Highlights:
  • Extensive South America, scenic cruising in Antartica, plus Alaska
  • 9 overnight ports

This itinerary is a big switch from the original itinerary, favoring to explore Asia and forgoing all exploration of the Middle East region. Notably this itinerary includes Antarctica and is the only 2026 World Cruise to go to Antarctica.

On it’s Pacific circle it also includes stops in Alaska which make for a very interesting itinerary. I do think they missed an opportunity to bring the ship north past Nome, Alaska into the Arctic circle and then would have done yet another “Pole to Pole”.

Check availability on Holland America Line
World Cruise 2026 by clicking here

MSC Cruises

• Cost: $31,154 per person
• Length: 133 Days
• Dates: January 4th, 2026 – May 17th, 2026
• Departing from: Genoa, Italy to Genoa, Italy
• Ship: MSC Magnifica, 3,223 guests
• Inclusions:
  • 15 included shore excursions
  • Dine and Drink package (basically drinks are included during meals)
• Itinerary Highlights:
  • Asia including the Philippines, Middle East, Southern Caribbean
  • 7 overnight ports

Starting in Italy to make it’s way for a full circumnavigation of the globe you’ll head across the Atlantic. This means lots of hour backs and extra sleep as you make your way around the globe.

There is quite a bit of Southern Caribbean island hopping before transiting the Panama Canal, followed by a Mexican Riviera run and then up to San Francisco. After this you’ll make your way across the Atlantic stopping in Honolulu. There is an overnight in Honolulu which is great because crossing the Pacific to stop in Hawaii for one day always seems a bit silly to me.

Continuing across the Pacific you’ll head south for a few quick South Pacific stops and then onto New Zealand and Australia. As is common with World Cruises you’ll head north on the east side of Australia to get to the Great Barrier Reef.

This is followed by a really great run of ports in Asia including an overnight in Manila and Tokyo. Shanghai is also on this itinerary and most itineraries haven’t been favoring China so this is a rarity on World Cruise itineraries for 2026.

The crossing from Asia to the Middle East includes a stop in Colombo, Sri Lanka but skips India altogether. It then heads to Dubai and Oman as well as Aqaba, Jordan (for Petra). After the Suez Canal transit it is making a line swiftly out of that region and north to Greece.

As we’ve seen with other itineraries for 2026 cruise lines aren’t favoring the Suez Canal and region near Israel. However, as this cruise comes out of the Suez and then continues with the Mediterranean and doesn’t try to go towards Israel maybe it will stay as it stands. Time will tell.

Check availability on MSC Cruises
World Cruise 2026 by clicking here

Oceania Cruises

• Cost: $56,637 per person
• Length: 180 nights
• Dates: January 6th, 2026 – July 6th, 2026
• Departing from: Miami, Florida to Miami, Florida
• Ship: Vista, 1,200 guests
• Inclusions:
  • $8,800 Shore Excursion Credit
  • Pre-Paid Gratuities
  • Champagne, Wine & Beer at Lunch and Dinner
  • Unlimited Starlink® WiFi
  • In-Suite and In-Stateroom Dining
  • Group Fitness Classes
  • Laundry Services
• Itinerary Highlights:
  • Full circumnavigation, South Pacific, UK, Ireland, Denmark
  • 10 overnight ports

This itinerary is nearly always among the best World Cruise itineraries out there simply because at 180 days there is really time to see so much of the world.

This is a full circumnavigation roundtrip from Miami to Miami. It features a nearly full circumnavigation of South America and spends a good amount of time doing the full coast of both the east and west sides. It also explores the South Pacific region pretty extensively stopping at 12 islands.

While it doesn’t have too many ports in Southeast Asia, it does include overnights in Thailand, Singapore, and Bali.

There are a few Middle Eastern ports and then the transit of the Suez Canal. They are scheduled to call in both Saudi Arabia as well as Luxor in Egypt. After leaving the canal they’ll head for Santorini and continue exploring the Mediterranean.

Before heading across the Atlantic though this cruise will head north to the UK and Ireland, plus Denmark and Iceland and make it’s way south along the east coast of North America including Halifax, NYC, and Charleston.

Check availability on Oceania Cruises
World Cruise 2026 by clicking here

P&O Cruises

• Cost: $12,045 per person
• Length: 100 nights
• Dates: January 6th, 2026 – April 15th, 2026
• Departing from: Southampton, UK to Southampton, UK
• Ship: Arcadia, 2,094 guests
• Inclusions:
  • Tips Included
• Itinerary Highlights:
  • Western Australia and both North and South Islands of New Zealand, Africa, big US ports (Honolulu, San Francisco, Los Angeles)
  • 5 overnight ports
  • Very quick round the world at only 100 days

This itinerary is a rarity in that it goes west to east. Most cruise lines do not opt for this as you have to do hour forwards as you change time zones instead of hour backs when you go the east to west route. This means it starts out in Southampton and makes the way down around Africa, across the Indian Ocean and then starts exploring Australia in Fremantle. This is great because it gives you a chance to see the western side of Australia that most world cruises miss.

The cruise then continues through New Zealand (both North and South islands) and starts crossing the Pacific to Honolulu to Mexico and then through the Panama Canal. After a bit of island hopping it makes it’s way across the Atlantic to Ponta Delgada and then onto Southampton.

Check availability on P&O Cruises
World Cruise 2026 by clicking here

Princess Cruises (Coral Princess)

• Cost: $18,011 per person
• Length: 115 nights
• Dates: January 21st, 2026 – May 16th, 2026
• Departing from: Los Angeles, CA to Los Angeles, CA
• Ship: Coral Princess, 2,000 guests
• Inclusions:
  • Princess EZ-Air
  • Princess Premier
    • drinks, wi-fi, gratuities, specialty restaurants
  • $500 onboard credit per person
  • Room service
• Itinerary Highlights:
  • Japan, Western Australia, Alaska (including Glacier Bay)
  • 5 overnight ports

One of the itineraries that has been changed to avoid the region near the war in Gaza we see a very interesting circle the Pacific cruise – excluding South America entirely.

This cruise enjoys quite a bit of Oceania and explores the western side of Australia, Asia, and then spends a bit of time making its way down the west cost of North America including quite a few Alaskan ports plus Vancouver, Astoria, Seattle and Santa Barbara.

I really like that when they cross the Pacific to start there are 4 days in Hawaii exploring a couple different islands. This is followed by heading to the islands of the South Pacific and New Zealand before making their way around Australia. This means no Great Barrier Reef for this itinerary but is instead a great option to explore more of the Outback of Australia.

After just one stop in Indonesia it’s time to dive into Asia a bit more closely with stops in Malaysia, Thailand, 4 stops in Vietnam, plus Taipei, South Korea, and 9 stops in Japan. Interestingly there is no stop in Singapore and that is a rarity for a Wold Cruise to skip.

Then starts what is in essence a full blown Alaskan cruise itinerary complete with glacier days at both Hubbard Glacier and Glacier Bay National Park.

Check availability on Princess Cruises (Coral Princess)
World Cruise 2026 by clicking here

Princess Cruises (Crown Princess)

• Cost: $17,970 per person
• Length: 114 nights
• Dates: May 6th, 2026 – August 29th, 2026
• Departing from: Auckland, New Zealand to Auckland, New Zealand
• Ship: Crown Princess, 3,080 guests
• Itinerary Highlights:
  • Great taste of the world – with stops on 5 continents
  • 5 overnight ports

Anyways, this World Cruise itinerary is really heavy on sea days to start out. I’m talking between May 6th (day 1 of the cruise) and June 12th there are only 10 port days. Out of 37 days 27 of them are sea days. That is a lot of sea days to start a journey. It should be noted this itinerary was a shift from the original though (**the map on the Princess website is incorrect) and maybe that’s why there are so many sea days to start.

After that big chunk at the beginning crossing the Indian Ocean and such things start to pick up with stops in the Canary Islands and then really get into it with stops in France, Belgium, Poland, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, England, Scotland and Iceland.

The cruise makes its way south at this point including stops on the Canada/New England run like Quebec City and Halifax plus Saguenay which has just a really beautiful sail-in and out. Before heading all the way south to the Panama Canal there is an overnight in NYC which is awesome as then you could potentially catch a Broadway show.

After transiting the Panama Canal there’s a taste of South America including an overnight in Callao (for Lima) and then crossing the Pacific with a stop at Easter Island, Tahiti, Moorea, and then back to Auckland.

Aside from so many sea days to start this journey it is a really great itinerary.

Check availability on Princess Cruises (Crown Princess)
World Cruise 2026 by clicking here

Regent Seven Seas

• Cost: $101,999 per person
• Length: 154 nights
• Dates: January 10th, 2026 – June 13th, 2026
• Departing from: Miami, Florida to Miami, Florida
• Ship: Seven Seas Mariner, 700 guests
• Inclusions:
  • Pre-Cruise Gala Event and 1-Night Hotel Package
  • Exclusive shoreside experiences
  •  Shore Excursions
  • All Specialty Restaurants
  • Unlimited Beverages, Fine Wines, Craft Cocktails and coffees
  • In-Suite Mini-Bar
  • Gratuities
  • Wi-Fi
  • Laundry
  • Room Service
  • Phone Time
  • Onboard Medical Service
  • Gift
• Itinerary Highlights:
  • Great Hawaii, overnight in Bora Bora, extensive Africa
  • 16 overnight ports

This cruise starts with an overnight in Miami. This feels a little anti-climatic to me as there is no big sail-away moment until the next day. But, an overnight in Miami would definitely be fun and from a logistics standpoint works out great for the cruise line because there is so much extra stuff to be brought onboard before the start of a World Cruise.

It’s then followed by a few Caribbean and Central American ports and a Panama Canal transit. Then comes the Pacific crossing and stops in Hawaii. They do this right though with 5 Hawaiian ports and overnights in both Honolulu and Kauai.

Like most other World Cruises at this point they head south and hop between some South Pacific islands before making their way to New Zealand. On their island hopping though they have an overnight in Bora Bora which you don’t see on many itineraries anymore because of restrictions Bora Bora has put in place against large cruise ships.

After a few days in New Zealand and making it’s way from Sydney along the east coast of Australia you’ll head north to Indonesia as well as Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and then Sri Lanka and India as you sail west.

This starts the African part of your journey which is the most extensive African itinerary of any World Cruise in 2026 including the Maldives and Seychelles, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Namibia and more.

After heading north to the Canary Islands you’ll sail across the Atlantic with a stop in Bermuda and the Bahamas before finishing up in the Miami 154 days later.

Check availability on Regent Seven Seas
World Cruise 2026 by clicking here

Seabourn

• Cost: $81,633 per person
• Length: 129 nights
• Dates: January 6th, 2026 – May 15th, 2026
• Departing from: Los Angeles, California to Vancouver, Canada
• Ship: Seabourn Sojourn, 458 guests
• Inclusions:
  • Upgraded Wi-Fi powered by Starlink
  • $6,000USD Shipboard Credit
  • Medical Services Package
  • 2-night pre-cruise hotel stay
  • Business Class airfare
  • Personal Luggage Valet
  • Unlimited laundry
  • Visa package (US/Canada passport holders)
• Itinerary Highlights:
  • “Ring of Fire” highlighting ports around the Pacific ocean
  • South Pacific, North and South Island New Zealand, Tasmania and Western Australia, 13 ports in Japan, Alaska
  • 5 overnight ports

This “World Cruise” circles the Pacific somewhat similarly to the Coral Princess World Cruise. It starts in Los Angeles and does a Pacific crossing to Hawaii before heading south to the South Pacific. Due to the small size of this ship it is able to call in Bora Bora (a personal favorite as it’s where I got engaged). After a few days in French Polynesia and a few other island stops it heads to New Zealand.

This itinerary ops for both the North and South Island of New Zealand and then in Australia goes around the western side. When it heads north to Indonesia and further north to the Philippines and Hong Kong you’ll notice Singapore is skipped over. Not a big deal and is more than made up for with the extensive ports offered in Japan.

After a few days in Taiwan it is time to head to Japan for the massive 13 port intensive stretch including an overnight in Tokyo.

This is followed by crossing the International Dateline to Alaska where you’ll see a bit of the Last Frontier including Glacier Bay National Park before ending your cruise in Vancouver, Canada.

Check availability on Seabourn Cruises
World Cruise 2026 by clicking here

Silversea

• Cost: $95,550 per person
• Length: 140 Days
• Dates: January 6th, 2026 to May 27th, 2026
• Departing from: Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Lisbon, Portugal
• Ship: Silver Dawn, 596 guests
• Inclusions:
  • Private Executive Transfers
  • International flights – Business class
  • Airport transfers
  • Hotel
  • Shore excursions
  • Onboard food and beverage
• Itinerary Highlights:
  • Western Australia, South Pacific, Mediterranean
  • 10 overnight ports

There is no way that this itinerary will sail the way that it is currently (January 2025) listed. I’m sorry, I just do not see a way that a cruise line is going to sail to Haifa, or Ashdod, Israel within the next year and a half.

I think we can take that portion of this itinerary with a grain of salt. Looking at the rest of the itinerary we see a global exploration peppered with incredible ports and overnights around the world.

This itinerary starts off with a Panama Canal transit and then makes its way south on the western side of South America. The first overnight is in Callao for Lima, Peru.

Then you start the crossing of the Pacific which includes an overnight in Easter Island. The Pacific exploration continues with several stops on islands in the South Pacific including an overnight in Tahiti. Much like the other luxury ships that are small enough to stay under the 1,000 passenger limit in Bora Bora she enjoys a day in Bora Bora.

After a bit more South Pacific fun and an overnight in New Caledonia it’s time for New Zealand with an overnight in Auckland. Then crossing over to Australia starting in Tasmania and then an overnight in Melbourne. This voyage continues around western Australia. After a few stops in Indonesia, as well as an overnight in Singapore, it is time to head towards Mumbai. This is done with stops in Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka.

Here is when I think this itinerary is going to end up changing. This is the section going from Mumbai to Haifa and I just cannot see a cruise ship docking in Israel. Whether they decide to head through the Suez Canal with a few stops in the Middle East on the way or opt for cruising all the way around Africa I don’t know but it’s safe to say something here is going to change.

Assuming we then make our way to the other side of the Suez and into Europe but skipping anything over in Israel, you’ll have a few stops in Turkey and then exploring Greece a bit plus a stop in Albania and Croatia.

Next up is a great string of ports including Malta, Montenegro, Tunisia, Sicily, Gibraltar and Cadiz before ending the voyage in Lisbon, Portugal.

Check availability on Silversea
World Cruise 2026 by clicking here

Viking Ocean Cruises

• Cost: $54,995 per person
• Length: 121 Days
• Dates: January 5th, 2026 to May 6th, 2026
• Departing from: Los Angeles, California to London (Greenwich), UK
• Ship: Viking Sky, 930 guests
• Inclusions:
  • Business class air
  • Transfers
  • Luggage shipping
  • Gratuities
  • Wi-Fi
  • $1,000 onboard credit
  • Beverage Package
  • Self Service Launderette
  • Room Service
  • One Excursion in each port
  • $2000 shore-ex credit
  • Visa Service
• Itinerary Highlights:
  • Bora Bora, Africa, Casablanca, South Pacific
  • 15 overnight ports

This itinerary follows a similar path to other world cruises but excels where some of the others fall short boasting 15 overnight ports. The African exploration is really top notch and while it isn’t a full circumnavigation you really get a lot of time in the places you visit.

Starting in Los Angeles and making the way across the Pacific with a stop in Hawaii for an overnight in Honolulu. You then head south to a variety of South Pacific stops including Bora Bora before crossing to New Zealand.

After New Zealand you make your way to Australia and head up the eastern side of Australia which will give you a chance to snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef. Several stops in Indonesia.

Check availability on Viking Ocean
World Cruise 2026 by clicking here

World Cruise 2026 FAQ’s:

Will I need to get any vaccines?

Depending on where you sail in the world you might need to get vaccines ahead of time. For more information about vaccines and World Cruises take a look here.

What about visas?

Some of the World Cruises are including visa services as part of the price of the cruise. This might depend on which country you are from, but Viking and Silversea are both offering visa services as part of the World Cruise price. For more information about visas and World Cruises check out this post.

Which World Cruises 2026 are adult only?

Most World Cruises will have a couple kids onboard – although sometimes those will be the children of officers onboard.

There are two adult only World Cruises, the first is on Viking Cruise Line which is an adult only line. The second is on P&O Cruises on their ship Arcadia.

Conclusion: World Cruises 2026

A cruise around the world is an incredible opportunity to see new places, learn about and experience different cultures – and only have to pack and unpack once!

While there may still be some itinerary changes before these cruises set sail, they are sure to still be incredible global adventures.

Whether you want to circle the globe or focus more on one region, from mainstream to ultra luxury and everything in between – there is a world cruise for you.

🌍 Click here to check pricing on
2026 World Cruises