Life at Sea Cruises has just opened bookings for its three-year voyage on the MV Gemini.

On the thousand plus day bucket-list tour:

• 375 ports
• 208 overnight stops
• 130,000+ miles
• 135 countries
• 103 tropical islands
• Caribbean island-hopping
• All 7 continents
• Rio’s Christ the Redeemer
• The Taj Mahal
• The Yucatan’s Chichen Itza
• The Great Pyramids of Giza
• Machu Picchu
• The Great Wall of China
• Christmas in Brazil
• New Year’s Eve in Argentina
• Both coasts of Central America
• West coast of North America
• AND Hawaii!

The full details have’t been revealed but, the MV Gemini (currently cruising around Turkey and Greek Islands) will be overhauled for the voyage with:

• 400 cabins
• room for up to 1,074 passengers
• sundeck & swimming pool
• wellness center
• auditorium
• “multiple dining options”
• instructors teaching dance and music
• single’s mixers
• gym
• salon
• remote working facilities
• full-scale business center
• meeting rooms
• 14 offices
• business library & lounge
• 24/7 hospital facilities
• free medical visits

“Virtual Inside” staterooms (whatever that means, they are just 13 sq. ft!?) start at $30,000 per person per year. That comes to $180,000 for the three-year trip for two people.Balcony Suites, are $109,999 per person.

The cheapest outdoor cabin costs $36,999 per person. Single travelers get a discount of 15% on the double occupancy rate. The minimum down payment is $45,000. Ouch.)

The company also says there are

additional tax benefits when working as an international resident aboard the ship.”

Life at Sea Cruises’ managing director, Mikael Petterson, says,

Professionals need connectivity, the right amenities and the functionality to perform their jobs. There is no other cruise that offers this sort of flexibility to their customers.” 

Passengers can “share” a cabin with someone else, going in and out of the itinerary. Example: two couples could buy one cabin for the entire trip, and then divide up the travel time.

Family and friends will be able to visit –FREE. The very L O N G list of what you get on the multi-year voyage includes, at no extra cost:

• ALL meals
• soft drinks, juice, tea & coffee all day
• alcohol at dinner
• laundry
• housekeeping
• port fees

But sorry, no pets. (Sad face.)

It starts November 1, 2023 in Instanbul. Start saving and packing! More details here.

(Photos, Life at Sea Cruises; via CNN)