Woman on world’s longest cruise insists it’s a bargain despite eye-watering cost
Travelling is what most people want to spend their hard earned money on, am I right?
The idea of exploring the world with your loved ones is usually the highlight of every year.
And one woman seems to be living everyone's dream at the moment as she's currently balling out on the world’s longest cruise.
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Content creator Amike Oosthuizen is onboard Royal Caribbean's Ultimate World Cruise and she's one of the 2,000 people who have committed to travelling the world for a whopping nine months
Argentina, Brazil, Miami, the Bahamas and even Antarctica are just some of the cruise's stop-off points over a 274 day journey that covers all seven continents.
“It’s always been a dream of my family to travel the world,” the 26-year-old, from Cape Town, South Africa, told The Sun.
“And my dad saw an article all the way back in 2020, advertising the cruise, and wanted to do it with us, knowing he’d have retired by now.
“We were all obviously very excited but we didn't think it would ever happen.”
The massive cruise ship stops off at all seven continents with all inclusive food and drinks, along with a gym, theatre, cinema, arcade and much more.
She says: “Seeing the world on a cruise is so cool because you still get your own room, you have your own space and a place to keep your clothes, whereas if you would have travelled the world by flying you would have had to live out of a suitcase, constantly moving hotels.
“Plus, you can eat as much as you want, drink as much coffee as you want, drink as much alcohol as you want, and there’s daily room service."
Even though the trip of a lifetime will sound like a dream to so many, it will set you back a whopping £55,200.
However, Amike insists that it's worth it - if you can afford to go, of course.
“I know it's super-expensive coming on the trip. But I think, back home, you would have paid a lot to live this standard of life, eating like you eat here and drinking takeaway coffee and cocktails each day, and then obviously travelling as well,” she added.
The only downside with the trip is temptation to eat whatever you want, whenever you want.
“There is so much food, and the food is really good. There's waffles and pancakes and all the good stuff here," she explained.
“And if I would have let myself go, oh my goodness, I would've already gained 10 kilograms (1.5st).
“I have a good balance - if I really crave it I'll have it, but I try not to over eat because back home I would've never eaten even three meals a day, and as much food as here, because I was really busy with work and here there's just food all the time.
“It’s just so convenient. so you have to be careful."
If a nine month-long holiday sounds tempting, click here to find out more about Royal Caribbean's Ultimate World Cruise.
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