Around the world in 120 nights, and you unpack once.
Full circumnavigations of 90 to 180 nights leaving each January from Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, Southampton and Sydney, and grand voyage segments of 20 to 60 nights you can book on their own. Princess, Holland America, Cunard, Oceania, Regent, Viking, MSC, Silversea, Seabourn and Azamara each sail one. SmartCruiser shows every world cruise and segment with taxes and fees included, and puts the sailings with SmartCruiser bonus credit at the top.
The whole world, or a slice of it?
Pick one and the list below filters to it.
Full world cruises
- Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles or Southampton round trip, 100 to 180 nights
- Business-class air, laundry, gratuities, shore events and luggage shipping bundled on most lines
- Early-booking perks and loyalty benefits matter most here
Best for: retirees, the once-in-a-lifetime trip, repeat cruisers
Segments of 20 to 60 nights
- Join in Sydney, Singapore, Dubai or Cape Town and leave in Rome or Southampton
- The same ship and the same enrichment program, a fraction of the time away
- Oceania, Viking, Holland America and Princess sell them openly
Best for: anyone with a month, trying a world cruise on for size
Not quite round the world
- Holland America’s 70-night Grand South America and Africa voyages, Oceania’s long Pacific circles, Queen Mary 2 world segments
- January to April, home before summer
- Fewer sea days than a full circle
Best for: second world-cruise trips, one specific ocean
World cruise deals: SmartCruiser picks first
Every world cruise, grand voyage and bookable segment from every line, priced live with taxes, fees and port expenses included. The picks at the top are voyages where booking with SmartCruiser gets you something extra: instant savings, bonus onboard credit, a Special SmartCruiser rate, or a senior, resident or police & fire fare that beats the public price. Below them, every other voyage with full sorting.
SmartCruiser picks
Sorted by what you save, biggest firstEvery world cruise and segment
Stack any filters, then pick a sortPrices are per person, double occupancy, in US dollars, and include cruise fare, taxes, fees and port expenses as published by the cruise line at the moment you load this page. Fares are capacity controlled and change daily; the fare is confirmed when you book. Flights, hotels and transfers are extra unless the line’s offer says otherwise. SmartCruiser instant savings and bonus onboard credit are provided by SmartCruiser on top of the cruise line’s price and are not available when booking direct; amounts are per stateroom, vary by stateroom category and are shown for the lowest category offered. Special SmartCruiser rates are pricing SmartCruiser holds on that sailing for its clients, with extra onboard credit; you book your own stateroom and travel on your own. Senior fares apply to guests 55 and over; resident fares need proof of residency in a listed state or province at check-in; police and fire fares apply to active or retired police, fire and EMT personnel with ID. Qualifier-fare savings are measured against the best fare the cruise line offers the general public for the same stateroom category on the day the list was pulled, updated weekly.
Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, Southampton or Sydney
Pick a port and the list above filters to it; most full world cruises leave in January and can be joined at several points.
Which line around the world?
Ten lines sail a world cruise and the inclusions vary wildly; our one-line take on each.
When to go
World cruises leave in January and return in April or May; segments follow the ship around the calendar.
World cruise questions we answer every day
What is included on a world cruise?
More than on any other cruise. Depending on the line: round-trip business or economy air, a pre-cruise hotel, transfers, gratuities, laundry, Wi-Fi, a shoreside event or two, luggage shipping, and on the luxury lines drinks and excursions. We compare the inclusions line by line so the headline price makes sense.
Can I book just part of a world cruise?
Yes. Every line on this page sells segments of 20 to 60 nights with the same enrichment program and most of the same perks. You fly into one city and home from another; we book the air.
Do I need visas?
A full world cruise can touch 30 countries. US citizens need advance visas for a handful (India, China, Vietnam and Australia’s ETA among them); the lines publish a visa list and we walk you through it a year ahead. Your passport needs blank pages and validity through the voyage plus six months.
How early should I book?
Eighteen months ahead is normal; the lines open world cruises with their best inclusions and the best suites go first. Perks drop as the sailing fills, so earlier is better.
Are taxes and fees included in the prices here?
Yes. Every price on this page includes cruise fare, taxes, fees and port expenses. Air, hotels, gratuities and excursions are extra unless the line’s world cruise package includes them, and on most of these it does.
What happens if I get sick or need to leave early?
Every ship has a medical center and doctors; serious cases are landed at the next port with the line’s help. Travel insurance with medical evacuation is essential on a world cruise and we quote it with the booking.
Talk to a world cruise specialist
Tell us how long you have and which oceans matter, and we compare every line’s full voyage and segments with everything that is included. Monday to Thursday 9 to 6, Friday 9 to 5, Saturday 10 to 6 ET.