The World Cruise Ship Announces 2009 Itinerary

The World, the only private residential community at sea, has announced its itinerary for 2009, which includes a stop in Seoul, South Korea, the ship’s first visit there. The itinerary features several stops in the Caribbean, including Bridgetown, Barbados; Castries, St. Lucia; and Roseau, Dominica in January.

In February, The World’s ports will include its first visit New Orleans, as well as stops in Mexico and Central America, including Cozumel and Belize City. In March and April, the ship will visit Roatan, Honduras, Colombia, Nicaragua, and other South and Central American destinations. The ship will spend the month of May in Mexico, where it will visit cities and towns like Huatulco Acapulco and Zihuatenejo.

The vessel will revisit North America and Canada in June and July, with stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo, among other cities. In August, the ship visit locations like Icy Strait Point, as well as a stop in Anchorage and a 13-day Bering Sea Expedition.

The ship will visit Russian and Japanese ports throughout September, including stops in Petropavlovsk and Vladivostok, Russia as well as Otaru, Aomori, Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe and Nagasaki, Japan.

In October, The World continues its journey southward to South Korea, China and Vietnam. In November, the ship will visit the Philippines and embark on a 23-day journey through Papua New Guinea. The World ends 2009 with a month-long visit in Australia.