All the drama onboard the 9-month cruise going viral on TikTok
“There’s going to be mutiny. There’s going to be blood. Someone is going overboard. I want to watch. We’re witnessing Fyre Festival...put me on the cruise.”
These were the words of Marc Sebastian, just one of the hundreds of TikTok users who, in the last few weeks, have developed a new and all-consuming obsession — Royal Caribbean’s nine-month Ultimate World Cruise. Or, as it has been dubbed on the app, the "nine-month TikTok reality show".
Advertised as “the most epic cruise to ever set sail”, the Ultimate World Cruise is Royal Caribbean's longest-ever cruise. With a 274-night itinerary, prices for the full trip start at $53,999 (£42,462) per person. They can go up to an eye-watering $117,599 (£92,474) excluding taxes and fees, according to Royal Caribbean’s website. Passengers who’ve booked for the whole shebang (some people are on board for only certain segments, more on this later) will visit 65 countries, including Antarctica.
Since the ship set sail on December 10, TikTok has
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