98 days, one-way from San Francisco to Marseille

About this cruise

You won't run out of things to do on a trip this long, but you also won't feel like you have to do any of them. 98 nights from San Francisco on January 3, 2028, visiting Hilo, Honolulu and Apia, with additional stops along the Australia & New Zealand. You wind up in Marseille, so it's worth planning a night or two there. The first couple of days are at sea, which gives you time to settle in and get to know the ship before the ports begin. The Australia & New Zealand route takes in United States, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius, South Africa, Namibia, Cape Verde, Spain and France, 23 countries, and the differences show up in the food, the architecture, and the mood. Most ports give you about 10 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, Costa Deliziosa has 2,260 guests. Big enough for variety, not so big it feels anonymous. 98 nights is long enough to build a routine on board: favourite restaurant, favourite deck chair, favourite people. It starts to feel like a floating village. A proper voyage for people who like to take their time and hate rushing through destinations. The timing adds to it: swapping cold weather for sunshine and sea air is the whole pitch for a winter cruise. Hard to ask for much more than that, honestly.