The Serenade of the Seas begins today the second leg of Royal Caribbean International 's 274-night Ultimate World Cruise .
Departing from Los Angeles, the 88-night itinerary will end in Dubai on May 9, after touring the Asia-Pacific region.
Sailing through three continents and 40 destinations, the cruise sails to Hawaii, Tahiti and French Polynesia before arriving in Australia and New Zealand.
Next, the Serenade will head north, with visits to several ports of call in Southeast Asia and the Far East, including Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, South Korea and Japan.
Before ending in the United Arab Emirates, the segment also includes destinations in the Indian Ocean, such as Sri Lanka and India.
According to Royal Caribbean, this leg of the Ultimate World Cruise allows guests to visit three wonders of the globe: Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the Great Wall of China, and India's Taj Mahal.
The Serenade of the Seas began its global adventure in Miami earlier this year. The cruise's full itinerary includes more than 150 stops in 60 countries across seven continents.
The 274-night voyage, which will return to South Florida in September, is the longest ever offered by Royal Caribbean International.
After departing from PortMiami, the ship visited several destinations in South America and the Caribbean, such as Brazil, Argentina and the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao).
The first leg of the cruise also included scenic cruises around the Antarctic Peninsula, Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, as well as destinations in Central America and the Mexican Riviera.
The full itinerary also includes destinations in different parts of the Mediterranean, as well as ports in the Black Sea, the Middle East, North Africa and Northern Europe.
On its return to Miami, the Serenade is scheduled to visit even more destinations in the North Atlantic, with planned visits to Iceland, Greenland, Canada, Bermuda, and New York.
Follow cruise news at Cruisesnews.es
