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Viking Cruise announces 8-month-long trip

Viking Cruises will offer an 8-month world-wide cruise in 2019.

Imagine leaving all cares behind and climbing on board a ship for a monthslong world cruise. Viking Cruises is offering a new itinerary that the company calls the "longest-ever continuous world cruise."

Those lucky enough to be able to take the time away from responsibilities and afford the trip, will embark on a 245-day trip from London on Aug. 31, 2019. After six continents, 59 countries and 113 ports, the ship will return to London after eight months,

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A map of the world-wide cruise offered by Viking Cruises.

The ship will be

, which has a capacity of 930 passengers. It is the newest of the Viking ocean-going fleet, having been built just last year.

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Usually world cruises by other lines last 90-120 days, broken into 20- to 30-day chunks. This voyage will have two segments that will last 127 days and 119 days each.

The long cruise comes with a large price tag -- $92,990 per person for the entire eight-month trip. Two shorter trips that correspond with the segments will set travelers back about half that cost, USA Today reported.

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According to Viking Cruises, those who book by the end of May will get free business class airfare, shore excursion credits, ship board credits, unlimited Wi-Fi and a beverage package.

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