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A passenger on the infamous nine-month cruise said it will be “strange” to return to land after the trip is over.
In a TikTok video, Dr. Jenny (@drjennytravels) has been chronicling her entire journey aboard a nine-month cruise around the world, gaining a loyal following in the process. With less than a week left in her trip, the doctor has been reflecting on her experience, noting how “strange” it will be to step foot on land after being at sea for so long.
“Look at this,” he said in the video, pointing to a sign on a cabin door. “Seven days left. This is in my lounge for the World Cruise, and as you can see, look at all the luggage out there.”
He then turned the camera to show the multiple suitcases that were already stacked against the walls of the hallway.
“The reason people are taking their luggage out is because tomorrow we arrive in New York and tomorrow we go back to the States,” he explained. After Serenade of the Seas’ next stop in New York City, the cruise ship has just two more destinations left to visit, including Bermuda and the Bahamas, before returning to its final destination in Miami, where it departed nine months earlier.
He said it was a “sad day,” reflecting on how people came and went, but noted that those who endured the nine-month journey were becoming increasingly prepared for the end of the trip.
“This is very strange,” he said. “We have seen people leave their luggage here when they arrive and leave, but now this is what happens to us. This is World Cruisers.”
He then continued filming as more suitcases were loaded onto carts, adding that some cruisers opted to send their luggage home early to make the return process easier once they reached land.
Dr. Jenny had previously started a month-long countdown to the end of the journey starting August 10, posting a video on TikTok about how bittersweet it was that the end was near.
“Today marks one month into the nine-month cruise around the world and I have mixed feelings about it,” she said in the video. “In the long run, I feel sad, anxious and dread the end of this adventure, but on the other hand, we still have one month of cruising ahead of us.”
Serenade of the Seas guests will have spent 274 nights at sea and visited 160 destinations in total, as well as seen eight wonders of the world on a journey that has spanned multiple continents and bodies of water. According to Royal Carribbean's official website, the voyage was divided into four segments: the Ultimate Americas Cruise, the Ultimate Asia Pacific Cruise, the Ultimate Africa and Southern Europe Cruise, and the Ultimate Europe and Beyond Cruise. The cruise will officially end on September 10, docking in Miami.
