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Nellie Bly traveled around the world with public steamboats and trains in 72 days (from 14 November 1889, to 25 January 1890), a world record, resembling the Around the World in Eighty Days novel. Clärenore Stinnes and Carl-Axel Söderström were the first persons to drive around the world in a car between 25 May 1927 and 24 June 1929.
Robin Lee Graham (born March 5, 1949) is an American sailor.He set out to sail around the world alone as a teenager in the summer of 1965. National Geographic magazine carried the story in installments (October 1968, April 1969, October 1970), and he co-wrote a book, titled Dove, detailing his journey.
The $73,500-per-person cruise broke Regent Seven Seas Cruises' "world cruise opening day booking record," according to a press release.
IDEC 3, current outright record holder at 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds. The first around the world sailing record for circumnavigation of the world can be attributed to the surviving crew of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, including the last captain Juan Sebastián Elcano who completed their journey in 1522.
On the planned 1,301-day journey, the cruise liner is set to visit 147 countries across seven continents, including destinations such as France, Mexico, and Japan, according to Villa Vie's itinerary.
Royal Caribbean's Ultimate World Cruise will take travelers to 150 destinations in 65 countries starting in 2023. This New Around-the-World Cruise Will Take You to All 7 Continents in 274 Days ...
Serge Testa is an Australian yachtsman who holds the world record for the circumnavigation in the smallest boat, completing the voyage in 1987.His 11-foot-10-inch (3.61 m) boat, the Acrohc Australis, was designed so that all controls could be operated from inside enabling him to close the hatch in foul weather. [1]
Royal Caribbean’s Ultimate World Cruise officially ended on Tuesday, Sept. 10 after it sailed for 274 nights and visited more than 65 countries