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COURTESY OFREGENT SEVEN SEAS CRUISES
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A new high in slow travel: Around the Pacific in 120 days.
If you happen to find yourself with, say, four months off, then you just might want to consider the latest offering from
Regent Seven Seas Cruises (rssc .com). It’s a 120-day, 17-country sailing that starts in San Francisco and makes its way
around the Pacific Rim. The 28,000 nautical mile journey includes overnight stays in—take a deep breath—
Vancouver, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Hanoi, Bangkok, Singapore, Bali, Sydney, Auckland, Tahiti and, finally,
Honolulu, among other destinations along the way. Of the 300 shore excursions are visits to no fewer than 43 UNESCO
World Heritage Sites, including volcanoes in Kamchatka, classical gardens in Suzhou, Borobudur and the Queensland
tropics. All-inclusive fares for Elements of the Pacific voyage start at US$63,999 per person and, if you need to double-
check your bank balance, know that the first sailing departs in January 2022, so you’ve got some time to save up.
Halong Bay,
Vietnam is on
the itinerary.