365 Days X 8, 7 Seas, 1 Story

365 Days X 8 / 7 Seas / 1 Story

365 Days X 8, 7 Seas, 1 Story

A journey across the globe - one port, one story, one unforgettable moment at a time. You don't see the world by flying over it. You see it by taking the long way, and letting it take its time with you.

The Long Way Around

The Long Way Around

Ed Reif & Sarah Kennedy / A Decade of Discovery

L.A. to London / 23 Ports / World Cruise 2011

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Featured: The 2011 World Cruise

The voyage of a lifetime, preserved port by port aboard Crystal Serenity. Every stop is a day lived and a story filed. Open a port and read what happened ashore.

L.A. to London / 23 Ports

Trip Reports

Port 08

Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town - Swimming with Sharks

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Port 10

Moorea, French Polynesia

Moorea/Polynesia - I am Paul Gauguin

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Port 12

Phuket, Thailand

Phuket - When You Come Back, Thailand

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Port 13

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur - Under Construction

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Port 15

Bali, Indonesia

Bali, Indonesia - Grass is Greener Where

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Port 16

Komodo Island, Indonesia

Komodo Island - No Jurassic Park

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Port 18

Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Great Barrier Reef Magic

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Port 19

Brisbane, Australia

Brisbane, Oz - Charlie Sheen of Countries

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Port 21

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne - And She Said I Come From Land

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Port 22

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland - Coffee is Not a Drug, it's a Vitamin

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Underway

Cruise Highlights

Not the brochure shots. The frames we kept.

Sunset view
Highlight 01
Sunset view
Holy Cow
Highlight 02
Holy Cow
Ocean view
Highlight 03
Ocean view
Mr Ed
Highlight 04
Mr Ed
Evening view
Highlight 05
Evening view
Scenic view
Highlight 06
Scenic view
Between Ports

Travel Gallery

The life around the voyage - the work, the pauses, the roads we took ashore.

Disney Wonder medical staff
Album 01
Disney Wonder Medical Staff
Qatari retreat
Album 02
Sarah & Ed's Qatari Retreat: A Pause in Paradise Before Setting Sail Again
Cape Town connection
Album 03
Sarah's Cape Town Connection: Where Heritage Meets Horizon
Goa hippie trail
Album 04
Riding the Hippie Trail: Two Wheels, Endless Freedom in Goa
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Every port tells a story, and every sunset marks another milestone in a journey across the seven seas.

""The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.""

Travel well. And prosper.

Ed & Sarah / The Long Way Around

(c) 2025 World Cruise 2011 / Ed Reif & Sarah Kennedy

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