Setting Sail on the Most Expensive Cruises in the World (2025 Edition)

Ready to explore the pinnacle of seaborne luxury? In 2025, the most expensive cruises in the world redefine extravagance and exclusivity. These aren’t your average cruises – they are ultra-luxurious experiences where “most luxurious cruises in the world” isn’t just a tagline, but a day-to-day reality. From private butlers and $200,000 mattresses to personal submarines and globe-trotting itineraries, each of the 5 cruises below offers a once-in-a-lifetime journey for those fortunate enough to book a ticket. Let’s dive into these jaw-dropping cruise adventures, each a floating palace of its own, and see what makes them so special and so expensive.

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Regent Seven Seas – The Regent Suite World Cruise

Imagine a cruise so lavish it comes with a $200,000 hand-crafted mattress and your own in-suite spa. Regent Seven Seas Cruises offers exactly that with its Regent Suite on their world cruise. Fares for these epic voyages reach stratospheric levels – one 140-night world itinerary is priced up to $839,999 per guest in the Regent Suite. This two-bedroom, 4,443 sq. ft. suite is bigger than many homes and is booked solid at over $10,000 a nightt. Guests enjoy unlimited spa treatments in their personal sauna and steam room, a Steinway piano in the living room, original artwork (yes, even Picassos adorn the walls), and a private butler on call.

• Price & Length: ~140-night Navigate the World cruise, roughly $600k-$840k per person in the Regent Suite
• Over-the-Top Suite: Two spacious bedrooms, three marble bathrooms, a 1,300 sq. ft. terrace with a private hot tub, and even a $200K Hästens mattress for ultimate sleep luxury. 
• Why It’s So Exclusive: Regent’s ships are designed for all-suite, all-balcony luxury with some of the highest space-per-guest ratios in cruising.

Oceania Insignia – 180-Day Around the World (Owner’s Suite)

If a half-year voyage tickles your fancy, Oceania’s “Around the World in 180 Days” cruise is a grand contender. In 2025, the Oceania Insignia embarks on a 6-month odyssey to dozens of countries, and the true high-rollers do it in the ship’s palatial Owner’s Suite. Taking the entire world cruise in the top suite will set you back around $411,000 per guest – that’s right, nearly half a million for one person! It’s an all-inclusive global adventure in boutique luxury style – perfect for the traveler who wants to collect continents in one go.

• Price & Length: 180 to 200-day world cruise, roughly $380k–$410k per person for the top Owner’s Suite.
• What’s Included: This world cruise is truly all-inclusive at the upper levels – business-class intercontinental flights, prepaid gratuities, unlimited internet, laundered clothing on demand, and even medical care onboard. 
• Why It’s So Expensive: It’s the sheer scope and service. You’re sailing around the world in a ship that carries just 684 guests, so it’s an intimate, club-like atmosphere with an staff-to-guest ratio that keeps service personal.

Silversea – Grand South Pacific Expedition (Silver Cloud)

For the adventurous soul with a taste for luxury, Silversea’s Grand South Pacific Expedition is the ultimate expedition cruise – and one of the priciest. In late 2025, the boutique Silver Cloud will sail an extraordinary 75-day route from Western Australia to South America, visiting 11 countries and remote isles across the Pacific.With only 250 guests on an ice-strengthened ship, you get an intimate, almost yacht-like atmosphere plus the adventure gear: Zodiacs, a submersible for marine viewing, and a team of expert guides to lead excursions from the Australian Outback to Polynesian lagoons.

• Price & Length: 75 nights from Perth to Valparaíso (Western Australia to Chile), pricing around $170k per person for a Silver Suite.
• Expedition in Luxury: Silver Cloud is a hybrid expedition cruise ship, meaning it’s built for remote regions (with a strengthened hull for ice) but outfitted like a luxury hotel. 
• Why It’s Special: This cruise literally puts the world’s hardest-to-reach places within your grasp, without sacrificing comfort. 

Viking Ocean – 179-Night Ultimate World Voyage (Viking Sky)

Viking has made a name offering upscale exploration, and their Ultimate World Voyage is both one of the longest and surprisingly one of the better-priced of these ultra-cruises (in terms of value, at least!). Lasting 179 nights (nearly 6 months), the 2025 Viking World Cruise on Viking Sky takes you to truly global destinations – from the Caribbean and South Pacific to Asia and Europe. Fares start around $85,995 per person for a Veranda stateroom, which is a relative bargain in this company, though suites and the Owner’s Suite will cost far more.

• Included Amenities: Viking is more than all-inclusive. Your fare comes with free excursion in every port, all onboard meals and luxurious services.
  
• Why It’s Pricey (and Worth It): This Viking world cruise packs 8 voyages worth of travel into one, visiting around 85 ports in 37 countries. The itinerary is curated for culturally curious travelers.

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht “Evrima” – Private Superyacht Cruise Experience

The Ritz-Carlton, a name synonymous with luxury hotels, has taken to the seas with the Evrima, a 298-passenger superyacht that offers a taste of the billionaire lifestyle. It’s not a months-long world cruise like some others on this list, but week-long voyages on Evrima come with a hefty price tag, easily making it one of the most luxurious cruises in the world on a per-night basis. A typical 7-night Mediterranean sailing on Evrima starts around $7,000–$8,000 per person for the smallest suite, and can skyrocket to over $15,000 per person for top suites or longer itineraries.  Evenings bring live jazz in the lounge or stargazing from the intimate observation deck. Importantly, Evrima’s smaller size means it can visit exclusive yachting ports inaccessible to big ships – think Côte d’Azur hideaways, Greek islands where you anchor off a quiet cove, or dropping anchor next to billionaire-owned mega-yachts in St. Barts.

• Yacht-Style Living: Evrima is designed to feel like a superyacht, not a cruise liner. The atmosphere is refined but relaxed – imagine sipping craft cocktails on deck while a live acoustic guitarist strums at sunset.
• What’s Included: All dining (including at the specialty restaurants) is included, as are beverages in-suite and at meals (a selection of fine wine, spirits, and champagne.) One standout inclusion is the genuinely high crew-to-guest ratio, meaning highly personalized attention.
• Why It’s Exceptional: The Ritz-Carlton Evrima brings the private yacht lifestyle to those who perhaps don’t own a $300 million vessel themselves, but want that level of exclusivity. 

The Pinnacle of Luxury at Sea

For travel enthusiasts and luxury lifestyle connoisseurs, they offer the ultimate aspirational adventures – trips that are as much status symbols as they are life-changing experiences. After all, returning from a vacation with tales of helicopter flights over Antarctic ice or having spent a night in a $11,000-a-night suite at sea is bound to turn a few heads! While the price tags are undeniably steep, the value is in those priceless moments: watching a volcano erupt under the stars from your private balcony, or waking up to a new view of an exotic port every day without ever leaving your sumptuous suite. These cruises remind us that if you’re going to travel, why not do it in unforgettable style? For those fortunate enough to embark on one of these voyages, the world has never felt more opulent or more accessible. Bon voyage – and don’t forget to send a postcard (from the North Pole, perhaps)!