365 Days X 8, 7 Seas, 1 Story

L.A. → London · 23 Ports · World Cruise 2011

The Long Way Around

Ed Reif & Sarah Kennedy · A Decade of Discovery

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.

15°N 000° · The Chart

Featured: The 2011 World Cruise

The voyage of a lifetime, mapped port by port aboard Crystal Serenity. Every marker is a day we lived and a story we filed. Tap one and read what happened ashore.

⚓ Trip Reports · Navigate the Route

Tap markers to open a travel story · L.A. to London in 110 Days

Underway · The Highlights

Cruise Highlights

Not the brochure shots. The frames we kept.

Sunset view

Holy Cow

Ocean view

Mr Ed

Evening view

Scenic view

Between Ports · The Album

Travel Gallery

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

Disney Wonder medical staff

⚓ Disney Wonder Medical Staff

Qatari retreat

🏜️ Sarah & Ed's Qatari Retreat: A Pause in Paradise Before Setting Sail Again

Cape Town connection

🌊 Sarah's Cape Town Connection: Where Heritage Meets Horizon

Goa hippie trail

🏍️ Riding the Hippie Trail: Two Wheels, Endless Freedom in Goa

Watch · The Reel

Cruise Video Journey

Every port tells a story, and every sunset marks another milestone in a journey across the seven seas.