Traveling in a cruise ship throughout the world evokes a certain dramatic emotion, and the thrill of seeing the world from the water is very exciting.

From the deck of a cruise ship, everything appears different, including Mother Nature. Cruise ships offer scenes we could never see otherwise by travelling to remote locations. Here are our best picks for picturesque cruises.

VIKING WORLD CRUISE

On the 138-day Viking World Cruise, visits 28 nations from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US to London. The Viking Neptune will set sail from Florida and travel the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, making stops in warm locations, before crossing the Panama Canal to reach the Pacific.

The ship will then travel to Mexico and the US before making stops in Hawaii, French Polynesia, New Zealand, and Australia. Ports in Asia include Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and India. After leaving Asia, passengers will travel to the Middle East before continuing on to Europe, where they will stop in Italy, Spain, and Portugal before arriving in London.

ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL

Royal Caribbean goes all out on a 274-night voyage to all seven continents, covering more than 150 destinations. The Serenade of the Seas departs from Miami. Along the way, it stops in more than 60 nations, including Brazil, Ecuador, Nicaragua, French Polynesia, the Philippines, South Korea, India, Romania, Lithuania, and Greenland. Travelers can reserve shorter 63 to 84 night chunks if they don’t want to commit to the complete cruise. Royal Caribbean allows passengers to see 11 of the world’s wonders, including the Taj Mahal, the Great Wall of China, and Chichen Itza.

REGENT SEVEN SEAS

Sail the Seven Seas Mariner round trip from Miami around the globe in 132 nights. Between stops in places like Costa Rica, Mexico, Hawaii, Tahiti, Bora Bora, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, India, UAE, Israel, and Italy, you’ll spend the days at sea taking advantage of the luxurious ship’s amenities, which include the spa and a number of restaurants and lounges.

CUNARD

This 105-night roundtrip voyage on the Queen Victoria leaves from Hamburg, Germany. The ship will depart from Germany and head to Southampton, England before continuing on to New York City, the Caribbean, and finally through the Panama Canal. Before returning to Germany, the ship makes stops in Mexico, San Francisco, Hawaii, Samoa, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Dubai, Egypt, Portugal, and more.

OCEANA CRUISE

The 180-day roundtrip voyage on Oceania’s Insignia will take passengers to some of the most stunning locations on Earth. Highlights include visiting famous cities like Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Dubai, Mumbai, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Tokyo, as well as stops at Machu Picchu and the Nazca Lines in Peru.

HOLLAND AMERICA LINE

Travel the world in 128-days on the Zuiderdam, departing from Fort Lauderdale, US. The itinerary of this voyage includes visits to Honolulu, Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, and Istanbul, among other places, as well as a journey down the Amazon River and stops in the Caribbean and the Panama Canal.

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