Cruise & Maritime Voyages, the UK based destinational cruise shipping company, will send its largest vessel for a world cruise in 2017.

The 46,052 gross ton Magellan will sail from London Tilbury on 05 January and sail westbound via Panama to New Zealand and Australia and then head back to the UK via India and Suez. The ship will return to London Tilbury on 05 April. A number of segments of the voyage are available as well.

The company will operate its first world cruise in the coming winter, when the 20,636 gross ton Astor will sail from the UK to Australia via Panama and then spend the Austral summer cruising from Fremantle. The ship will return to Britain via South Africa. A similar schedule has been published on the company's website for the winter 2016-17.