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Welcome home: Cruisers back in Miami after epic 9-month voyage

Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas. (WPLG)

MIAMI – A cruise that lasted the length of a pregnancy has returned to South Florida.

Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas left PortMiami last December on what they called the Ultimate World Cruise.

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The ship returned to the port on Tuesday morning, with many passengers who disembarked staying aboard for the entire nine-month journey.

“It was an amazing experience,” said passenger Shannon Lake. “I was on the ship with my parents and my sister as well...there we so many activities on the ship, the activities team was wonderful.”

Passengers were welcomed back to PortMiami by Royal Caribbean employees cheering and holding up welcome signs.


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David Dwork joined the WPLG Local 10 News team in August 2019. Born and raised in Miami-Dade County, David has covered South Florida sports since 2007.

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