This 3-year sea cruise around the world seems back on track — after controversy and a price hike

A unique offer to cruise around the world for three years — which appeared at risk of running aground earlier this year — now is boasting of a bigger ship.

But the prices are also higher.

And some passengers who have already booked berths on the 130,000-mile cruise set to sail in November — as well as would-be passengers — told CNBC they are concerned about another new wrinkle in the sales pitch: the requirement that they board the ship MV Lara at a port outside the United States.

This 3-year sea cruise around the world seems back on track — after controversy and a price hike

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