Holland America Adds Null Island to 129-Day 2028 Cruise as Viking Repeats 0,0 Visits
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Updated · CNN · May 22
Holland America Adds Null Island to 129-Day 2028 Cruise as Viking Repeats 0,0 Visits
1 articles · Updated · CNN · May 22
Holland America said its 129-day round-the-world voyage in 2028 will include a stop at Null Island, the phantom destination at 0° latitude and 0° longitude.
Viking ships already passed through the same coordinates in 2024 and 2025, turning the equator-prime meridian crossing into a novelty draw for a small number of cruise passengers.
Null Island is not a real island but a geospatial in-joke born from missing location data that defaults to 0,0 in the Gulf of Guinea, about 380 miles off West Africa.
That joke grew into a broader internet myth through map Easter eggs, a fictional tourism site and years of misplaced app data, photos and listings pinned to the coordinates.
Researchers say the phenomenon also highlights a real data-quality risk: bad geolocation can send businesses, reports or even emergency routing to the middle of the ocean.
Beyond quirky tourism, how do 'phantom locations' on maps create serious financial and safety risks?
How did a simple software glitch evolve into a real tourist destination visited by cruise ships?
While tourists chase a digital ghost, what 60-year seismic mystery was just solved at its exact location?