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Monday, January 25. 2010

Freighter Cruises

Unlike grand luxe cruising, freighter cruising isn't for everybody. Still, I know people who would not voyage any other way. Photo is from a 'round the world 124-day trip from the site below, which offers many long and short trips.


Freighter Cuises.

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I'd avoid taking a cruise in the Indian Ocean near Somalia.
#1 Jim on 2010-01-25 13:21 (Reply)
Sounds great up to the moment you find yourself cutting sugar cane on a third world plantation.
#2 RickTn on 2010-01-25 13:29 (Reply)
Long, long, long wait lists. Book several years out from when you are actually free to travel.
#3 another one on 2010-01-25 16:46 (Reply)
Some friends of mine took a short freighter cruise to Newfoundland and back before their sophomore years in high school. Years ago. Liked it.

But they didn't learn any Newfie jokes.
#4 Gringo on 2010-01-25 16:51 (Reply)
Back in the early '80s, my friend Captain Larry Doyle was skipper of an Onasis Tanker, the Mt. Vernon Victory (635', 60,000 DWT originally built at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, MA in 1961). Onasis Tankers all had one feature - the "Owner's Suite" located on the bridge deck replete with Baby Grand piano.

He invited the Mrs. and me to take a cruise from Baltimore, MD to Caracus, Venezuela, through the Canal to San Diego, CA, back through the Canal to Caracus and then to Houston and on to Baltimore. Four weeks and it was a blast. We stayed in the Owner's Suite and the trip was very interesting for me, not so much for the Mrs. so she left us in San Diego and returned home. She got to do some shore shopping and became very good friends with ship's cook which continues to today.

If you were to do it, I'd recommend, if SWMBO is going along, that you pick one that makes port frequently - that way SWMBO won't get bored with your company. :>)
#5 Tom Francis on 2010-01-25 17:19 (Reply)
Ok I give: what is a SWMBO?
#6 another one on 2010-01-25 18:54 (Reply)
She Who Must Be Obeyed

All my cruising was done on the ships of the American flagged Gray Funnel Line.
#7 SCOTTtheBADGER on 2010-01-25 19:33 (Reply)
Oh--thank you!
#8 another one on 2010-01-26 05:50 (Reply)
Hi Im looking top take my girls to Japan anyone know of a Freighter cruise that goes from San Diego CA to Japan??
#9 dan on 2010-07-27 12:52 (Reply)
I came across this aritcle.
I have just done a freighter trip with Sea Travel Limited of London onboard EIFFEL from US to Egypt. Amazing experience and will deffinately do it again.
Received a wonderful service from both the crew and Sea Travel as agents.
If you wish to tray it their details are www.seatravelltd.co.uk but I have done it all via email: mail@seatravelltd.co.uk
Hope you also enjoy it.
#10 chuck on 2011-03-18 11:08 (Reply)

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