
guzzlegob
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There are container ships that will carry passengers. Not sure where to start looking though. If i can find anything i will edit to add links.
Found this:
Cargo Ship Voyages Limited
Hemley
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP12 4QF
UK
Tel. +44 (0)1473 736 265
Fax. +44 (0)1473 736 726
or you can contact by e-mail here:
http://www.cargoshipvoyages.co.uk/index.htm?oc=rel&di=desc&subj=Contact
and this:
Ref: A-USA19
USA and CANADA (West Coast) via the Mediterranean
Company: Hermann Buss GmbH & Co. Germany
Nationality of Officers and Crew: German
Age Limit: 79
Itinerary:
Thamesport (UK), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Valencia (Spain), Livorno (Italy), Genoa (Italy), Fos-sur-Mer (France), Panama Canal, Manzanillo (Mexico), Long Beach (for Los Angeles, USA), Vancouver (Canada), Portland (Oregon, USA), Oakland (for San Francisco, California, USA), Manzanillo, Puerto Quetzal (Guatemala), Panama Canal, Cartagena (Colombia), Thamesport
Duration(no. of days) Fare from(per person)
Round Trip 66 £4,795
Thamesport - Long Beach 31 £2,415
Thamesport - Vancouver 39 £2,960
Vancouver - Thamesport 25 £2,005
Oakland - Thamesport 21 £1,735
http://www.cruise-company.co.uk/htm/cargoship_europe.htm#Europe%20to%20the%20USA%20&%20Canada%20(West%20Coast)
It seems a hell of a lot more expensive than by air though. |