CaptOveur From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (2 years 10 months 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 456 times:
I was wondering the other day.. Is it still possible to buy a ticket and cross the Atlantic Ocean by boat? Or have those damn, dirty airlines totally wiped out the trans-Atlantic passenger industry?
Cosec59 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (2 years 10 months 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 447 times:
I believe that both Cunard and P&O still offer a transatlantic voyage from Southampton to New York. Slightly more expensive than an economy airfare though
And I believe that you can book passage on freighters, though you'd need to find a specialty travel agent to do that. I doubt you could book a trip on a container ship from Port Elizabeth to Roterdam off of Expedia.
SW733 From Namibia, joined Feb 2004, 2825 posts, RR: 9 Reply 3, posted (2 years 10 months 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 420 times:
I was just looking into this the other day on cunard.com after the news of the so called mutiny on board a Cunard line ship in Brazil by the passengers. Crossing the Atlantic by boat has been one of my dreams my whole life, and yes, as has been mentioned twice already, it is still active. Quite a lot of money, but I am saving!
Thumper From United States, joined Nov 2001, 536 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (2 years 10 months 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 391 times:
Most cruise lines reposition there ships from the Caribbean to the Mediterranean during season. We flew to Spain and picked up the Grand Princess,did a 10 day cruise,then came across the Atlantic to Fort Lauderdale. You can do it either way.
Scamp From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (2 years 10 months 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 364 times:
Quoting DesertJets (Reply 2): The QM2 does regular transatlantic crossings, depending on the season.
Correct. There are about 20 or so scheduled crossings a year, usually beginning in April and concluding in December. As previously written, many lines have repositioning cruises that are usually moving ships from the Caribbean to the Mediterranean and northern Europe in late spring/early summer. Most of the repositioning voyages take longer than the Queen Mary 2 which takes about a week between New York and Southampton. Occasionally, as I understand it, the QM2 crossings may originate and terminate in other North American cities as well, such as Philadelphia, Baltimore, or Boston. I could be wrong here, but I do know that when the Queen Elizabeth 2 crossed she would occasionally call at these cities. She would also stop in France now and again as well.
I highly recommend an Atlantic crossing by sea. I wouldn't recommend one as a first cruise, however, since people can get a little "stir-crazy" not spending a little time on dry land for ten or so days at a time. While it's true that there are usually tons of things to do to keep one occupied on a ship, even on the biggest, it can be a little daunting to see nothing but sea around you day in and day out.
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