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# Looking for a Boat throught the pacific Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea
grx 09:26 UTC 17 Jul 2008 | Hi! I was wondering if any of you travellers out there know of a boat company that will take you from the Australia to America, any city to any city: Austrlia to Argentina or Mexico or U.S. etc. I mean any; just looking to get off the continent but not looking for a luxury cruise. I don't want to fly. I'm just looking for a 1, 2 or 3 weeks day voyage to America on a passenger boat. |
ozziegiraffe 11:36 UTC 17 Jul 2008 | Nothing but luxury liners, I'm afraid. You are about 50 years too late. | 1
oldpro 12:49 UTC 18 Jul 2008 | Yep, too late for passenger liners. If you want to see what it was like on what was probably the last passenger ship to do regular runs across the Pacific, have a look at this link to the SS Australis. I was a passenger in 1974, from Sydney to Acapulco, the crossing taking between 2-3 weeks. | 2
Laszlo 15:16 UTC 18 Jul 2008 | You can still take passenger rides on freighter ships, but it costs more than flying. One example: http://www.freighterworld.com/places/austnz.html | 3
wksamoa 19:16 UTC 18 Jul 2008 | On the other hand about 2500 USD for a 20 days trip is not that much ($125 per day) when you consider that it covers transportation, accommodation and all meals ... Quite frankly I had expected it to be much more expensive. | 4