hellodolly Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Does any one know if there is a travel service that could line one up with sailing from Seattle Washington, Portland Oregon or Vancouver British Columbia to Bangkok and back. I have a friend that could sail from any one of those ports preferably Vancouver. I have heard of Cargo ships that carry passengers. My friend is afraid of flying. Besides one might find some interesting trips that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Seattle or Vancouver to Hong Kong or Singapore should be easy. Maybe another line from there to Bangkok. You could start here. http://www.freighterexpeditions.com.au/how-to-book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 How long a holiday does your friend have in mind? Cargoship....could take weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Seattle or Vancouver to Hong Kong or Singapore should be easy. Maybe another line from there to Bangkok. You could start here. http://www.freighter....au/how-to-book Singapore to Bangkok isn't long, maybe he can take a bus or train to Bangkok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Seattle or Vancouver to Hong Kong or Singapore should be easy. Maybe another line from there to Bangkok. You could start here. http://www.freighter....au/how-to-book Singapore to Bangkok isn't long, maybe he can take a bus or train to Bangkok? Whoops. I meant Shanghai or Hong Kong. Sorry....they both start with an S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurwait Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Is he a big built guy wears a lot of gold ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nocturn Posted July 16, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2012 with a name like hellodolly, starting a topic called Cruising could be asking for trouble. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstanley Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 The cargo vessels that take passengers usually have a maximun 6 to 10 cabins. Depending on the line. Also cargo ships do not have stabalisers like cruise ships do. it could get a little rough. Check out cruise lines as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 The cargo vessels that take passengers usually have a maximun 6 to 10 cabins. Depending on the line. Also cargo ships do not have stabalisers like cruise ships do. it could get a little rough. Check out cruise lines as well. I was wondering if there was a place to go for all that information. shot had a good sight. No he is not a big guy wearing a lot of gold and I now realize the title could have been some thing like looking for cargo ships to sail on West coast USA to Thailand. and time does not matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brit1984 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Must be possible... my little bro went from London to Singapore by land His motivation was not a fear of flying... he just did it for a laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I looked into this for my father who was unable to fly based on Doctors recommendations after experiencing 2 DVT's. From the UK to Laem Chabang the trip Via Cargo ship would cost an estimated GBP £8000 return for both of my parents (£4000 each if I'm not mistaken) and take approximately 25 days. Upon speaking with his Doctor again the 'flat bed' business class option became a far more viable option and he took that without further issue. Perhaps your friends fear of flying might wane once the costs of travelling on a ship is considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endure Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Note that cargo ships usually carry less than 12 passengers. This is to get out of the international requirement to carry a doctor if there are more than 12 passengers on board. If your friend has any medical problems that can't be cured by the Second Mate and a rusty spoon he's better off flying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deaw Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 an estimated GBP £8000 return for both of my parents (£4000 each if I'm not mistaken) and take approximately 25 days. Perhaps your friends fear of flying might wane once the costs of travelling on a ship is considered. LOL......good thing I don't have that fear, I could never go anywhere. I am thinking Vancouver to Shanghai would be your best bet, by boat if you can find one, and then train from there? Better him than me..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deaw Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Must be possible... my little bro went from London to Singapore by land Not same-same......once you get across that little channel you have it's relatively easy, albeit quite far, to get to Spore.....the OP's friend has to cross the largest ocean in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brit1984 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Must be possible... my little bro went from London to Singapore by land Not same-same......once you get across that little channel you have it's relatively easy, albeit quite far, to get to Spore.....the OP's friend has to cross the largest ocean in the world. I thought it was only about 50 miles from Alaska to Russia. Sent from iPhone; please forgive any typos or violations of forum rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstanley Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 The cargo vessels that take passengers usually have a maximun 6 to 10 cabins. Depending on the line. Also cargo ships do not have stabalisers like cruise ships do. it could get a little rough. Check out cruise lines as well. I was wondering if there was a place to go for all that information. shot had a good sight. No he is not a big guy wearing a lot of gold and I now realize the title could have been some thing like looking for cargo ships to sail on West coast USA to Thailand. and time does not matter. This link http://wikitravel.org/en/Freighter_travel give a very broad outline. However down the bottom of the page it give a list of travel agents who specialise in freighter travel. You can check out each site using the links. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblether Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Royal Caribbean cruises do a relocation cruises from North America to Asia in the Autumn every year. Several other cruise liners do the same. Get your friend to call them and ask about relocation cruises, or better still just go into a good old fashioned travel agent and get them to do the hard work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagwan Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 with a name like hellodolly, starting a topic called Cruising could be asking for trouble. Hello sailor would be even worse. I assumed the thread was going to be trolling about the vicinity of the Royal Marine Commando Club in Paddington. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocturn Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 <Snip> it could get a little rough. <Snip> perhaps that what hes looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taninthai Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Must be possible... my little bro went from London to Singapore by land His motivation was not a fear of flying... he just did it for a laugh I met a guy in Thailand this year who had travelled from England by land and was continuing on to Singapore sounded like a top adventure Wonder if this was your brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Thanks guys good stuff. two really informative links and a lot of good ideas. I wonder if there would be a ship from Alaska to Siberia and then a long road trip. Sounds good and exciting. Now that I think about it the exciting part would let my friend out. His loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besth Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Drooling with envy at the thought of having so much time (and money) to do that kind of trip. Alaska to Siberia and land route would definitely be my choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocturn Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 looking at some of the sites, it seems pretty dam_n interesting. i would not however recommend travelling with with Nong from Ubon on your way to starting a new life together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 (edited) Thanks guys good stuff. two really informative links and a lot of good ideas. I wonder if there would be a ship from Alaska to Siberia and then a long road trip. Sounds good and exciting. Now that I think about it the exciting part would let my friend out. His loss. Wiki: "Cape Dezhnev on the Chukchi Peninsula is in Siberia and is 30.2 miles from Little Diomede Island which is in Alaska. Little Diomede is 2.2 miles from Big Diomede Island which is Russia." How about a kayak? Edited July 17, 2012 by Shot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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