For questions not specific to a more general form of sea travel such as provided by other tags including "ferry", "cruising", etc.
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Where can I get information on freighter travel?
I want to go from New York City to any destination in Europe on a freighter. The only place I've found information for doing this requires a round trip. I don't want to go round trip. I want to ...
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Is it possible to travel to Cuba by sea (from e.g. Mexico)?
When I was reading about Cuba around the time I visited there (2008), I got the impression that the only way in is by air.
Now, as of 2012, is this (still) the case? Or are there any cruises, ...
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How to get to Christmas Island?
Christmas Island is an island of Australia far off the northwest of the mainland, much closer to Indonesia.
(Thanks to Wikimedia Commons for the map)
I know I can fly there but Wikitravel seems to ...
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How, specifically, can I travel between Taiwan and Okinawa by sea?
This is a followup to a previous question of mine where we established that it is possible to travel between the Philippines, Taiwan, and Japan.
So now that we know that it's possible, and because ...
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Is it possible to get from the Philippines to Taiwan to Japan (or the reverse) without flying?
It's not that I have a fear of flying but it seems the best way to see Island countries is by island hopping and these three countries are all relatively close to one another if you take into account ...
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How can I cross the Atlantic by ship from Europe to New York? (I am not talking about luxury passenger cruise-ships.)
Suppose that:
I have both valid US & Schengen visas
I am a savvy backpacker with a preference for economical travel
I have no fixed schedule to meet. A longer travel time is even better.
Any ...
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Freight travel in the Caribbean - Can it be done? Is it cost-effective?
When I began to research travel by freight boat, I was hoping it would be a cheap alternative to air travel, but it turns out you can expect to pay US$80-140 per day and voyages are often five days or ...
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Can the ship's captain really perform your wedding when in international waters?
On the question about whether you can get married while travelling, Mark Mayo posted a comment that any marriage has to be on dry land or close to it.
But I'm sure all of us have heard of ships' ...
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Is there a boat that will take tourists to Iceland from North America?
I'm certain that the lucky Europeans have a boat that will get them from there to Iceland. Is there a way for tourists to get from the US or Canada to Iceland?
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Getting to San Andrés
Last year in Valencia, Spain I happened to talk to a Colombian woman who generously praised San Andrés as a destination. San Andrés y Providencia is an archipelago (and a departamento) in the ...
