# Boating across the Pacific ?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 23, 2005, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boating-across-the-pacific/295855 "2005-03-23T05:54:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![simple\_homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boating-across-the-pacific/295855/1 "2005-03-23T05:54:29Z")

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Hi All, I am an America living in the Philippines. I need to return to America sometime in the next few months, and I was wondering if it was possible for me to travel from the Philippines, or Asia, by boat to America ? I think it might be a fun, if sometimes boring, adventure. I grew up around boats, and I know the travel would probably take a couple of months. I am not seeking a cruise ship, just some kind of boat or ship to make the journey. What, if any, options would I have ? Thanks !

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**Author:** ![paperbackwriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@paperbackwriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paperbackwriter)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2005, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boating-across-the-pacific/295855/2 "2005-03-23T20:29:35Z")

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Freighter cruises might be one way. There are companies that book passengers onto working cargo ships. I didn’t see any to Manila, but there are a [number of companies](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Freighter+cruise+travel+agency&btnG=Search) that will help you book with the shipping lines. There is regularly-scheduled service to and from Hong Kong, Shanghai, Jakarta, New Zealand, etc.