He wants to go across the atlantic on a boat. Money is not an option. He doesn’t necessarily want it to be a cruise ship. What can he do?
He could stow away on a pirate ship.
Well, if he doesn’t mind a cruise, he can check out:
http://www.traveltrade.com/traveltrade/generic_page.jsp?articleID=1765
or this site that asks for opinions from previous travelers:
Shopping Online at Shopping.com | Price Comparison Siteredir_att_~1
or look for discounted cruises:
http://www.greatcruises.com/Transatlanticcruises.htm
Or, to go by freighter (without working as a deckhand or wiper):
http://members.aol.com/CruiseAZ/icl.htm
or
http://www.travltips.com/PZM.pdf requires Adobe Acrobat or try the same site using Google’s pdf-to-html translator:
http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache:Rk9v_lcxPv4C:www.travltips.com/PZM.pdf+transatlantic+passenger+service&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
That last one should be:
http://www.travltips.com/PZM.pdf requires Adobe Acrobat or try the same site using Google’s pdf-to-html translator:
http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache:Rk9v_lcxPv4C:www.travltips.com/PZM.pdf+transatlantic+passenger+service&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
(If this fails and you want the html version, cut and paste it into your browser selection window.)
Do you mean Money is not an issue? Because if money is not an option, he’s going to have a very hard time…
Yeah. If money is not an option, tell him to go to the Coast Guard and get himself an Ordinary Seaman card, then go to an ocean front union hall and try to get a job sailing across on a freighter.
Money is not an option? I don’t understand this. Do you mean that cost isn’t a factor to be considered, i.e. your friend is a founding Microsoft partner? Or do you mean that he wants to do it at no expense to him or her?
Freighters that carry passengers are getting scarcer in these container ship days I think. A travel agent can arrange passage on a freighter if any that take passengers are still around.
Commercial ships do take passengers. It’s generally an expensive and not overly salubrious way to go. Ahhh, the lovely aroma of curry, diesel and the great unwashed, combined with 1970’s fake woodpanelling.
Alternatively, go to your local sailing school, learn to sail and get your basic crewing certificate. Then head for the Carribean or Florida and hang about yacht clubs offering yourself 'round as crew, at the beginning of Summer. Many cruising and luxury yachts start to head across the Atlantic for the European cruising season about then. Of course, if you have good sailing experience, can cook and look good in a bikini, your chances of catching a ride, and the chance that someone will want you along without you paying your way, will be much improved.
Back in the 70s, Marcie went to Europe as a passenger on a freighter. She says her cabin was nice, the cost was reasonable and the food was great.