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Freighter Cruises

Please Note: Euro-based fares may be lower than listed due to recent currency fluctuations. Contact TravLtips for a current quote.

Northern Europe

Independent Container Line—Independent Voyager, Independent Accord, Independent Concept and Julius S depart Antwerp, Belgium for Liverpool, England; Philadelphia (Chester), PA*; Wilmington, NC returning to Antwerp. About 28 days. 2-5 passengers. Age limit: 78. About $4,158 double; $3,990-$4,998 single. Fares are Euro-based. About $672 taxes/ins./port fees. (Passengers are not accepted between Dec. 1 and Mar. 31.) *U.S. embarkation at Wilmington only. One-way U. S.-Europe or reverse available. Vessel substitutions possible.

NSB - MSC Flaminia, Alessia & Ilona depart from Charleston for Savannah, GA; Pt. Everglades, FL; Freeport, Bahamas; Veracruz & Altamira, Mexico; Houston, TX; New Orleans, LA; Freeport (2nd call); Savannah (2nd call); Charleston (2nd call); Antwerp, Belguim; Felixstowe, England; Bremerhaven, Germany; Le Havre, France; returning to Charleston. About 49 days. 5 passengers. Age limit: 79. About $6,248-$6,615 double; $7,718 single. Fares are Euro-based. One-way U. S.-Europe or reverse available.

Polish Steamship Co. (PZM) - Bulk carriers from Amsterdam (IJmuiden), Holland to Cleveland, OH; Burns Harbor, IN; Thunder Bay, ON; or Duluth, MN or other Great Lakes port; returning to Europe via a “tramp” route. 6 passengers, April through November. Age limit: 79. Europe to Great Lakes, about 12-14 days, IJmuiden to Cleveland, $1,560-$1,675 double; $1,560-$2,260 single; about 16-21 days, IJmuiden to Burns Harbor, $1,790-$1,905 double; $1,790-$2,575 single. Great Lakes to Europe (tramp route), about 25-30 days, $2,250-$2,370 double; $2,250-$3,435 single. Port taxes $120 add’l. on transatlantic routes. Tramp/Transatlantic Round Trip from Great Lakes or Europe, about 45-70 days, $5,995-$6,300 double; $5,995-$9,450 single. Eastbound tramp destinations not known in advance (could be ports in Mediterranean, North Africa, Black Sea, Baltic, Continental Europe, or elsewhere). Passengers must have the utmost flexibility. Fares based on 60 days; refund made if shorter, extra if longer. Port taxes $285 additional.