HAS ANYONE EVER TAKEN A SHIP

[Tokoloshe Safaris]

I have a friend who holds a captain’s license. Unlimited tonnage. He sells yachts. (Sound of wheels spinning.)

If my friend can’t go, how about this captain?

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Is he saluting the Somali pirates or is he with them.

 

[Tokoloshe Safaris]

When I started this post it was half in jest.

I was although thinking of Hemmingway and his fishing boat hunting German subs with his double (600?) then I think he got the govt. to give him a mounted machine gun, but maybe that was just legend?

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

When I started this post it was half in jest.

I was although thinking of Hemmingway and his fishing boat hunting German subs with his double (600?) then I think he got the govt. to give him a mounted machine gun, but maybe that was just legend?

I’m not sure of a mounted machine gun there are pictures of him with a Thompson sub machine gun.

 

[jeanes]

When I started reading this it made me think of "The Innocents Abroad".

 

[HWL]

Then there are the Somali Pirates.

Lon

...it's just another safari!

HWL

 

[PerH]

When I started this post it was half in jest.

I was although thinking of Hemmingway and his fishing boat hunting German subs with his double (600?) then I think he got the govt. to give him a mounted machine gun, but maybe that was just legend?

 

[skydiver386]

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[mark-hunter]

I believe some cargo ships take a few passengers, I have no idea on costs or time involved, but it might be an adventure.

This thread slipped my attention somehow.
Yes, passengers can be taken on a ship. I had them on large container vessel.
The price at the time was around $ 100 per day. (15 years ago)
Crossing Atlantic is about one week.
However, Pax can stay on board as long as they like, make a round trip, etc.
Deck walks are possible, but should be reported on the bridge. Access to the bridge is allowed, at least when I was on board.
And as an OOW, I enjoyed having pax on the bridge for small talk.

On most of the vessels there is a small swimming pool, bar with TV, laundry, and gym. Swimming pool does not have heated water, water comes from fire line. Warm seas - warm water, and vice versa

Captain can organise a ship tour (and usally does). To see the engine, cargo holds, etc.
Three meals per day. Cabins have bathroom, bed, locker for clothes.
Onboard is a slop chest store for small necessities, like cigarettes, toothpaste, etc.
When time allows, during ocean crossing, most probably there will be a barbique event.
Thats about it.
Ship calls cargo terminals, sometimes miles away from city centers. daily trip to towns can be organised, with a help of captain and the agent. Taxi arranged.
It is rare these days for ship to stay 24 hours in the port. Usually it is between 6 to 12 hours. So local sightseeing has to be planned accordingly.

Generally speaking if not meeting a hurricane or typhoon at high seas, it should be a quiet non-eventful passage, with daily routine, and time to read a book, have a chat with officers and captain, in the evenings

 

[Tintin]

A fine group of literate retired men. Cigars, fine liquor. Decks of cards.
I can see a book written of this adventure. Maybe a cameraman.

Lon

I love the idea.

Once you get everything else lined up, the decks of cards you need are here and here.

 

[MarkB]

I was in the Navy for 34 years, boarding Officer for 10 years, a few deployments. Boarded 100's of cargo ships. Most I would NOT want to sail on, MV Gulf Lion was an awesome clean, near all crew English speaking tanker that I boarded 3 times over the years. We did take beer on one inspection, crazy how one remembers these things years later. Other than that one vessel most were not something I spent any more time than we had to on. At the time we "loved" the pirates, kept us "entertained".

I did a drop hunt in BC from the ship once, CO dropped us of on a deer ridden island then picked us up 5 days later. Limit was 15 deer each. We did not have limits but were loaded down. Navy was not always "work".

As a young boy I immigrated to Canada and crossed the Atlantic on a liner, Stephan Bator?, it was so rough and I barfed so much as did most passengers, it was NOT a fun trip.

Today I think a fast air flight followed with more days in Africa is far better. At least for me.

MB

 

[wesheltonj]

Lon,

Do you have a link for the company?

I know you wrote you were not thinking of a cruise ship, but last night I did some looking and Norwegian Cruise Lines sails from Spain to Cape Town.

QE2 from NYC to Southampton
NCL from Barcelona to Cape TownView attachment 625325

Mike

I had no idea there was such a cruise. I would prefer more west African stops, but this looks like a 2027 vacation.

 

[Ridge Runner]

This thread slipped my attention somehow.
Yes, passengers can be taken on a ship. I had them on large container vessel.
The price at the time was around $ 100 per day. (15 years ago)
Crossing Atlantic is about one week.
However, Pax can stay on board as long as they like, make a round trip, etc.
Deck walks are possible, but should be reported on the bridge. Access to the bridge is allowed, at least when I was on board.
And as an OOW, I enjoyed having pax on the bridge for small talk.

On most of the vessels there is a small swimming pool, bar with TV, laundry, and gym. Swimming pool does not have heated water, water comes from fire line. Warm seas - warm water, and vice versa

Captain can organise a ship tour (and usally does). To see the engine, cargo holds, etc.
Three meals per day. Cabins have bathroom, bed, locker for clothes.
Onboard is a slop chest store for small necessities, like cigarettes, toothpaste, etc.
When time allows, during ocean crossing, most probably there will be a barbique event.
Thats about it.
Ship calls cargo terminals, sometimes miles away from city centers. daily trip to towns can be organised, with a help of captain and the agent. Taxi arranged.
It is rare these days for ship to stay 24 hours in the port. Usually it is between 6 to 12 hours. So local sightseeing has to be planned accordingly.

Generally speaking if not meeting a hurricane or typhoon at high seas, it should be a quiet non-eventful passage, with daily routine, and time to read a book, have a chat with officers and captain, in the evenings

Being a passenger, were passengers allowed to bring weapons for safaris on board?

How would apersom go about getting passage?

 

[BlueFlyer]

My son went to school with the son of a sea captain and it is definately possible to travel via cargo ships. They open up far more destinations that the QE2, but you may have to travel on more than 1 ship. You would want to do your research though.

Cargo Ship Voyages

 

[Hogpatrol]

Definitely go cargo ship. My FIL was a captain on a VLCC. The only place they docked was the end of a pipeline not close to shore.

 

[mark-hunter]

Further to my earlier post:

This is YT video that I find very realistic.
I forgot to say earlier, there are not many passengers on a cargo ship, so most probably PAX will get an "owners" cabin.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Do I have to pay more for the sword fighting upgrade ?

 

[GuttormG]

Working in the shipping industry for close to 35 years and have only one comment; do not pay in advance..

To see how a modern cargo ship looks like-watch "Captain Phillips".
"Owners cabin" and such is long gone in shipping, the owner is an investment fund that probably do not that they own a ship.

My first trip at sea my bed was a orange crate, until the carpenter had time to make a better solution.

 

[mark-hunter]

My first trip at sea my bed was a orange crate, until the carpenter had time to make a better solution.

You joined for adventure! So there it is!

 

[mark-hunter]

Here is some more detail.

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The standard today is higher than 30 years ago.

 

[GuttormG]

The orange crate is for real, I was maybe 1 year old. My mother with 2 kids sailed along onboard the ship where my father was Captain.