| When most people plan their vacation they usually just | | | | traditional cruises that people usually think of. |
| look forward to where they're going to end up. | | | | However, freighter cruises can be a lot more |
| Whatever gets them there is just another mode of | | | | affordable, they can take you to far away ports, and |
| transportation. | | | | they will give you a taste of another way of life. It's an |
| However, in the case of freighter cruises, the trip itself | | | | adventure that will give you a lifetime of memories. |
| can be a thrilling and memorable experience. | | | | What exactly are freighter ships? |
| Part of the romance of taking freighter cruises is that | | | | Freighter ships, sometimes called tramp freighters or |
| you'll usually be at sea for extended periods of time. If | | | | tramp vessels, transport goods from one country to |
| you enjoy the smell of the ocean, the often gentle | | | | another. You'll find freighter ships and - therefore |
| pitch and roll of the waves, and gazing out towards | | | | freighter cruises - in nearly every major port in the |
| the vast blue horizon during the day - and star filled | | | | world. |
| skies at night - freighter cruises could be for you. | | | | What's the difference between freighter ships and |
| Accommodations on board freighter cruises. | | | | tramp freighters? |
| - The cabins of freighter cruises tend to be | | | | - Both regular freighter cruises and tramp cruises tend |
| outstanding because they were designed for the ship's | | | | to last between 40 to 50 days, though the shortest |
| officers and members of the shipping company. | | | | voyage is about a week. |
| - Typically they are very well furnished. | | | | - However, while both tramp freighters and regular |
| You'll have plenty of time to get to know your fellow | | | | freighter ships often provide freighter cruises, tramp |
| travelers because you'll be aboard a working ship | | | | freighters don't have standard routes or schedules. |
| rather than a hotel on water. | | | | Freighter ships do. |
| And since there's rarely any entertainment, other than | | | | - Typically tramp freighters stay in port longer and |
| DVDs and conversation, you'll probably want to bring | | | | leave more quickly than freighter ships. |
| along at least a good book or two. | | | | - The challenge of taking a freighter cruise aboard |
| Of course you'll go ashore when you arrive at port. | | | | tramp vessels is that by their very nature planning in |
| But because these are working vessels the time | | | | advance is far less possible. |
| between ports is usually greater than it is on the more | | | | |