Containerships and General Cargo Ships
| Most of today's passenger freighters are German and French owned containerships, with international officers and crew onboard, offering accommodations for 4 to 12 passengers. The average port time is one day. While general cargo ships, currently available only in two around-the-world services, have an average port time of one to four days. All offering roundtrips as well as one way trips between major ports. |
| North America - Europe |
  
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Montreal, QC (Day 1); Valencia, Spain (12); Leghorn, Italy (14); Cadiz, Spain (17); Lisbon, Portugal (19); Montreal (28). Barmbek ... Halifax, NS (Day 1); Havana, Cuba (5); Naples (18), Leghorn (19) and Genoa, Italy (20); Barcelona (22), and Valencia, Spain (23), Halifax (32). Melfi Iberia ... Houston, TX (Day 1); New Orleans, LA (3); Freeport, Bahamas (5); Savannah, GA (7); Charleston, SC (9); Felixstowe, UK (18); Antwerp, Belgium (20); Bremerhaven, Germany (22); Le Havre, France (23); Charleston, 2nd call (32); Freeport, 2nd call (34); Veracruz (37) and Altamira (38), Mexico; Houston (40). MSC Alessia and Flaminia ... La Spezia (Day 1) and Naples, Italy (2); Valencia, Spain (4); Sines, Portugal (6); Freeport, Bahamas (14); Vera Cruz (18) and Altamira, Mexico (20); Houston, TX (22); Port Everglades, FL (25); Freeport, 2nd call (27); Savannah, GA (29); Barcelona, Spain (40) and La Spezia (42). MSC Florida ... New York (Day 1); Norfolk, VA (2); Savannah, GA (4); Miami, FL (5); Malta (17); Taranto (18), Leghorn (20) and Genoa, Italy (21); Marseille (Fos terminal), France (22); Valencia, Spain (24); Lisbon, Portugal (27); New York (35). CMA CGM Alabama ... |
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New York, NY (Day 1); Norfolk, VA (2); Savannah, GA (4); Valencia, Spain (16); Genoa (18) and Gioia Tauro, Italy (21); transit the Suez Canal (24); Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (27); Dubai (Khor Fakkan) , UAE (34); Pipavav (38) and Mumbai, Nhava Sheva terminal, India (41); Dubai (Jebel Ali terminal), UAE (45); Jeddah, 2nd call (52), transit the Suez Canal (55), Alexandria, Egypt (56); Gioia Tauro, 2nd call (60); La Spezia, Italy (62); Marseille, Fos terminal, France (64), Barcelona, Spain (65); Valencia, 2nd call (66); New York (77). Ibn Sina ... |
| Europe - Central and South America |
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Hamburg, Germany; Tilbury, UK; Antwerp, Belgium; Le Havre, France; Port of Spain, Trinidad; Puerto Cabello, Venezuela; Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles; Cartagena, Colombia; Manzanillo, Panama; transit the Panama Canal; Guayaquil, Ecuador; Callao and Paita, Peru; Quayaquil, 2nd call; transit the Panama Canal; Manzanillo, 2nd call; Puerto Limon, Costa Rica; Kingston, Jamaica; Rotterdam, Netherlands and back to Hamburg in 56 days. More info ... Dunkirk (Day 1), Rouen (3), Le Havre (5), Montoir de Bretagne, near St. Nazaire and Nantes (7), all in France; transatlantic crossing; Point à Pitre, Guadeloupe (15); Fort de France, Martinique (16-19); Point à Pitre, 2nd call (20) and back to mainland France (28). More info ... |
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Rouen (Day 1) and Le Havre (2), France; Philipsburg, St. Maarten (13); Port of Spain, Trinidad (15); Cayenne (Degrad des Cannes terminal), French Guiana (19); Belem (25), Fortaleza (29) and Natal (32), all in Brazil; Algeciras, Spain (41); Leixoes, Portugal (43); Rotterdam, Holland (46); Tilbury, UK (47) and Rouen (48). More info ... |
 
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Hamburg, Germany (Day 1); Antwerp, Belgium (2); Le Havre, France (3); Rio de Janeiro, Sepetiba terminal (14); Santos (15) and Paranagua (17), all in Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina (19); Montevideo, Uruguay (21); Rio Grande (22), Santos, 2nd call (24), Suape (27) and Pecem (29), all in Brazil; Rotterdam, Holland (39); Felixtowe, UK (40) and Hamburg (42). More info ... Bremerhaven, Germany (Day 1); Antwerp, Belgium, (2); Rio de Janeiro (12) and Santos (14), Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina (16); Rio Grande (19), Sao Francisco do Sul (21), Santos, 2nd call (23) and Sepetiba (25), all in Brazil; Las Palmas, Canary Islands (34); Antwerp, 2nd call (38); Rotterdam, the Netherlands (40); Bremerhaven (42). More info ... Valencia (Day 1) and Barcelona, Spain (2); Marseille, France (3); Genoa (4) and Livorno, Italy (5); Fort de France, Martinique (15); Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe (16); Santo Domingo (Rio Haina terminal), Dominican Republic (18); Manzanillo, Panama (20); Cartagena, Colombia (21); Puerto Cabello, Venezuela (23); Pointe a Pitre, 2nd call (26); Algeciras, Spain (35) and back to Valencia (36). More info ... Genoa (Day 1) and Leghorn (2), Italy; Marseille, France (3); Valencia, Spain (6); Rio de Janeiro (16) and Santos (17), Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina (20); Montevideo, Uruguay (21); Rio Grande (23), Paranagua (25), Santos, 2nd call(26) and Rio de Janeiro, 2nd call (28), all in Brazil; Las Palmas, Canary Islands (36); Barcelona, Spain (40); Genoa (42). More info ... |
| North America - Australia and New Zealand |
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Los Angeles, CA (Day 1); Tauranga, NZ (15); Sydney (19), Melbourne (22) and Adelaide, Australia (24); Auckland, New Zealand, (30); Papeete, Tahiti (36); Ensenada, Mexico (42); San Francisco, CA (46); Seattle, WA (49); Vancouver, BC (51); Los Angeles (54). More info ... |
| North America - The Far East |
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1) Seattle, WA (Day 1), Portland, OR (3); Vancouver, BC (6), KwangYang, Korea (17); Hong Kong (20) and Yantian, China (21); Yokohama, Japan (25), Prince Rupert (34) and Vancouver, 2nd call, BC (36) and Seattle (38) ... 2) Seattle (Day 1); Yokohama (11); Shanghai (13); Pusan (15); Seattle (25). 3) Los Angeles, Long Beach terminal, (Day 1) and San Francisco, Oakland terminal, CA (4), Seattle, WA (6), Pusan, Korea (16), Yantian (20); Kaohsiung, Taiwan (21), Shanghai, China (22), Kwangyang, Korea (24) and Pusan, 2nd call (25), Los Angeles (35). 4) Los Angeles, Long Beach terminal, (Day 1); San Francisco, Oakland terminal (2); Xiamen (18), Chiwan (19), Hong Kong (20) and Yantian (21), all in China; Los Angeles (35). More info ... |
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Los Angeles, Long Beach terminal (Day 1); San Francisco, Oakland terminal (3); Tokyo (14) and Osaka, Japan (15); Pusan, Korea (16); Shanghai (18) and Ningbo, China (20); Kaohsiung, Taiwan (21); Hong Kong (23); Singapore (26) ... continuing to Europe and back ... Port Kelang, Malaysia (62); Singapore (64); Hong Kong (67) and Yantian, China (68); Osaka (71); Tokyo (73) and Los Angeles (84). More info ... |
| Along the Americas' Coasts |
 
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New York, NY (Day 1); Baltimore, MD (2); Charleston, SC (4); Port Everglades, FL (5); Cartagena, Colombia (9); Manzanillo, Panama (10); transit the Panama Canal (11); Guayaquil, Ecuador (13); Callao, Peru (16); San Antonio (21) and San Vicente, Chile (22); Callao (27) and Guayaquil, second calls (31); transit the Panama Canal (35); Cartagena (36) and Port Everglades, 2nd calls (39), New York (42). More info ... Manzanillo, Mexico (Day 1); Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala (3); Caldera, Puntarenas, Costa Rica (6); transit the Panama Canal (9); Cartagena, Colombia (11); Rio Haina, Dominican Republic (13); La Guaira (15) and Puerto Cabello, Venezuela (19); Cartagena, 2nd call (21); transit the Panama Canal (23); Caldera (25) and Puerto Quetzal, 2nd calls (27); Manzanillo (31). More info ... Buenos Aires (Day 1) and Puerto Madryn, Argentina (3); San Antonio, Chile (10); Callao, Peru (14); Guayaquil, Ecuador (17); Ilo, Peru (21); Antofagasta, Chile (23); San Antonio, 2nd call (25); Imbituba (33), Itajai or Sepetiba (36) and Santos, all in Brazil (39); Buenos Aires (42). More info ... |
| California - South Pacific Islands |
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Los Angeles, Long Beach terminal (Day 1); San Francisco, Oakland terminal (3); Papeete, Tahiti (13); Apia, Western Samoa (15); Pago Pago, American Samoa (17); Los Angeles (28). More info ... |
| Singapore - India |
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Singapore (Day 1); Port Kelang, Malaysia (2), Chennai, India (7-8); Port Kelang (13) and Singapore (14). More info ... |
| Northern Europe - South Africa |
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Bremerhaven, Germany (Day 1); Lisbon, Portugal (4); East London (22), Durban (24), Port Elizabeth (28), East London (29) and Port Elizabeth, 2nd calls (31) and Capetown, all in South Africa (35); Lisbon, 2nd call (47); Bristol, UK (51); Antwerp, Belgium (53); Bremerhaven (56). DAL East London ... |
| Northern Europe - The Far East |
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Le Havre, France (Day 1); Floriana, Malta (6); transit the Suez Canal (8); Khor Fakkan, UAE (15); Chiwan (26), Dalian (29), Tianjin (30), Shanghai (33); Hong Kong (35) and Yantia (36), all in China; Port Kelang, Malaysia (39); transit the Suez Canal (49); Floriana, 2nd call (51); Southampton, UK (56); Hamburg, Germany (59); Rotterdam, Holland (61); Zeebrugge, Belgium (52) and Le Havre (63). Hamburg, Germany (Day 1); Rotterdam, Holland (2); Thamesport, UK (4); Taranto, Italy (10); Port Said, Egypt (12); transit the Suez Canal (13); Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia (23); Kaohsiung, Taiwan (26); Ningpo (29), Shanghai (31), Yantian (33) and Hong Kong (34), all in China; Tanjung Pelepas, 2nd call (38); transit the Suez Canal (47); Le Havre, France (53); Hamburg (56). More info ... |
| Western Mediterranean - The Far East |
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Genoa Italy (Day 1); Marseille, Fos terminal, France (2); Valencia, Spain (4); Gioia Tauro, Italy (7); transit the Suez Canal (10); Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (12); Khor Fakkan, UAE (18); Singapore (26); Shanghai (33) and Hong Kong (36), China; Singapore, 2nd call (40); transit the Suez Canal (51); Gioia Tauro, 2nd call (54); Genoa (56). More info ... |
| North America - The Mediterranean - India |
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New York, NY (Day 1); Norfolk, VA (2); Savannah, GA (4); Valencia, Spain (16); Genoa (18) and Gioia Tauro, Italy (21); transit the Suez Canal (24); Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (27); Dubai (Khor Fakkan) , UAE (34); Pipavav (38) and Mumbai, Nhava Sheva terminal, India (41); Dubai (Jebel Ali terminal), UAE (45); Jeddah, 2nd call (52), transit the Suez Canal (55), Alexandria, Egypt (56); Gioia Tauro, 2nd call (60); La Spezia, Italy (62); Marseille, Fos terminal, France (64), Barcelona, Spain (65); Valencia, 2nd call (66); New York (77). More info ... |
| California - Asia - the Mediterranean |
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Los Angeles, Long Beach terminal (Day 1); San Francisco, Oakland terminal (3); Tokyo (14) and Osaka, Japan (15); Pusan, Korea (16); Shanghai (18) and Ningbo, China (20); Kaohsiung, Taiwan (21); Hong Kong (23); Singapore (26); transit the Suez Canal (37); Port Said, Egypt (38); Naples (42) and La Spezia, Italy (44); Barcelona, Spain (47); transit the Suez Canal (51); Port Kelang, Malaysia (62); Singapore (64); Hong Kong (67) and Yantian, China (68); Osaka (71); Tokyo (73) and Los Angeles (84). More info ... |
| The Far East - Singapore - South Africa - South America |
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First leg: Singapore (Day 1); Santos, Brazil (19); Buenos Aires, Argentina (23); Montevideo, Uruguay (25); Paranagua (27), Sao Francisco do Sul (29), Santos, 2nd call, (30) and Rio de Janeiro (32), all in Brazil; Cape Town (40) and Port Elizabeth (43), South Africa; Singapore (55). Second leg: Singapore (Day 1); Hong Kong (3); Kobe (8), Yokohama (10) and Nagoya, Japan (11); Pusan, Korea (13); Shanghai (15), Yantian (17) & Hong Kong (18), all in China; Singapore (22). More info ... |
| Northern Europe - North America - Australia & New Zealand |
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Bremerhaven, Germany (Day 1); Antwerp, Belgium (2), Philadelphia, PA (10); Savannah, GA (13); Cartagena, Colombia (17); transit the Panama Canal (18); Auckland or Tauranga, NZ (35); Sydney, Australia (39); Melbourne, Australia (42); Timaru or Port Chalmers (46), Napier (48), Auckland or Tauranga, 2nd call (50), all in New Zealand; transit the Panama Canal (65); Cartagena (66), Savannah (70) and Philadelphia (73), all 2nd calls; Tilbury, UK (82); Bremerhaven (84). More info ... |
 
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London, Tilbury terminal, UK (Day 1); Rotterdam, Holland (2), Dunkirk (4); Le Havre (5) France; New York, NY (13), Norfolk, VA (15) and Savannah, GA (18) all in the USA; Manzanillo, Panama (22); transit the Panama Canal (23); Papeete, Tahiti (33); Nouméa, New Caledonia (41); Brisbane (44), Sydney (46) and Melbourne (49) all in Australia; Auckland, New Zealand (54); transit the Panama Canal (68); Manzanillo (69) and Savannah (73) 2nd calls; Philadelphia, PA (76); London (84). More info ... Northern Europe - Asia - Australia and New Zealand London, Tilbury terminal, UK (Day 1); Hamburg, Germany (2); Rotterdam, Holland (4); La Spezia Italy (10); Damietta, Egypt (14); transit the Suez Canal (15); Melbourne (33), Sydney (36) and Brisbane (39), all in Australia; Auckland (43), Napier (45) and Port Chalmers (47), all in New Zealand; Melbourne, 2nd call (51) and Adelaide, Australia (53); Singapore (62); Colombo, Sri Lanka (66); transit the Suez Canal (74); Damietta (75) and La Spezia (79), 2nd calls; London (84). More info ... Hamburg, Germany (Day 1); Rotterdam, Netherlands (2); Le Havre, France (4); Marseille, France (9); La Spezia, Italy (10); Damietta, Egypt (14); transit the Suez Canal (15); Djibouti (18); Réunion, France (24); Port Louis, Mauritius (26); Melbourne (37), Sydney (39) and Brisbane (41), all in Australia; Auckland (45) and Lyttelton, New Zealand (48); Melbourne (52) and Adelaide, Australia (54); Jakarta, Indonesia (61); Port Kelang, Malaysia (63); Chennai, India (67); Colombo, Sri Lanka (69); Djibouti (75); Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (76); transit the Suez Canal (78); Damietta (79); Malta (82); La Spezia (84); Tilbury, England (89) and Hamburg (91). More info ... |
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15-week voyages - Bank Line, British/Hong Kong general cargo/multipurpose ships, sail monthly from Dunkirk to Le Havre, then transatlantic to Cristobal, Panama and through the Panama Canal to Papeete, Tahiti; Auckland, New Zealand; Noumea, New Caledonia; Suva and Lautoka, Fiji; Santo, Vanuatu; Honiara, Solomon Islands; Lae, Rabaul, Kimbe and Madang, Papua New Guinea, possibly another port or two in the area, and onwards to Singapore and through the Suez Canal, and Mediterranean to Hamburg, Germany. Passengers arriving from the UK or overseas via London meet with the owner’s representative and get a free transfer, either via Le Shuttle/Eurostar or ferry across the Channel. Passengers can also join the ship in Auckland, NZ. More info ... |
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18-week voyages - The following itinerary, including approx. number of voyage days indicated after each port, begins in Houston (Roundtrips and voyage segments are in fact available from and between three major ports, Houston, Hamburg and Singapore): Houston, TX (Day 1); New Oleans, LA (5); Philadelphia, PA or Camden, NJ (12) and possibly another port or two on the US east coast, then Hamburg, Germany (24); Antwerp, Belgium (29); Genoa, Italy (37) and another call in Europe likely, transit the Suez Canal (40); possibly Chennai, India; Jakarta, Indonesia (54), Singapore (58); possibly one or two ports in Thailand; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (64); possibly Haiphong, Vietnam; Hong Kong (70), Kaohsiung, Taiwan (73); Shanghai (77), Quingdao (79) and Xingang (82), all in China; possibly Masan, Korea; Kobe (84) and Yokohama, Japan (88) and usually an additional port or two in the Far East before crossing the Pacific with a possible call in Los Angeles or San Diego, CA and through the Panama Canal (118); back to Houston in approx. 125 days. Port times vary from one to several days. For a limited time only, Maris is pleased to offer its members a special discount on early reservations for roundtrip voyages: 6 months in advance, 5%, 12 months in advance, 10%, plus an additional 5% on sailings in July and August. More info ... |
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