IFR 305
Northern Europe – Caribbean Islands – Central America
Route
Zeebrugge / Belgium – Le Havre – Montoir de Bretagne / both France – Pointe à Pitre / Guadeloupe – Fort de France / Martinique – Kingston / Jamaica – Manzanillo / Panama – Moin / Costa Rica – Cartagena – Santa Marta / Colombia – Fort de France – Pointe à Pitre – Dunkirk – London Gateway – Zeebrugge or similar
Duration
About 41 days round-trip
About 12 days Zeebrugge – Pointe à Pitre
About 10 days Fort de France – Dunkirk
More partial trips on request
Departures
2-3x per month
About the vessel
Container vessels, built 2018-2019, French ship command, 42,000 tons dead-weight, length 219 m, breadth 36 m, speed 21.5 kn, container capacity 3,150 TEU, swimming pool, fitness room, salon, deck chairs, steward, TV/video/DVD
Cabins
4 double cabins, shower/WC, double bed 200 x 180 cm, about 23-25 sqm, view to the front may be obstructed
3 single cabins, shower/WC, about 14 sqm, view to the front might be obstructed
All cabins equipped with seating area, fridge, desk. All cabins are on F-deck
Comments
Passengers were enthusiastic about the characteristic freighter voyage to the French Antilles. Also the frequently requested routes from/to Central America are bookable on this voyage. Embarkation or disembarkation in Santa Marta is not possible. On-board language French and English. Alcohol is not allowed.
Shore leave
Berthing times 10-36 hours
Documents
Passport
Vaccinations
Yellow Fever (for voyages from/to Central America)
Passage prices
Starting at € 6,150.00 double cabin round-trip
Starting at € 7,380.00 single use of double cabin
Starting at € 1,800.00 Zeebrugge – Pointe à Pitre
Starting at € 1,500.00 Fort de France – Dunkirk
More partial trips on request
The shipping company charges a management fee of € 57.00 per person. (The management fee includes overseas health insurance during the voyage.)
Embarkation / Disembarkation fees
Embarkation in Cartagena: $ 115.00 USD, possible fees will have to be paid on the spot by the passengers to the corresponding local authorities. Even if you are not disembarking in Santa Marta, authorities may charge fees of $ 125 USD.
Travel insurance
Travel health and liability insurance
Medical certificate
Travel reports by customers
Central America
- Hello Birgit!
Just to let you know I had an amazing experience – absolutely loved the whole experience. 5 countries visited, each offering diverse adventures plus the star of the show travelling on the freighter. So many photos and memories to sift and sort through but here’s 3 photos that I hope will give an essence of my trip!
CMA CGM Hydra was my home for 12 days! Cabin was huge – 3 portholes so plenty of light. 24 crew members and me! Captain Paniec and the crew...
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South America
Dear Nina
Just to give you all my favorable comments on the month spent at sea from Antwerp to Antofagasta on the CCNI Rotterdam last February.
Everything was up to my expectation, comfortable cabin, staff very friendly, weather ok, co-traveler extra, schedule respected. Just the food….
Thank you again, this was a nice trip.
Best regards- Hello Birgit!
Just to let you know I had an amazing experience – absolutely loved the whole experience.?? 5 countries visited, each offering diverse adventures plus the star of the show travelling on the freighter. So many photos and memories to sift and sort through but here’s 3 photos that I hope will give an essence of my trip!
CMA CGM Hydra was my home for 12 days!?? Cabin was huge – 3 portholes so plenty of light.?? 24 crew members and me!?? Captain P. and the...
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The Caribbean
- 9 May –Wednesday– Hertz picked us up at our townhouse in Orlando and took us to their office where we got our rental car for our one-way road trip to Port Everglades. We spent the night in Miami, where we had dinner with my cousin.
10 May –Thursday– Phoned the Ship’s Agent, who asked if we could meet him at the South Gate of Port Everglades at 11 A.M. We took the rental car to the closest Hertz office where they shuttled us to the South Gate. They gave us passes after...
>> more... Thanks for making the last Trip on MV Ocean possible, after a rough start it turned out to be an excellent voyage. Please forward my thanks to the captain, crew and owner who came on board in Jacksonville and to you folks.
