IFR 361
Northern Europe – South America-West Coast
Route
Hamburg – Antwerp – Le Havre – Caucedo / Dominican Republic – Cartagena / Colombia – Manzanillo / Panama – Panama Canal – Buenaventura / Colombia – Posorja / Ecuador – Callao / Peru – Puerto Angamos – San Antonio / both Chile – Callao – Posorja – Panama Canal – Manzanillo – Cartagena – Caucedo – Rotterdam – London Gateway – Hamburg or similar
Duration
About 62 days
About 28 days to Callao
About 33 days to San Antonio
About 24 days Callao – Hamburg
More partial trips on request
Departures
June, August, September, November 2020
About the vessel
Container vessel, built 2018, international ship command, 110,200 tons dead-weight, length 299 m, breadth 48.2 m, speed 24 kn, container capacity 5,100 TEU, elevator, fitness room, sauna, salon, small library, steward, elevator, TV/DVD.
Cabins
4 double cabins, shower/WC, about 23-34 sqm, beds 200 x 145/155 cm, F-deck
Comments
Finally we have a connection from Europe through the Panama Canal to South America again with a large modern vessel of a French shipping company.
The highlight of the voyage is certainly the 2-time passage of the Panama Canal.
Since the demand will be very high, please plan early!
Embarkation/disembarkation in Caucedo is not possible.
Alcohol is not allowed on board.
Shore leave
Berthing times approx. 8-36 hours
Documents
Passport
Vaccinations
Yellow fever (mandatory)
Passage prices
€ 8,060.00 per person round-trip in a double cabin
€ 9,300.00 single use of double cabin
Starting at € 3,640.00 to Callao
Starting at € 4,290.00 to San Antonio
Starting at € 3,120.00 Callao – Hamburg
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
Possible additional fees for landing/boarding or for shore leave will have to be paid on the spot by the passengers to the respective port authorities
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.