A voyage on a cargo ship – that is seafaring up close and still an adventure.
This is also an intense encounter with nature: the wind, the waves, the dolphins and porpoises playing with the bow wave…
This is rest and relaxation: traveling with time, not against the clock. Time for more than one book. Time to dream. Time to savor.
This is full of new and exciting things: The everyday life of a ship’s crew… The mix of nationalities on board… The lively activity in the ports… The encounter on land with foreign cultures, customs and traditions…
It is probably the sum of the many impressions that make a freighter voyage so characteristic.
As a temporary “sailor” or “seafarer” you are integrated into the crew. Of course you don’t have to stand guard or knock rust! Look forward to talking to the captain or the officers of the watch on the bridge. They always have interesting experiences to report. In a quiet hour at sea, let us introduce you to the secrets of navigation and explain how modern radars and electronic sea charts make navigation easier today.
In the port you can watch the unloading and loading processes or take the opportunity to explore foreign countries and cities. However: The comprehensive structural change with considerable acceleration of transport routes resulted in significantly shorter port lay days. Sometimes it is only a few hours, and sometimes it is unloaded and loaded at night. Also, many container terminals are not located very close to the city centre. The crew has to work hard in the harbor, so they will hardly take you and show you the night live district or other sights of a harbor town.
