travel to the USA by sea?

[yenaled368]

i am scared of flying (please dont provide me with stats as to how safe it is). i would like to travel to the USA, but by boat. is this possible? if so i would imagine it is expensive?

[Clanad]

Take a look at this site:

http://www.geocities.com/freighterman.geo/main menu.html

Best of luck!

[spudqueen]

Have a look here
http://www.seat61.com/UnitedStates.htm

[dzug]

Yes there are still transatlantic sailings - look at Cunard.

Freighter is also possible - but it's not cheap. On a daily rate it may not be (quite) as expensive as cruise liners but it takes twice as long.

Yes it's expensive is the bottom line.

[jno]

either by cruise ship or freighter as others have pointed out. You pay, in money and in the time it takes, for not being squeezed into a sardine can for eight hours. (I'm just talking about New York here.)

Have you considered going on a fear of flying course, or just getting your GP to prescribe some tranquillisers or sleeping pills?

[bobs1975]

I hate flying too. GP's can prescribe some pretty good pills for this type of thing.

[auntiebertie]

It is called a Cruise Ship - there are repositioning cruises to the USA in Oct/Nov each year - out of Southampton with RCI or out of Harwich with Celebrity. Check out their websites.