Passenger Service to and from Australia & New Zealand
Passenger Service to and from Australia & New Zealand
CMA CGM's Australia/New Zealand ships carry six passengers each.
Three CMA CGM vessels, CMA CGM MANET, CMA CGM MATISSE and CMA CGM UTRILLO, maintain the traditional French calls at Papéete, Tahiti, and Noumea, New Caledonia, on the southbound leg. These ships call outbound at New York and homebound at Philadelphia, the traditional US East Coast reception port for New Zealand lamb. Each ship carries six passengers in one twin and two double-bedded cabins.
Call +44 (0)20 7723 2450 or e-mail for availability.
Itinerary: Tilbury - Rotterdam - Dunkirk - Le Havre - New York - Savannah - Kingston (Jamaica) - Manzanillo (Panama) - Panama Canal -Papeete (Tahiti) - Lautoka (Fiji) - Noumea (New Caledonia) - Sydney - Melbourne - Napier - Tauranga - Manzanillo - Kingston - Savannah - Philadelphia - Tilbury (84 days).
Note: Because cargo ships are not included in the US visa waiver program, non-residents of North America will need a full US visa to travel on these routes except when boarding at the last US port.
2. Tilbury - Europe - Mediterranean - Australia (via Suez) with NSB
The CONTI ANPING has resurrected the old route via Suez, but with only one ship on the run, one must reserve early. She carries seven passengers in one Owners, two double cabins and a single.
Call +44 (0)20 7723 2450 or e-mail for availability.
Itinerary: Tilbury - Hamburg - Rotterdam - Le Havre - Genoa - Damietta - Suez Canal - Fremantle - Melbourne - Sydney - Melbourne - Adelaide - Singapore - Port Kelang - Chennai - Colombo - Suez Canal - Damietta - Malta - Genoa - Tilbury (91 days).
Note 1: Australia/New Zealand ships are often fully booked a year before sailing, as this is a popular route. Book early to be guaranteed space. See also routings via Singapore and Hong Kong (item 6). Indian via is required for all calls at Chennai.
Cruise & Maritime Voyages will charter the 590-berth 20,606-ton ASTOR from TransOcean Cruises' parent company Premicon. Cruise & Maritime will operate her in the Australian winter market (their summer) for the next three years. The ship will perform a southbound positioning voyage from Rome's port of Civitavecchia to Fremantle in November 2013 and a northbound voyage back from Fremantle to Harwich in April 2014.
Civitavecchia (November 5) to Fremantle (December 11) via Suez
Itinerary: Rome - Livorno - Malta - Port Said - Safaga - Aqaba - Salalah - Colombo - Phuket - Singapore - Bali - Fremantle (36 days).
Fremantle (April 1) to Harwich (May 11) via Cape Town
Itinerary: Fremantle - Mauritius - Réunion - Durban - Mossel Bay - Cape Town - Walvis Bay - St Helena - Ascension - Cape Verde - Tenerife - Lisbon - Le Havre - Harwich (40 days).
Cruise & Maritime Voyages will be supplying fares for both voyages very shortly.
Call +44 (0)20 7723 2450 or e-mail for availability.
Hamburg Süd offers a round voyage from the US East Coast. Four ships, BAHIA, BAHIA CASTILLO, BAHIA GRANDE and BAHIA NEGRA, now carry passengers out and back via Panama, turning around at Philadelphia. These ships do not call on the Pacific islands.
Itinerary: Philadelphia, Charleston (USA), Cartagena, Panama Canal, Balboa, Auckland (New Zealand), Sydney and Melbourne (Australia), Timaru, Port Chalmers, Napier, Tauranga and Auckland (New Zealand) and return by way of Manzanillo (Panama) and Cartagena to Philadelphia (70 days).
Note: Because cargo ships are not included in the US visa waiver program, non-residents of North America will need a full US visa to travel on these routes except when boarding at the last US port.
5. US West Coast - Australia - New Zealand with Hamburg-Süd
Hamburg Süd offers a round voyage from the US West Coast. with the HUGO SCHULTE, carrying six passengers to Australia and New Zealand and back and the CAP BLANCHE, carrying four passengers out to Australia and New Zealand and coming back by way of Fiji and Hawaii. No local passengers are carried between Hawaii and the US mainland.
Itinerary [Cap Blanche]: Oakland and Long Beach (USA), Sydney and Melbourne (Australia), Tauranga (New Zealand) and return by way of Suva (Fiji) and Honolulu to Oakland and Long Beach (49 days).
Itinerary [Hugo Schulte]: Oakland and Long Beach (USA), Auckland (New Zealand), Melbourne and Sydney (Australia), Tauranga (New Zealand) and return direct to Oakland and Long Beach (49 days).
Note: Because cargo ships are not included in the US visa waiver program, non-residents of North America will need a full US visa to travel on these routes except when boarding at the last US port.
6. Asia - Australia - New Zealand Service with NSB Freighter Cruises
Alternative routings via Singapore and Hong Kong
Itinerary 1: NYK GALAXY (7 passengers): Hong Kong - Brisbane - Auckland - Lyttelton - Napier - Tauranga - Tokyo - Kobe - Pusan - Shanghai - Yantian - Hong Kong (about 42 days). Photo of NYK Galaxy by Bruno Leonardo Pricoli.
Itinerary 2: BUXSTAR (8 passengers): Singapore - Jakarta - Fremantle - Adelaide - Melbourne - Sydney - Bluff - Port Chalmers - Timaru - Lyttelton - Napier - Tauranga - Brisbane - Singapore (about 49 days).
7. Singapore - South Pacific Round Voyage Freighter Cruise with Rickmers
(This voyage can only be booked as a Full Round Voyage from Singapore)
Itinerary: NINGHAI (2 passengers): Singapore - Jakarta - Port Moresby - Noumea - Lautoka - Suva - Auckland - Tauranga - Lae - Sri Racha - Singapore (about 56 days).
Please call or e-mail for details of either service.
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