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 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 China (items 4 and 5).
Note 2: 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.
2.1.1. Europe - Australia Liner Service with m/v ATHENA
Fremantle - Portsmouth (via the Cape) in April 2012
Marseilles - Fremantle (via Suez) in November 2012
Liner Voyages by Classic International Cruises
Northbound 2012: Fremantle to Portsmouth: 40 nights Australia to Europe. Departs 14th April 2012
Route: Fremantle, Port Louis, Pointe des Galets, Durban, Mossel Bay, Cape Town, St Helena, Ascension, Porto Grande, Santa Cruz, Casablanca, Lisbon and Portsmouth.
Fares from: £3,999 Inside, £4,339 Outside, £5,229 Junior Suite, £7,999 Balcony Suite, per person for two. Fares include full board, port taxes and gratuities. Single and 3rd and 4th berth fares available on application.
Southbound 2012: Marseilles to Fremantle: 36 nights Europe to Australia. Departs 12th November 2012
Route: Marseilles, Livorno, Civitavecchia, Durres, Dubrovnik, Kotor, Port Said, Aqaba, Salalah, Penang, Port Kelang, Singapore, Fremantle (this voyage is also available to Singapore).
Fares from: £3,669 Inside, £4,119 Outside, £4,939 Junior Suite, £6,969 Balcony Suite, per person for two. Fares include full board, port taxes and gratuities. Single and 3rd and 4th berth fares available on application.
2.1.2. Australia - Japan Liner Service with m/v ATHENA
Fremantle - Osaka (via China) in February 2013
Osaka - Fremantle (via Bali) in March 2013
Liner Voyages by Classic International Cruises
Route: Fremantle, Christmas Island, passing Krakatoa, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Pusan, Hiroshima and Osaka.
Fares from: £2,299 Inside, £2,549 Outside, £2,609 Junior Suite, per person for two. Fares include full board, port taxes and gratuities. Single and 3rd and 4th berth fares available on application.
Southbound 2013: Osaka to Fremantle: 17 nights Japan to Australia. Departs 11th March 2013
Route: Osaka, Kagashima, Keelung, Bali and Fremantle.
Fares from: £1,879 Inside, £2,079 Outside, £3,209 Junior Suite, per person for two. Fares include full board, port taxes and gratuities. Single and 3rd and 4th berth fares available on application.
2.2. Europe - Australia Liner Service with Cunard Line
Sydney - Southampton (via Japan and Suez) in March 2012
Liner Voyages by rms QUEEN MARY 2
Northbound 2012: Sydney to Southampton: 51 nights Australia to Europe. Departs 7th March 2012
Route: Sydney, Rabaul, Saipan, Osaka, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Singapore, Phuket, Cochin, Dubai, Muscat, Sokhna, Athens, Lisbon, Southampton.
Fares from: £5,449 Inside, £7,699 Outside, £8,249 Premium Balcony, per person for two. Fares include full board and port taxes. Single and 3rd and 4th berth fares available on application. This voyage is also available as Sydney to Singapore (26 nights) or Singapore to Southampton (25 nights).
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, Savannah (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 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.
3.2. US West Coast - Australia - New Zealand with a German ship
Hamburg Süd also offers a round voyage from the US West Coast. One ship, NATALIE SCHULTE, carries passengers on this route, turning around at Long Beach. She offers one double Owners Cabin and four single cabins.
Itinerary: Long Beach to Tauranga (New Zealand), Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide (Australia), Auckland (New Zealand) , and return by way of Papéete (Tahiti), to Oakland, Seattle and Vancouver (Canada) to Long Beach (56 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.
An alternative routing via Pusan or Kaohsiung (no Chinese mbarkations).
Note: As an alternative routing, F Laeisz has now placed the HANJIN PRETORIA onto a route connecting Asia and Australia, with a round voyage of 35 days (one-way bookings are available)
Itinerary: HANJIN PRETORIA (4 passengers): Sydney - Brisbane - Pusan - Shanghai - Ningpo - Shekou - Kaohsiung - Melbourne - Sydney (about 35 days). Please call or e-mail for details.
An alternative routing via Hong Kong, Shanghai or Pusan.
Note: As an alternative routing, Hamburg-Süd now has available the AHL AURORA on a new route connecting Asia and New Zealand, with a round voyage of 42 days (one-way bookings are available)
Itinerary: AHL AURORA (4 passengers): Auckland - Port Chalmers - Lyttelton - Tauranga - Noumea -Hong Kong - Ningpo - Shanghai - Pusan - Suva - Auckland (about 42 days). Please call or e-mail for details.
6. New Zealand via Southeast Asia
Singapore Sea/Air Routings to and from Europe.
Note: Other than the annual voyages of the ATHENA, the direct Suez route was closed to cargo ship passengers in 2008. So many clients now ask to book passage between Europe and New Zealand by changing ships at Singapore. We are pleased to advise that passenger cabins are once again available on two routes between Singapore and New Zealand on Chr Ahrenkiel's AS CARELIA. Unfortunately, the call at Brisbane is n ot guaranteed.
Itinerary: AS CARELIA (Click for details): - For those wishing to sail from Singapore to Australia or New Zealand, the AS CARELIA now runs as follows: Tanjung Pelepas - Singapore - Brisbane (call is not guaranteed) - Auckland - Tauranga - Lytellton - Tanjung Pelepas, every 32 days
Please call or e-mail for details on either route.
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