Hi, a friend of mine would like to travel to San Jose, Costa Rica from Cape Town, SA, by boat. I have researched for him: freighters, passenger cruises, small boats, etc. I am unable to find any info. Does anyone know how to go about this?
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missalaska
San Jose is inland! You can get a cruise ship to Rio from Cape Town but I doubt you'd find anything going further north.
If you wanted to be a crew member then you'd need skills and experience. Freighters - I guess it would depend on their insurance issues?
Try posting in the Life on the Ocean Wave branch
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cherrybrandy
If you are in cape town, go to the Yacht Club, they have notices on the board, loads of people looking for crew.
3
_olive_
Freighters follow freight lines, just as trains.
I strongly suspect there isn't a line doing both places.
A yacht might be the better option, but then, it's quite obscure nevertheless.
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rudik
An interesting question to which I certainly do not have an answer. However, there must be yachts sailing from Cape Town for the Caribbean and if you follow #2's advice you may just be able to join as a crew member. Of course, getting from the Caribbean to any of the Central American countries may be a second problem. You could fly from many of the Caribbean islands to Miami and then on to San Jose or Panama City.
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