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Check out this blog - he went around the world without taking a single plane, lots of info about taking different kinds of (mostly cargo) ships to get from place to place. He's responsive over email if you have questions.
I've taken a ship before from Japan to Korea and back. It's definitely not the same as what you're asking about because the distance is much shorter, but I definitely recommend it. It was so much cheaper and easier than flying. It didn't take that much longer than a plane, either, since it was an ultra-fast hydrofoil ship. I'm interested in what people have to say about ships leaving from the States, too!
@GreenEyedMoon: That's actually relevant to me because we're considering going to Japan for our honeymoon! I'm trying to imagine how we'll get from NYC to Japan without a plane, and how long it'll take...
What was it like aboard the ship from Korea to Japan?
I've only done it on research ships, which isn't quite what you are looking for :-). Probably the least efficient way to travel, EVER. But if you found a cool ship, it might be interesting. It is really challenging being *thisclose* to people for weeks at a time (and it would be weeks for those types of trips!)
Sorry I keep doing these in separate posts..
http://www.goseewrite.com/2010/01/freighter-travel-part-one/
http://www.goseewrite.com/2010/01/freighter-travel-part-two/
@MissBoston: No worries about the separate posts; thanks for adding them! The stories are all really interesting. I wonder how this guy found these ships? I might have to email him...
@veganglam: You just have a little seat kind of like on an airplane, and the trip lasts about 3.5 hours. The boat is called the JR Beetle (English website: http://www.jrbeetle.co.jp/english/), and the round-trip ticket for one adult is only 26,000 yen (~$260) - though I THINK you can get a pretty fantastic discount if you also buy a tourist JR rail pass (http://www.japanrailpass.net/eng/en001.html). You travel from Fukuoka in Japan to Busan in Korea. Customs and security are really simple to go through, too.
Because of the hydrofoil design, the ship sails extremely smoothly, so you don't really have to worry about seasickness. I should know; I had severe food poisoning on the way back to Japan, and EVERYTHING was making me puke, but I didn't throw up any more on the boat than I did at the Japanese hospital. I even managed to sleep a bit.
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Until TSA significantly rolls back its invasive smoke-and-mirrors, privacy boundary-crossing "security measures", I'm not flying out of the US. I've been trying to find information about passenger ships and googling returns very little. I know of Cunard, but it's so expensive. I contacted a travel agent but he hasn't gotten back to me yet. Anyone know of anything? I don't want to argue about the TSA measures here--that's what the other thread is for. I'm just asking if anybody has taken or knows of ships that take you across the Atlantic, or down to the Caribbean, or anywhere else, but don't have all the gimmicks and time spent dropping you off at ports to buy trinkets of a cruise ship.