All posts tagged how to book a freighter cruise

Freighter cruises are a unique and under-appreciated type of cruise vacation, as we explained in a recent article (see link above). Freighter cruises are unique because they take place on freighters (like large container ships), and they are under-appreciated because, despite being a great alternative to standard cruise vacations (at least for some people), hardly anyone considers taking one, not even seasoned cruise vacationers. (Indeed, many are not even aware of the existence of freighter cruises.) Given their relative obscurity and the fact that we recently shed light on them, we thought we should explain how to go about booking a freighter cruise. Our basic question is therefore this: how do you book a freighter cruise, and is it much different from booking a regular cruise vacation? Read more [...]