http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/freighter Questions tagged with 'freighter' at Ask MetaFilter. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:52:10 -0800 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:52:10 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/89739/Finding%2DFun%2DOn%2DThe%2DFreighter I have booked room on a freighter from Pusan to Long Beach. I'm now looking for some tips advice on what to pack and or things I need to prepare myself for during my ten days at sea. Anyone taken the slow boat home before? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.89739 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:52:10 -0800 adventure boat cruise freighter ocean resolved travel vagabond http://ask.metafilter.com/78492/Freighter%2Dpassage%2Dfrom%2DGulf%2DCoast%2Dto%2DMexican%2Dcoast Freighter passage from Gulf Coast to Mexican coast? Ideally, I want go from Mobile, AL to Merida [only 674 miles]. But Pascagoula, Pensacola to anywhere in Mexico is fine by me. All I've been able to find is the Schepers Line which goes from Houston to Veracruz and then onto Central America. Driving all the way to Houston. there's the carnival cruise but I'm just looking for one-way, no-frills trip. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.78492 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:54:53 -0800 Coast Freighter Gulf Mexico caveatz