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Originally Posted by racer196
I'm going to do about a 3 month tour of the U.S this summer, and shipping the bike is the main problem... I just read in an English magazine that it's possible to ship on a cargo ship, and sail on the same boat. Anybody know about this?
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POSSIBLE - but VERY rare and hard to find. I've been watching shipping for many many years, and fewer than 10 have done this. Might even be only 3-4 come to think of it...
One guy got his bike on as "hand luggage" on the QEII - but I think he didn't save any money, those cruises are megabucks.
In the end, even if you do get on a cargo ship, it's NOT CHEAP! The days of cheap cargo trips are long long gone. Any cargo ship that does take passengers is a "adventure-cruise" ship and you pay accordingly.
Air freight or sea freight, that's about it. And air can be much cheaper than sea, by the time yiu factor in wait time while your bike is in transit, and port fees are much higher. MOST bike shipments are by air for a reason.
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