Northern Europe - South America East Coast, 42-day voyages

Sailing every 3/4 weeks as follows:       Bremerhaven, Germany (Day 1); Antwerp, Belgium, (2); Rio de Janeiro (12) and Santos (14), Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina (16); Rio Grande (19), Sao Francisco do Sul (21), Santos, 2nd call (23) and Sepetiba (25), all in Brazil; Las Palmas, Canary Islands (34); Antwerp, 2nd call (38); Rotterdam, the Netherlands (40); Bremerhaven (42).

MSC Lousanne and Monterey Passengers: 6 Deadweight: 63,638 tons Containers: 4,860 TEU Length: 275.4 m Speed: 24 knots Built: 2005 Officers /Crew: German/Filipino Charterers: MSC, Swiss Owners: NSB, German

Two 34 sq. m. double-bed suites, consisting of a bedroom (bed size 2.05 x 1.80 m), separate sitting room with TV/DVD/HiFi and private facilities with shower, located on the 7th deck, front and side facing - €95 pp double, €110 single occupancy, per day.       One 27 sq. m. double-bed suite, consisting of a bedroom (bed size 2.05 x 1.80 m), sitting room with TV/DVD/HiFi and private facilities with shower, located on the 7th deck, forward facing - €90 pp double, €105 single occupancy, per day.

Buxfavourite       Northern Europe - South America North & West Coasts, 56-day voyages

Willemstad Harbor

Sailing every 8 weeks as follows:       Hamburg, Germany (Day 1); Tilbury, England (2); Antwerp, Belgium (4); Le Havre, France (5); Port of Spain, Trinidad (16); Puerto Cabello, Venezuella (18); Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles (20); Cartagena, Colombia (22); Manzanillo, Panama (23); transit the Panama Canal (24); Guayaquil, Ecuador (27); Callao (29) and Paita (32), Peru; Guayaquil, 2nd call (34); transit the Panama Canal (38); Manzanillo, 2nd call (39); Puerto Limon, Costa Rica (40); Kingston, Jamaica (43); Rotterdam, the Netherlands (54); Hamburg (56).

ANL Esprit       Northern Europe - Australia & New Zealand, 84-day voyages

Tilbury, England (Day 1); Rotterdam, the Netherlands (2), Dunkirk (4) and Le Havre (5) France; New York, NY (13), Norfolk, VA (15) and Savannah, GA (18) all in the US; Manzanillo, Panama (22); transit the Panama Canal (23); Papeete, Tahiti (33); Nouméa, New Caledonia (41); Brisbane (44), Sydney (46) and Melbourne (49) all in Australia; Auckland, New Zealand (54); transit the Panama Canal (68); Manzanillo (69); Savannah (73); Philadelphia (76) and back to London (84).

Buxfavourite and ANL Esprit Passengers: 5 Deadweight: 34,000 tons Containers: 2,400 Length: 208 m Speed: 23 knots Built: 1997 Officers/Crew: German/Filipino Owners: NSB, German

Two forward-facing double bed suites on decks “E” (Purser’s) and “F” (Owner’s), consisting of a bedroom (bed size 2.00 x 1.80 m), sitting room and bathroom, having a total area of 27 sqm each.

Owner’s suite: €90 per person per day double occupancy, €110 per day single occupancy.       Purser’s suite: €85 per person per day double occupancy, €105 per day single occupancy.

One side- and aft-facing single cabin on the “E” deck, consisting of a bedroom (bed size 2.00 x 1.20 m) with a sitting area and private facilities with shower, has a total area of 20 sqm. - €90 per day.

General Information and Reservations

Passenger cabins and shared facilities, such as the dining room, lounges, exercise room and swimming pool are located on various decks. There is no elevator on board and passengers must be fully mobile and able to negotiate the stairs. Front and aft views may be obstructed by the containers stowed on deck.

Sydney Harbor

Self service laundry facilities are available. The electrical current is 220/50 AC. A two-prong round adapter and converter are needed for North American appliances. A steward will clean the cabin once a week, or more often if necessary.       A small onboard shop provides a limited selection of beverages, cigarettes and toiletries at duty free prices. Onboard expenses may be paid for with cash in €/$ (EUR/USD).       Tipping is at the passenger’s discretion; $/€3-5 per person per day is recommended. Telephone, fax and email connections are available through the Captain’s office. Port time can vary from half a day to two days.

Approaching Rio de Janeiro

Reservations can be made by completing a Registration Form and providing a 25% deposit. The balance of the fare, plus €265 for port and vessel fees is payable 65 days before departure. The fare may be paid for by check or wire (by exception only, credit cards may be accepted) in either the basic tariff currency, as quoted by the steamship line, or in EUR/USD/CAD/GBP at the prevailing exchange rates and subject to a final adjustment at the time the ticket is issued, a few weeks before departure.       Passports must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the anticipated return date, and a visa for the USA, Brazil and Australia must be obtained, depending on the citizenship and voyage. A Medical Statement of Good Health and International Health and Accident Insurance are required on all voyages, as are vaccination or exemption certificates against yellow fever and cholera for voyages to Brazil and through the Panama Canal. The age limit is 79.       Cancellation fees are as follows: over 60 days, loss of deposit; 30-59 days, 50% of the fare. No refund will be made within the 30 days from departure. To protect your investment, Cancellation and Interruption Insurance is highly recommended. Travelex Insurance packages, covering you from the moment you buy the policy - at no additional cost, are available to all Maris customers, worldwide, on our website page "Before You Sail". And if you buy the Travelex policy within three weeks of your initial trip deposit, pre-existing conditions are waived.

1958 - 2008

In preparing to celebrate the Freighter Travel Club’s 50th anniversary we thought you would enjoy reading some of the more interesting articles and columns which have appeared in the magazine and its predecessor, Freighter Travel News, over the years. Following is one taken from the August 1962 issue written by Larry Schloss:

Harbor No Doubts       Little attention, one supposes, is paid by the casual and preoccupied traveler to how ingeniously designed by nature are the world’s harbors. Just as Hollywood has its stars, so has Mother Earth.       The masterful job at Rio de Janeiro is thought by many to be her crowning achievement, followed closely by San Francisco, New York, and of course the famed Bay of Naples.

About the latter I confess a blind spot. Despite Vesuvius and Capri as decorations, it has never properly exerted its magic on me. I saw Naples and didn’t die. More thrilling to me in Italy is the generally unsung approach to Genoa, possibly because I came upon it first at twilight, when chains of tiny lights were appearing in ever increasing numbers on the hills surrounding the city. In the gathering dusk the panorama looked for all the world like an enormously wide Christmas tree, and the effect was enchanting and unforgettable.       Hong Kong must surely also be listed among the greats. But the famous harbors are well known to you all and you each have your own favorite. I should like to point out two which are lesser known but equally remarkable. The harbor at Izmir, Turkey seems to have been especially designed for defensive purposes. As one approaches the city, spits of land emerge from either side to leave an opening of what seems to be no more than a hundred yards, perhaps less, separating the Aegean from the bay. Inside this narrows the harbor bulges like a blown up toy balloon, large enough, they say, to float the entire British navy, which, of course, they claim it actually did at one time.

A similar claim, and with greater likelihood, is made for the harbor at Mtwara, just north of the Mozambique border, in Tanzania. Mtwara is the site of the British groundnut fiasco of World war II, the spot where a fortune was invested and lost in a quest for peanut oil that turned out to be a dismal miscalculation. The entrance to this harbor, composed of two overlapping spits of land, cannot even be seen until one’s ship is almost upon it. The effect as you approach is as if you were heading straight onto shore. At the last moment an S-shaped opening looms, and this channel leads into a large concealed bay many miles in length which could unquestionably secrete a navy of gigantic size.       If it were true, though, that the British navy had been bottled up and hidden in all the harbors it’s reputed to have been by the teller of tales, Trafalgar might never have been fought and Napoleon might have ended up as something considerably more impressive than a pastry. Lord Nelson and his jolly tars certainly weren’t riding anchor in anybody’s harbor on that occasion!

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