Mail and Supply Ships Vintage Coastal Traders and Lakers |
These three categories of ships and services, which we call Freighter Specialty Cruises, have always been an important segment of our business. As Covid caused most of the ocean-going freighters to cease taking passengers, the specialty has become our core offering, currently including the next three and a half cruises, and prospects for some more. |
cruises in French Polynesia |
The custom-built Aranui 5 of CPTM (Compagnie Polynesienne de Transport Maritime), a specially-designed cargo liner built with passenger comfort in mind, offers tasteful, spacious accommodations, sweeping decks, an outdoor swimming pool, a gym and facilities for ocean swimming, fishing, snorkeling and scuba diving. |
The service is renowned for its friendly atmosphere, fine French and Polynesian cuisine, informative onboard lectures as well as for the raw beauty of its destination, the spectacular Marquesas islands. |
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Summer and Fall in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
The Bella Desgagnes offers transportation and cruise for local residents and visitors, while primary purpose is to bring mail and supplies to many of Quebec's picturesque villages located along the 900-km-long coast from Rimouski to Blanc-Sablon. This 1,000-ton vessel was built in 2013. She has an Ice Class, flies Canadian flag, and extends the good tradition. |
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Croatia's Coastal Voyages |
Vintage coastal traders, which once delivered supplies to the islands off Croatia's 1,100-mile coastline, now repurposed accommodate 20 to 40 guests, and along with newer and larger vessels offer weekly sailings with a variety of itineraries from Opatija, Split and Dubrovnik, April through October. |
This is a coast of towering cliffs and white pebbly beaches, red-roofed medieval towns of an old-world elegance which can be easily explored on foot. Few urban experiences match strolling down the centuries-old promenades. |
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