travelling by ship

Old Jul 18th, 2013, 04:43 AM
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travelling by ship

hi everybody,i'm planning to travel abroad. I heard that there are some websites and such a things that you register at them and then you can travel by ships to another country without paying money for ticket.You should work as a sailor or work in the ship or making the food instead of paying money. i'm sure that's true cos my cousin's friend who is Chinese has traveled to NewZealand this way but i could not find him ans ask him directly. I am waiting for your answer please.
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Old Jul 19th, 2013, 07:18 AM
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Didn't I answer this yesterday?

My general answer remains but here is the relevant portion for you:

Sorry man, it's not that easy. I looked into that same thing at one point. It's thousands of dollars to travel by ship as a non-crewmember... much more than a plane ticket would cost. No randoms were aboard my ship. Unlicensed crew members do trivial jobs like you started.

"trivial jobs" = chipping and painting.

Of course, you might get "lucky" and land a job on yacht. Better be prepared to spend countless hours on the dock begging and be ready to leave at the drop of a hat.

I think the Lonely Planet Thorn tree has some discussions on this topic.
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Old Jul 19th, 2013, 07:35 AM
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>>Didn't I answer this yesterday?
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Old Jul 19th, 2013, 07:42 AM
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I thought I was going crazy.
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Old Jul 20th, 2013, 07:40 AM
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Thank you man. U r answer was helpful. I found that what kind of trip was that. ،Those people who fill a register page and work as an IT worker and ..... thank you again .
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No, it isn't likely these days mkhosroshahi. It wasn't that difficult back around the 1970s say (I've done it) but today there are 2 big problems. Unions and Insurance companies.

While there are ways around the problems such as getting a job on a cruise ship, it simply isn't a practical way to get from A to B as part of a journey.
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thank you improviser
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Old Jul 21st, 2013, 03:55 AM
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thank you sparkchaser
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