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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by notsofunnycomment@mander.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Does anyone know if there are any companies/organizations that offer the possibility to sail the Atlantic by boat as a passenger (so not as a (more or less) experienced crew member). Are there any? Or announced plans or something like that?

(I'm not talking about being a passenger on a large cargo ship. I'm curious about the possibility to cross the Atlantic with a low carbon footprint).

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[-] notsofunnycomment@mander.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

Those are regular cruise ships, right? Yeah no, not interested in that either. Those are incredibly polluting and wasteful things.

[-] TheWeirdestCunt@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago

It's the last ocean liner in existence and it's more efficient than a cruise ship but yeah it's still pretty fuel hungry. There aren't any commercial sailing ships left anymore though even in a cargo capacity, companies don't run them because their speed is so inconsistent that they can't run on a regular schedule.

[-] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

There are a handful of commercial sailing vessels for both cargo and cruises, although they are hard to find. Here is one I found that still seems to be in service. A fairly complete list of sailing vessels can be found here. Some that are listed as currently sailing actually aren't, but it's still a place to look. The Royal Clipper seems to do the occasional transatlantic cruise, so that could be relevant for the OP. I didn't take price into consideration, they could be quite expensive.

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