South Seas

Transatlantic to Central and South America

[Seaworthy News, January '12] The CMA CGM Fort St. Georges, St. Louis, Ste. Marie, and St. Pierre Passenger capacity: 12 Deadweight: 30,400 tons Container capacity: 2,260 Length: 198 m Speed: 22 knots/40 km Built: 2003 Owners & managers: French Officers & crew: French and Int'l Five twin-bedded and two single cabins, from €75 per person, per day. CMA CGM detailed brochure (3 pdf pages - 128 KB)

Weekly sailings: Dunkirk, Rouen (Day 1), Le Havre (2), Montoir de Bretagne, near St. Nazaire and Nantes (4), all in France; transatlantic crossing; Point à Pitre, Guadeloupe (13); Fort de France, Martinique (15); Point à Pitre, 2nd call (18) and back to Dunkirk (28).

The CMA CGM Aristote, Herodote, Homere and Platon Passenger capacity: 6 Deadweight: 18,860 tons Container capacity: 1,691 Length: 170 m Speed: 21 knots/39 km Built: 2007 Owners/Managers: French/British Officers & crew: Int'l Three double bed cabins, from €80 per person, per day. CMA CGM detailed brochure (2 pdf pages - 122 KB)

Weekly sailings: Tilbury, UK (Day 1); Rouen (2) and Le Havre, France (4); Philipsburg, St. Maarten (13); Port of Spain, Trinidad (15); Cayenne (Degrad des Cannes terminal), French Guiana (18); Belem (24), Fortaleza (27) and Natal (29), all in Brazil; Algeciras, Spain (37); Rotterdam, Holland (41); Tilbury, UK (42).

CMA CGM Fort Ste Marie on the River Seine

The Mediterranean - West Coast of South America
CSAV Maresias brochure (4 pdf pages - 246 KB)

New Zealand - SE Asia Singapore (Day 1-2); Noumea, New Caledonia (12-14); possible calls at Lautoka and Suva, Fiji; Auckland (19-21), Wellington (23-24), Tauranga (26-28); Subic Bay, Philippines (40-41); Bangkok, Thailand or possibly Hong Kong and Vietnam (53-54) ; Jakarta, Indonesia (57-58); and Singapore (Day 60).

Tasman Campaigner --- Passengers: 2 Containers: 1,724 teu Deadweight: 22,984 tons Length/Beam: 172/25 m Built: 2003 Speed: 19 knots /37 km Officers & Crew: Int’l Owners/Managers: Rickmers, German Charterers: Swire Shipping, UK

The Owner’s, 32 sq.m., suite, consisting of a bedroom with twin beds (200 x 90 cm each) and separate lounge with sitting and working areas and private facilities with shower, located on the 7th deck, one below the Captain’s, forward and aft facing.

Passenger departures are available from Singapore and Tauranga for roundtrip voyages, as well as for one way passages from Singapore to Auckland and from Tauranga to Singapore. The lumpsum (fixed) fare is for the approx. number of days, based on average voyage - no fare adjustment will be made for shorter or longer voyages.     60-day roundtrip: €5,160 per person double, €6,000 single occupancy.     20-day one way voyage from Singapore to Auckland, €1,810 per person double, €2,100 single occupancy.     30-day one way voyage from Tauranga to Singapore, € 2,580 per person double, €3,000 single occupancy.     There is an additional charge of €275 per person per voyage for port and vessel fees.

The Owner's Suite

Tasman Campaigner detailed brochure
(4 pdf pages - 118 KB)

CMA CGM Platon

General Information Passenger cabins and shared facilities, such as the dining room, lounges, exercise room and swimming pool are located on various decks. Passengers must be fully mobile and able to negotiate the stairs. Forward views from the cabins may be obstructed by the containers stowed on deck.

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, but 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. There is no Internet onboard, but email, telephone and fax connections are available through the Captain’s office. Port time can vary from half a day to two days.

Reservations Reservations can be made by completing a Registration Form and providing a 25% deposit. The balance of the fare, plus EUR 275 for port and vessel fees for the voyage on German vessel, is payable 70 days before departure. The fare may be paid for by check or bank transfer in either the basic tariff currency, as quoted by the steamship line, or in USD/CAD/AUD/GBP/EUR, at the prevailing exchange rate and subject to a final adjustment at the time the ticket is issued a few weeks before departure. By exception only, credit cards may be accepted for payments in US$. Requirements Passports must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the anticipated return date, and a visa must be obtained in advance for Brazil, as well as vaccination, or exemption, certificate against yellow fever. A Medical Statement of Good Health and International Health and Accident Insurance are required. The age limit is 80.

CMA CGM: typical double bed cabin

Cancellation fees are as follows: over 60 days, loss of deposit; 30-59 days, 50% of the fare. No refund will be made within 30 days of departure. Cancellation and Interruption Insurance is highly recommended; it protects you from the moment you buy the policy, at the same price as it would be one day before the voyage. And if you buy it within three weeks of your initial deposit, pre-existing conditions are waived. For your convenience, Travelex Insurance packages are available, to Maris customers worldwide, on our web page Before You Sail.

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