Do people still use boats to travel from the us to europe?

Question

You know.... how they used to travel before the airplanes.

Instead of taking a plane they take a boat....And i'm not talking about cruise boats.....

Answer 1

yes but not the majority

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Answer 2

The only way that I know of is to take a cruise, But I have heard that you can somehow get a room on like a freight, but I don't think so anymore. That would take too long and be pretty boring.

Answer 3

When you can fly for as little as $99 each way, why sail?

The only options for sailing are the big cruise ships anyway. Unless you know someone with a merchant freighter.

Answer 4

I actually expect a reanaissance for huge ocean liners in the 21st century.

Soon, oil will become just too expensive to use flying aeroplanes accross the globe. Same will happen with private cars.

Future is for trains, new kinds of boats/ocean liners, maybe new types of fast blimps, and generally different types of mass transit schemes (but not for flying like we see it today).

Answer 5

umm.....not rowing boats no...... LoL =D

Answer 6

Yes.  The QE2, which was built in 1969 and will retire this year is an ocean liner and has made several transatlantic trips.  Replacing the QE2 is the QM2 which is also an ocean liner.  During the summer the QM2 makes several one way transatlantic trips.

Several cruise ships also do a transatlantic run twice per year.  From the US to Europe in the spring and from Europe to the US in the fall.  

For people who are afraid to fly, this is one way to go between the two continents.  However, unlike the 1950s and earlier (the 707 started flying in 1959) the QM2 does not make transatlantic crossings during the winter.

Answer 7

Looking up some information on ocean liners they are almost obsolete. "Now the last true ocean liners are in their twilight years and before long there may be none left."   I would just take a cruise ship though. lol.