I'm planning my first freighter adventure. My problem is I'm limited to a freighter voyage of at most 7-10 days. I know that rules out a lot of options for me. One possibility is Bella Desgagnés, which is a ship that delivers supplies and mail to various villages in Quebec up the Saint Lawrence river (see web link below). Has anybody been on this journey before? Any thoughts/comments?.....
Hello: just back from a trip on the Bella - we took the round-trip Rimouski - Blanc Sablon and back. Very interesting trip, many tours - you do have time for tours in most harbours since you hit each twice on a round-trip - or you can make it part of a Maritimes trip by taking your car along and changing over to the NFLD ferry at Blanc Sablon and carry on from there.
Food is excellent if you book a cabin + meals - three choices each serving and fresh fish you see being brought aboard. Freight comes first - it's a real working boat! I tried to review on Tripadvisor, but they have no category for this type of vessel, and I find the same here: if the ship is not in the index, you can't do a review.
Bella Desgagnés Supply Ship (Quebec/Gulf of Saint Lawrence)
in Freighter and Other Non-Traditional Cruise Travel
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Hello: just back from a trip on the Bella - we took the round-trip Rimouski - Blanc Sablon and back. Very interesting trip, many tours - you do have time for tours in most harbours since you hit each twice on a round-trip - or you can make it part of a Maritimes trip by taking your car along and changing over to the NFLD ferry at Blanc Sablon and carry on from there.
Food is excellent if you book a cabin + meals - three choices each serving and fresh fish you see being brought aboard. Freight comes first - it's a real working boat! I tried to review on Tripadvisor, but they have no category for this type of vessel, and I find the same here: if the ship is not in the index, you can't do a review.