Travelling on a CARGO SHIP across the Caspian Sea (stuck for 7 DAYS!)
Travelling by cargo ship across the infamous Caspian Sea, sound good? Well, this has been a dream of ours for as long as we can remember! With Kazakhstan reopening her land and maritime border, we headed to port of Baku, in Alat, Azerbaijan to try and see if we could hitch a ride on one of the Cargo ships that travel across the Caspian Sea to Kuryk, near Aktau, in western Kazakhstan. It was an incredible experience to feel this unique way of travel and take a look inside the life of truck drivers, cargo ship workers and more broadly, life on a container ship.
Could you travel on a cargo ship? 😊
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - Trying to buy a ticket
02:31 - The long wait
03:44 - Finally getting on the boat (room tour)
07:41 - The next morning
08:51 - Life on a Cargo Ship
16:16 - Not allowed to leave...
17:55 - Welcome to Kazakhstan
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Thanks so much for watching! ❤️ Is cargo ship travel for you? What’s the longest maritime journey you have taken? 😊
15 day cruise 🤗 would love to do 30 days 👏👏👏
Wow! We would love to do a long cruise like that too 😍
Я проводил 50 часов на корабле через Чёрного мора.
Cool voyage , how long and how much $$??. I worked for my passage wayyyyy back in 1979 on a Hamburg Sud container ship Columbus Queensland from Halifax ,Nova Scotia to New Zealand we sailed straight to Sydney after going through the Panama Canal ,then I got off in Port Chalmers NZ , near Dunedin , an amazing trip ☺.
Hi there fantastic video. I have done a lot of Cal Mac ferry routes in Scotland, Oban to Isle of Mull and the Ullapool route too to Stornoway. It is good fun. Next time try taking a car too.
I wed from Perth, Australia to Genoa, Italy in a cargo ship in 1955 5 weeks 9 passengers on board and had a good time. And I was 23 years old at the time.
Its Nice to see a couple enjoying themselves and not complaining about each other.
I completely understand your sadness Julia. When you dream about something and work so hard towards it, there's always bitter sweet feelings when it's accomplished. Further, striving to accomplish your dream gives one's life tremendous meaning and purpose. So once the goal is accomplished it can leave you both with joy and emptiness.
11:35 I love the way she looks at him when he says, "It may be my favorite way to travel."
I traveled from San Francisco California to Taranga New Zealand to Melbourne and Sydney,Tauranga, Suva Fiji and back to San Francisco 48 days
Wow! Now that, is an epic journey!! 😍❤️
What was the name of vessel that you traveled from San Francisco?
What is the name of the the cruise line?
That cabin was bigger than most captains have on their own ship.
Haha, we struck gold 😅
Love a bit of boat travel.... so relaxing
So glad you enjoyed it Jess 🥰
My favorite way to travel too . Maybe because I grew up on a Greek island . I love the freedom of movement and breathing the fresh air from the sea . I love the whole experience . This video brought me home . Thank you guys 😘
Couldn’t agree more! I think it’s ours too! 😍❤️
This is great KZhead content!
Thank you so much Frank 🥰❤️
I loved this video. The Caspian Sea does seem so far away. Knowing some Russian is incredibly helpful I think to getting your way around. I was impressed with how nice and clean the boat was. What an adventure!
Thank you so much Marcia! Really appreciate it! 🥰❤️
Ship not boat !
If you just "attempt" to speak their langauge, where ever you are, it goes a long way towards a "smiley face ", let's just say that.
Hugging against the setting sky... you ARE VIPs!
Couldn’t agree more 😉😁
What a marvelous adventure!
So glad you enjoyed it Jason ❤️
Mangistau, I worked there several years, have been to Kuryk several times, not through choice I may add, it is proper bandit country!! Aktau is a lovely place, have many friends there. A place many Kazakhs go to enjoy the seaside!
Haha, yeah, it really did feel like the Wild West to be honest 😁 Can’t wait to share Aktau in the next one 😊❤️
love how they tell you breakfast is served!
We were scheduled to travel from Hong Kong to Portland Oregon (USA) on a cargo ship. The ship was delayed for 11 days so we spent the time exploring HK. It was supposed to stop at multiple islands on the way to the USA but the delay meant all of the stops except for one day in Taipei were cancelled. It was still a great experience.
Oh wow, it is crazy how entire schedules can completely change ‘just like that’. Sounds like an incredible experience though! 😮❤️
Just found your videos. What an adventure this must have been! Never knew you could travel on a cargo ship. Now I do. Loved it.
The journey you guys are having looks so sureal. The energy you both have and way you both work together is so perfect. Thank you for these videos and the journeys you have. I envy you both.
One of the best vlogs in a awhile!
Thank you so much Gabby 🥰❤️
Thank you for taking us with you on your journey to places far and wide. To countries one would never get a chance to visit. I can't wait for the next video. Keep up the great work!! Wow, a cargo ship!!!
Visited a small cargo ship in the port of Hamburg, where you can visit as a museum, this ship had more than one room for passengers and it had even a small swiming pool.
I just discovered your channel a couple of weeks ago and I'm obsessed. These videos are so incredibly interesting and at the same time very relaxing. Man, I wanna go on that boat. What a great adventure! All the best to you both 🙌❤️☀️
What a great story and adventure - I love it!!
What a cool experience in crossing the Caspian Sea!!! Fantastic!
I love your channel so much!! You travel to places that I hardly know anything about so it's been really interesting learning more through you two! The views of the sky were 😍
Love it! Who knew, 'Cargo Class VIP'. This must be the way forward for sea travel. You've surely shown a KZhead 1st - such a cool way to cross the Caspian - very jealous! Must have also been a delight to have no internet for a bit - luckily your VIP upgrade didn't include that! 😉
Thank you so much Hamish! Really appreciate it! 🥰 totally agree, it was incredible to switch off from the internet for a bit 😍❤️
You guys are incredible to travel by cargo ship which is not an easy thing to do . Always, Great Video, smiling and forging through some rough stuff. The longest trip that I (Jim) took was with my dad who was in the merchant marines . It was on a oil tanker from Galveston, Texas around the horn of South America up along the West Coast of South America to San Diego, Calif. It was many many years ago. I was very young and at the time they couldn't use the Panama Canal because the locks weren't working. It wasn't always smooth sailing. I'll never forget it. I'm sure it was a lot better for you guys. Hope you're doing ok. Sending you lots of love. ❤❤❤ Harriet, Jim and Yuki. Richmond, Va.
Oh my god, Jim, that must have been the adventure of a lifetime! Incredible 😍 did you make stops along the way? ❤️ Thank you both so much , really appreciate it 🥰❤️
@@MattandJulia We made many stops
A fantastic adventure. Thank you for sharing.
Looks like it was a great break. Beautiful!
Amazing video guys! I’m a U.K. uni student currently studying Russian in Bishkek largely due to your travel videos there and I’m loving it! May actually be on a weekend Almaty around the time that you’re there ironically. Was thinking of trying to make my way back on land so these videos have been so interesting, good luck traversing Kazakhstan!
Спасибо большое Toby! That is incredible! 🥰❤️ if and when you are in Almaty let us know 😊
This was awesome. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you so much William! Really appreciate it 🥰❤️
A good adventure. I enjoyed this, thank you.
Thank you for sharing your trip.
Thank you for a great video. I've never taken a maritime journey though my wife did (ferry Inside Passage Alaska) and my parents did. My Dad was an Anglican Priest and my parents did 3 or 4 cruises with Chandris Lines. As for travelling by cargo ship well not these days (I'm 72 and my wife is 62) but in my younger days, hell yeah!
Sailing a leg of your journey on a cargo ship is just the epitome of budget world travel! Good job!
Thank you so much Lyn! Really appreciate it 🥰
I used to work on commercial fishing boats. The longest I went without setting foot on land is 20 days. We had a freezer boat so we could freeze our catch and not have to bring our fish in every 3 days like the ice boats did. The season was 20 days long and we filled the boat. 1982 King Salmon season, Fairweather grounds, Southeast Alaska, USA. I loved every minute of it.
Wow! That is incredible! What an experience that must’ve been 😍
Back in 2002, I did an overnight ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki. Very enjoyable trip. Did a shorter trip from the south island of New Zealand to Wellington on the north island in 2003.
Both sound awesome! Was the Helsinki/Stockholm trip during the winter? 🥶
@@MattandJulia It was in July so I got to experience the midnight sun in Helsinki. The Caspian Sea looks amazing
It's always a bonus when the transportation is the adventure.
So exciting.....keep safe you two !
Thank you so much John! 🥰❤️
Looks like a wonderful journey, have a great time
Thank you so much ❤️
Nicely presented. Thank you!
This is pretty neat. Didn’t even know this was an option for travel. You both always so positive it’s up lifting to just watch your videos. You’ve also added a lot of places we now want to travel to in the future. 💖
Thank you so much, glad we can bring you along with us 🥰
My aunt and uncle took freighters around the world for a wedding honeymoon. It's not restricted to cruise ships, or wasn't when they did their trip. I'm not sure about now though.
Good job guys 👍. Very insightful.
Thank you so much 🥰❤️
Dear Matt and Julia, I love your travel blogs, and Julia your giggles brighten my days, thank you. And greetings from a cold and wet Cornwall!
Your travel logs are so cool! Haven’t considered a Caspian Sea ship tour. You are really thinking out of the box!
Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed it 🥰❤️
I was waiting for this video....it's been beautiful to watch you being so full of emotions. ❤❤
So glad you enjoyed it 🥰 it was just the most incredible journey ❤️❤️
Thank you for sharing all your videos. Just recently found you and love them.
Thank you so much! Really appreciate it 🥰❤️
You're building so many memories from your experiences, and you are letting us share it all. Many thanks.
Thank you so much for coming along with us 😊❤️
i worked at sea in my younger years. That looks like a real good adventure. Good luck.
Great Video guys....Thanks
So glad you enjoyed it Ton! ❤️
What an awesome and adventurous trip. You both look like a couple of kids playing. The Caspian sea is beautiful. Congratulations to you and best of luck on your next adventure.
Thank you so much Marcio! Really appreciate it 🥰❤️
What a nice clean vessel. Looks well maintained. No rust. That last meal you videoed looked so good. Now I’m hungry
you guys are living the dream!!
this is outstanding i love it that room is bigger than a 20 grand cruise ship
This is an uniquely incredible adventure that you're on. Thanks for sharing.
So glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏼❤️
It looks like you had a wonderful time and an interesting ferry ride over. Best of luck in the future!!
Thank you so much Bill ❤️🥰
I also love the soft gentle background music. Very soothing.
Thank you so much ❤️🥰
That was really an adventure, Take care always
Thank you so much ❤️
Enjoyed your video. It was so interesting. I think you guys did a wonderful job filming the ship ride. You could see and fill the excitement, the beauty ,the romance. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much Ricky! That means a lot 🥰❤️
I worked at sea in my younger days. That adventure looks great i would have. loved that. Safe sailing 💪👍👍
Oh my goodness that's really incredible 😍
Like this video very much. Sailing across the Caspian Sea must be a marvelous experience especially by a cargo ship. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it ❤️🥰
Interesting vid. Thanks for posting.
Enjoyed that. All the best
Thank you! You too ❤️
Matt and Julia living the dream! 👍
Great video. Thank you
Several years ago I wanted to hop a cargo ship and go to New Zealand to explore and learn sheep herding but suddenly disabled with Myasthenia Gravis and with this am not OK to go adventuring then hit the 60 no cargo ship limit. I am so jealous as wanted to do so much more travel when kids out from under me. Glad you recorded it because life can change in a minute and dreams evaporate
Happy for you
Awesome beautiful video . Thank you ❤👍 .
So glad you enjoyed it 🥰❤️
I just found your channel and I love it, my dream job as a youngster was going to be a seafarer and work in cargo ships but life had other plans for me. I never knew regular civilians could rent rooms on the ships and that’s great to know, this is now going in my bucket list.
So glad we could share it with you!! 🥰❤️
Thanks!
My dream!! Thank you
I know you two are a month behind in your uploads but, God bless both of you! Always on the move! Lately, I’ve had anxiety about your travels. Be safe!!
Thank you so much Felicia! We are absolutely fine, sometimes a little tired but love it 😊, thank you so much 🥰❤️❤️❤️
Loving this video of you guys...best of luck from Australia...
I find these sort of videos fascinating to watch have now subscribed to your channel
You are a lot of fun to watch! Nice ship!!!
Thank you so much 🥰❤️
Its crazy that that is technically a lake.
Boy what a fun experience
I’ve been waiting for this video! There actually aren’t that many good recent videos about this ferry route. It was fantastic seeing it through your eyes! If you’d like another experience like this, there’s another route that goes from Turkmenbashi to Baku. Apparently it’s more frequent, almost every day, and they have some passenger ferries in addition to the cargo ones. I’d love to see how the experiences compare.
Thank you so much Heather, so happy you enjoyed it! 🥰 We would love to! As soon as Turkmenistan opens, we are there 😍
What a delightful couple. I am happy that they have each other and daring enough for this memorable adventure. I wish them happiness
Hi Matt and Julia 👋. I loved this video. ❤️ 👍💯 What an incredible and beautiful adventure. Your shots of the sea and sky were stunning! I have friends who have traveled by cargo ship and their stories have always intrigued me. One friend took a cargo ship from San Franciso to Japan years ago. She was the only "passenger" on board(not including the crew/officers). It took about two weeks and she did quite a bit of walking around the ship, reading in the library and eating steak and salads every day 😋. The crew apparently treated her "like a queen" as she was the only woman on board and they were like her "honorary sons". She lost 15 pounds and said she felt so good when she arrived in Japan. Personally, I would much prefer taking a cargo ship over a "cruise ship". I really don't care for the whole "cruise ship atmosphere" 😱🤣 Take care. Can't wait to see your next video. 🫂❤️🙏🌎
Wow! That is a hell of a journey 😮 Us too John! I think we fell in love with this method of travel 😍 Thank you so much! Can’t wait to share more 🥰❤️
Something you will never forget, nor want to !
Who knew passengers could travel on cargo ships??!! Y’all do the most exciting adventures! Can’t wait to see more! ❤️
Thank you so much Pam! Really appreciate it 🥰
In February 1947 when I was 6 years old I travelled with my parents from England to Australia on a cargo ship. Took forever!
@@maggiepacific how exciting! I am sure it did take a long time but what wonderful memories!
Most cargo ships have extra rooms set aside for 'tiger teams' which are temporary at-sea maintenance crews. If there is no tiger team scheduled they will sell the rooms to travelers.
@Bruhhh Channel Yes I'm enjoying my 83rd year.. I now live in France.
What a nice and clean ship...
Whenever someone fears that seasickness is imminent, plug one ear and the danger is averted.
Good to know that “Tramp Steamers” are still a thing. Bogey and Hepburn would be proud! Happy trails guys!
Cargoships are awesome. CMA CGM are very good on long travels. And you guys are likable as well ☺️✌️
How exciting ! The sunsets were just stunning, beautiful, gorgeous - oh how nice it would be for some nice quiet solitude! You guys are amazing ! We did a vacation of about 5 days on a houseboat which was fun. However I a, booked for a cruise from Seattle WA to Alaska next June, I’m so excited! Thank you for sharing this incredible journey ! Xxoo ❤️
Wow that should be incredible!! 😍 have you ever been to Alaska before? 😘 So glad you enjoyed it Jo Ann! 🥰❤️
@@MattandJulia no its my first cruise and my first time to Alaska :) my parents went several times so I'm really excited - I have a bucket list of sorts to visit all 50 states and with Washington and Alaska I only need 3 maybe 4 left - so I am so pumped and its a crafting cruise so we will craft during the sea time :) Thank you for always being so kind
Wow! It sounds absolutely incredible! 😍 I am sure you will have the most amazing time! ❤️ Also, that’s one hell of an achievement to get to every state 😮😍❤️
Amazing. Be safe
Thank you Arya! 🤗❤️
When that woman said: "Keep the room clean! " I would need a vacuum cleaner to keep the room clean. Dust and debris accumulate. Can't help it.
What an adventure 😁
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Wow the ship is rocking, people not use travelling by sea got sea sick.
Takes some getting used to for sure 😅
Not so much a cargo ship as a ferry, albeit mostly for trucks. Similar services exist for crossing other seas too -- we took one between Igoumenitsa (Greece) and Bari (Italy) several years ago.
Wow! I had no idea this was a thing! I would TOTALLY disconnect from the world and travel on a cargo ship! I just googled it and found one that looks pretty cool and goes to Quebec!
Really cool video! Thumbs up!!!!
Thank you so much! ❤️
Nice job. 👍
Thank you so much Paul ❤️
Very interesting . Very informative .
A wonderful adventure you guys can cherish for a lifetime. You definitely need to write a book on the travels you’ve taken, I think it would be accepted very well. Also do seminars to groups of all the places you’ve been.
Thank you so much! And thank you for the idea, really appreciate it 🥰❤️
@@MattandJulia I’m loving watching your journey. As it unfolds it’s just gets more exciting seeing places I’ve only ever heard the name of some of these countries. You’ve opened up a who new world to so many of us, keep us the amazing job.
Super video I love it!!
We would love to do this! Amazing Vlog you two! We are so excited to get to Central Asia!!!
You will adore it guys ❤️
@@MattandJulia Is the ferry expensive? Do you mind sharing how much the tickets cost?