Essentially, almost anything up to and including containers in some cases, in our view, qualifies as project cargo because a combination of cargos is necessary to make a successful voyage.

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Due to its inaccessibility, only about 1, 500 people a year make the sea voyage to St Kilda, with many of these taking part in working holidays as part of the trust's conservation volunteer programme.

BBC: St Kilda

The Longest Journey is a voyage well worth taking, just make sure you've got enough vacation time left - that title is more appropriate than you'd think.

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We'll make steady progress, one mission, one voyage, one landing at a time.

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April will also see a raft of Titanic cruises, including an excursion from New York to the site of the catastrophe, and a voyage retracing the ship's route from Southampton (though the plan is for the vessel to make it all the way to New York this time).

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