It costs over a thousand USD to take some ocean liners.
What are alternative ways that are cheaper, and how would one go about it?
(No planes)
For context, I know someone who went from China to California by freight ship in the 1990s by bribing the captain with beer and their cooking skills.
Well this is just off the top of my head, but… bribe the captain with beer and cooking.
Or like… Get a job as a cook on a ship. Keep the beer for yourself
What you’re saying is that if you can cook well enough then the ship’s captain will bribe you with a free ride AND give you money? Amazing.