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.
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.