Originally Posted by Biiiiink

I know some Germans who did that on a freighter ship. They went Hamburg-somewhere in the US, I've lost their email address or I'd ask for more details. It may have been Hapag Lloyd? Rings a vague bell. What I do remember was that they had to get a full US visa, they weren't eligible for the visa waiver program thingy landing in the US by that mode of transport.