Spring 2010 Staying in Touch

Contacting the MV Explorer

Learn more about Technology and Communication available aboard the ship.

Sending Mail to the Ship

Important Reminder: Mail to those aboard ship should be addressed as follows:

MV Explorer - Spring 2010 Voyage
ATTN: Name of Recipient
Port Agent Address (from list below)

Telephone/Fax: Dial the following toll-free number: 877-266-0986 (if calling from outside the U.S.: 872-335-3265). You will be asked to provide a credit card number and charged approximately $3.95 USD per minute. A shipboard operator will answer the call and connect you directly to the phone in the participant's cabin (note: charges initiate as soon as the shipboard operator receives the call). To send a fax, call 954-538-6163 (regular toll call). The recipient will be charged $5.00 USD per page.

Mail: ISE strongly recommends sending important mail via private courier, such as UPS and FedEx and advises against sending mail via U.S. Postal Service, as it can take 2 weeks or more and service in various countries may be poor. Please send items Airmail only. Please do not send any mail to the Institute for Shipboard Education (ISE) or to the University of Virginia to be forwarded.

ISE does not recommend sending packages to the ship - Excessive duty is charged in some countries. In many instances, packages are held in customs or at local post offices and are not processed in time to be delivered to the ship. If you send packages, you do so at your own risk. We strongly discourage sending currency and other valuable items. In many countries, it is illegal to send medication or food.

Disclaimer: Addresses are subject to change without notice. Mail delivery to the ship is dependent on many outside factors and entities that are out of the control of ISE. Therefore, ISE cannot assume liability for lost, damaged or undeliverable items or the cost associated with the return of such items.

When sending mail please mark "MV Explorer - Spring 10 Voyage" on the first line and "Attn: Participant's Name" on the second line. The Port Agent's Address (from the list below) should be written on the subsequent lines.

PORT	ADDRESS OF PORT AGENT	SUGGESTED AIRMAIL DATE
Hilo, HAWAII Phone: 1 808 599 8604 Fax: 1 808 599 1950	Inchcape Shipping Services 521 Ala Moana Blvd. Suite 256 Honolulu, HI 96813	January 11
Honolulu, HAWAII Phone: 1 808 599 8604 Fax: 1 808 599 1950	Inchcape Shipping Services 521 Ala Moana Blvd. Suite 256 Honolulu, HI 96813	January 13
Yokohama, JAPAN Phone: 81 45.201 6991 Fax: 81 45.212 1614	INCHCAPE SHIPPING SERVICES F Asahi Seimei Yokohama Honcho Bldg 36, 4-Chome Honcho, Naka-ku Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 231-000, JAPAN	January 26
Kobe, JAPAN Phone: 81 78 391 3046 Fax: 81 78 391 3105	Inchcape Shipping Services (Japan) Ltd. Kenryu Bld, Room 502 6, Kaigan-dori, Chuo-ku Kobe-shi, Hygo-ken 650-0024, JAPAN	January 29
Shanghai, CHINA Phone: 86 21 6323 1350 Fax: 86 21 6329 1519	Penavico Shanghai 3/F 13 Zhong Shan Road (E 1) Shanghai 200002, P.R. CHINA	February 2
HONG KONG, CHINA Phone: 852 2786 1155 Fax: 852 2744 3240	Inchcape Shipping Services (HK) Ltd. Units 1802-1805, 18^th Floor N° 3 Lockhart Road Wanchai, HONG KONG - CHINA	February 5
Ho Chi Minh City, VIET NAM Phone: 84 8 626 19602 Fax: 84 8 626 19603	CONTINENTAL CO LTD 55 Le Quoc Street Ward 12 D. 4, Ho Chi Minh City, VIETNAM	February 12
Chennai, INDIA Phone: 91 44 252 12032 Fax: 91 44 252 43813	J. M. Baxi & Co. 3^rd Floor, Clive Battery Complex 4 & 4A, Rajaji Salai Chennai 600 001, INDIA	February 25
Cochin, INDIA Phone: 84 8 825 7996 Fax: 852 2744 3240	J.M. BAXI & CO N°26/1566 Subramaniam Road Willingdon Island KOCHI 682003, INDIA	March 1
Port Louis, MAURITIUS Phone: 230 202 70 40 Fax: 230 208 5814	Ireland Blyth Limited Shipping Operations Department No 6 Dr Ferriere Street Port Louis, MAURITIUS	March 9
Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA Phone: 27 21 419 8660 Fax: 27 21 413 0290	JOHN T. RENNIE & SONS 19th FLOOR No.1 Thibault Square 8001 Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA	March 18
Tema (Accra), GHANA Phone: 233 22 300 894 / 5 Fax: 233 22 202 989	HULL BLYTH Seatec House / PO Box CO 214 Akosombo Road Tema, GHANA	March 29
Salvador, BRAZIL Phone: 55 71 3241 4990 Fax: 55 71 3243 5633	OCEANUS AGENCIA MARITIMA Av. Estados Unidos, 555 7th Floor / room 712 40015-010 Salvador, BRAZIL	April 2

World Clock - Time Zones

Time difference (based on EST) by port is listed below. To see the current time and date in countries around the world, please see Time and Date.com.

Hawaii (-5 hours)
Japan (+14 hours)
China (+13 hours)
Viet Nam (+12 hours)
India (+9.5 hours)
Mauritius (+8 hours)
South Africa (+6 hours)
Ghana (+4 hours)
Brazil (+1 hour)