Study Abroad Voyages

Summer 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 - Summer 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 - Summer 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
BARCELONA, SPAIN Phone: 34 93 481 7310 Fax: 34 93 481 7312	AGENCIAS MARITIMAS P&B Avinguda Drassanes 6-8 2nd Floor 08001 BARCELONA SPAIN	June 10
CIVITAVECCHIA, ITALY Phone: 39 0766 508 811 Fax: 39 0766 913 116	CAMBIASO & RISSO SRL Largo Cavour N° 6, Int 4 00053 CIVITAVECCHIA ITALY	June 15
NAPLES, ITALY Phone: 39 081 410 9311 Fax: 39 081 790 3841	NAPLES CAMBIASO & RISSO Via guglielmo Melisurgo, 4 Scala B, 7° piano 80133 NAPOLI ITALY	June 19
DUBROVNIK, CROATIA Phone: 385 20 313 355 Fax: 385 20 419 040	ATLANTAGENT LTD Obala Stjepana Radica 26 POBox 40 20000 DUBROVNIK CROATIA	June 24
PIRAEUS, ATHENS, GREECE Phone: 30 2 104 146 600 Fax: 30 210 42 24 908	INCHCAPE SHIPPING SERVICES 55 Polydefkous Str. 18545 PIRAEUS GREECE	June 30
ISTANBUL, TURKEY Phone: 90 212 288 6360 Fax: 90 212 288 6361	MERKEZ DENIZ ACENTELIGI Buyukdere Caddesi Kaya Aldogan Sok 12/1 kAT 3 Sisli 34394 - Zincirclikuyu ISTANBUL TURKEY	July 6
ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT Phone: 203 486 5572 Fax: 203 487 3631	WORMS ALEXANDRIA CARGO 47 Sultan Hussein Str. Khartoum Square ALEXANDRIA EGYPT	July 13
CASABLANCA, MOROCCO Phone: 212 522 48 47 30 Fax: 212 522 48 47 93	LASRY MAROC 30 Avenue des FAR 20000 CASABLANCA MOROCCO	July 31

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.

Spain (+6 hours)
Italy (+6 hours)
Croatia (+6 hours)
Greece (+7 hours)
Turkey (+7 hours)
Egypt (+6 hours)
Morocco(+4 hours)