News from the Helm
View All NewsHawaiian Food Traditions: A Window Into the Impact of Culinary Tourism
Culinary tourism is a booming space within the travel industry, as students in Professor Christina Minihan’s Culinary Tourism class are learning. But staying true to the roots of Hawaiian cuisine...
2018-2019 Homecoming Voyage Recap
The 2018-2019 Homecoming Voyage was a huge success with more than 300 shipmates hailing from voyages ranging between 1964-2018. Guests boarded the MV World Odyssey on December 28 in San...
Spring 2019 Voyage: By the Numbers
The MV World Odyssey was abuzz with excitement on January 5 as Spring 2019 Voyagers embarked in Ensenada, Mexico for the start of their journey around the world! Students, staff,...
A Q&A with Gregory Luft, Academic Dean for the Spring 2019 Voyage
Say hello to Professor Greg Luft who will sail on his first Semester at Sea voyage as the Spring 2019 Academic Dean. Dr. Luft chairs the Journalism and Media Communication...
Meet Marti Fessenden, Semester at Sea’s Spring 2019 Executive Dean
Returning to the Semester at Sea team for her fifth voyage, Executive Dean Marti Fessenden comes to the Spring 2019 Voyage ready for the adventure ahead. She brings more than...
Education and Sustainability comes full circle in Hawaii
Throughout the voyage, faculty members, staff, and students have learned about the global effects of poor fishing practices, plastic use, pollution, and negligent environmental practices around the world. Near the...
Fall 2018 Voyager Simona Radeva reflects on the international shipboard community
Every voyage, Semester at Sea welcomes a diverse range of students from around the world to join the living/learning community onboard the MV World Odyssey. On the Fall 2018 Voyage...
Understanding Traditional Religions in Post-Modern Japan
Kyoto: a picturesque city approximately an hour and a half away from the port of Kobe and home to 1,600 Buddhist and Shinto temples. There was no better location to...
China offers unique perspective on Coastal Ecology challenges
Throughout the Fall 2018 Voyage of Semester at Sea, students have developed an understanding of the interconnectedness of global water systems. With Semester at Sea’s comparative study abroad program, students...
International Law framed through photos of the Vietnam War
For U.S. students studying abroad on the Fall 2018 Voyage of Semester at Sea, the story of the Vietnam War has been ingrained through history classes, remembrances, and popular culture,...
Spring 2019 Voyage – The Ship is Full!
We are no longer accepting applications for the Spring 2019 Voyage. We encourage you to consider sailing on one of our future voyages such as Fall 2019: Canals and The...
Alumni, best friends from 1970s voyages join the Fall 2018 Voyage
It all started in the year 1971. Susan Mason had just sailed on the Fall 1970 Voyage of Semester at Sea and was in Los Angeles to meet up...
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