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Shipboard Community and Creativity in “Another Day at Sea”

For Fall 2017 Voyager Mollie Rubin, a semester sailing around the world with a group of highly talented shipmates served not only as an opportunity for academic and cultural exploration, […]
Spring 2018 voyage celebrates International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day takes place every year as a way to celebrate women and has become a focal point for the women’s rights movement. The Spring 2018 voyage acknowledged the […]
Neptune Day marks Semester at Sea 124th equatorial crossing

The morning of March 7th was off to a raucous start as voyagers awoke to crossing the equator and celebrating the 124th bi-annual Neptune Day. King Neptune and his court were […]
Giving to Semester at Sea goes further

Before embarking on the Fall 2017 Voyage, Isaac Badry knew he was going to come back from his journey around the world as a different person. What he didn’t realize […]
Interport students share their perspectives on India

Indian interport students help prepare voyagers for India from Semester at Sea on Vimeo. Interport students Taruna Sudhakar and Prtihvi Narayan Srinivasa shared their local perspective with students before they […]
Myanmar homecoming ten years in the making

Exactly ten years to the date, Spring 2018 voyager and solo Burmese student Richard Thawng returned back to his home country of Myanmar as the MV World Odyssey sailed into […]
Interport lecturer talks human rights activism in Myanmar

As an advocate for human rights in Myanmar, Khin Zaw Win was invited aboard the World Odyssey to speak on his work in trying to improve his country by helping […]
Baltic Sea takes home gold in the Spring 2018 Sea Olympics

Sea Olympics saw a huge turnout in this semester as the seven seas went head-to-head to see who would come out on top as the Spring 2018 Sea Olympics champions. […]
Cape Town water shortage

As the Spring 2018 Voyage approaches South Africa, the recent news coverage of unprecedented drought and subsequent water shortage has generated questions regarding Semester at Sea’s six-day port stay in […]
Discovering theatre in Vietnam

Theatre and performance can be seen everywhere in our daily lives. According to Introduction to Theatre professor Dr. Megan Lewis, you can learn a lot about a culture from how they act […]
Semester at Sea secures ten-year lease on MV World Odyssey

The Institute for Shipboard Education is pleased to announce the completion of a long-term lease agreement for the MV World Odyssey, which will ensure the stability and sustainability of the […]
Rock the Dock 2018

A wedding, a New Year’s Day party, and a Semester at Sea reunion all rolled into one? The third annual Semester at Sea Rock the Dock event in San Diego […]
Global Studies prepares students for Japan

Twelve days at sea between Hawaii and Japan have given Global Studies director Alex Nalbach a lot of time to prepare students for culture shock in Kobe. Semester at Sea’s […]
Spring 2018 Voyage: By the Numbers

A Few More Facts About the 124th Voyage of Semester at Sea: Total Student Enrollment: 536 Gender: 415 Female Voyagers and 121 Male Voyagers. United States and International Representation: 89% students are […]
Spring 2018 discovers the Aloha spirit in Hawaii

At 08:00 on January 12, 2018, the MV World Odyssey docked in it’s first port of the spring voyage: Honolulu, Hawaii. With cabin fever settling in, students were excited to […]