Semester at Sea: Places We've Gone - British Crown Colony of Hong Kong

British Crown Colony of Hong Kong (Port Calls: 51)  
Port of Call: Hong Kong • Number of Visits: 51
January 06, 1964
MS Seven Seas - Fall 1963 Voyage - Voyage 01

MV Seven Seas - January 02, 1965 - Fall 1964 Voyage - Voyage 02
MV Seven Seas - January 04, 1966 - Fall 1965 Voyage - Voyage 04
SS Ryndam - January 07, 1967 - Fall 1966 Voyage - Voyage 06
SS Ryndam - December 28, 1967 - Fall 1967 Voyage - Voyage 08
SS Ryndam - March 03, 1969 - Spring 1969 Voyage - Voyage 11
SS Ryndam - March 03, 1970 - Spring 1970 Voyage - Voyage 13
SS Ryndam - March 04, 1971 - Spring 1971 Voyage - Voyage 15
SS Universe Campus - April 24, 1972 - Spring 1972 Voyage - Voyage 17
SS Universe Campus - July 25, 1972 - Summer 1972 Voyage - Voyage 18
SS Universe Campus - April 26, 1973 - Spring 1973 Voyage - Voyage 20
SS Universe Campus - July 21, 1973 - Summer 1973 Voyage - Voyage 21
SS Universe Campus - October 11, 1973 - Fall 1973 Voyage - Voyage 22
SS Universe Campus - March 09, 1974 - Spring 1974 Voyage - Voyage 24
SS Universe Campus - April 25, 1975 - Spring 1975 Voyage - Voyage 28
SS Universe - March 26, 1977 - Spring 1977 Voyage - Voyage 30
SS Universe - April 01, 1977 - Spring 1977 Voyage - Voyage 30 (repairs)
SS Universe - March 26, 1978 - Spring 1978 Voyage - Voyage 31
SS Universe - March 19, 1979 - Spring 1979 Voyage - Voyage 33
SS Universe - October 07, 1979 - Fall 1979 Voyage - Voyage 34
SS Universe - March 16, 1980 - Spring 1980 Voyage - Voyage 35
SS Universe - October 02, 1980 - Fall 1980 Voyage - Voyage 36
SS Universe - April 18, 1981 - Spring 1981 Voyage - Voyage 37
SS Universe - October 04, 1981 - Fall 1981 Voyage - Voyage 38
SS Universe - May 09, 1982 - Spring 1982 Voyage - Voyage 39
SS Universe - October 07, 1982 - Fall 1982 Voyage - Voyage 40
SS Universe - October 14, 1983 - Fall 1983 Voyage - Voyage 42
SS Universe - March 23, 1984 - Spring 1984 Voyage - Voyage 43
SS Universe - October 15, 1984 - Fall 1984 Voyage - Voyage 44
SS Universe - April 18, 1985 - Spring 1985 Voyage - Voyage 45
SS Universe - October 12, 1985 - Fall 1985 Voyage - Voyage 46
SS Universe - April 02, 1986 - Spring 1986 Voyage - Voyage 47
SS Universe - October 12, 1986 - Fall 1986 Voyage - Voyage 48
SS Universe - April 07, 1987 - Spring 1987 Voyage - Voyage 49
SS Universe - October 09, 1987 - Fall 1987 Voyage - Voyage 50
SS Universe - April 06, 1988 - Spring 1988 Voyage - Voyage 51
SS Universe - October 10, 1988 - Fall 1988 Voyage - Voyage 52                            
SS Universe - October 10, 1989 - Fall 1989 Voyage - Voyage 54
SS Universe - April 09, 1990 - Spring 1990 Voyage - Voyage 55
SS Universe - October 10, 1990 - Fall 1990 Voyage - Voyage 56
SS Universe - April 09, 1991 - Spring 1991 Voyage - Voyage 57
SS Universe - April 08, 1992 - Spring 1992 Voyage - Voyage 59
SS Universe - October 08, 1992 - Fall 1992 Voyage - Voyage 60
SS Universe - April 11, 1993 - Spring 1993 Voyage - Voyage 61
SS Universe - April 11, 1994 - Spring 1994 Voyage - Voyage 63
SS Universe - October 06, 1994 - Fall 1994 Voyage - Voyage 64
SS Universe - April 08, 1995 - Spring 1995 Voyage - Voyage 65  
SS Universe - October 11, 1995 - Fall 1995 Voyage - Voyage 66
SS Universe Explorer - April 18, 1996 - Spring 1996 Voyage - Voyage 67
SS Universe Explorer - October 11, 1996 - Fall 1996 Voyage - Voyage 69                        
SS Universe Explorer - April 16, 1997 - Spring 1997 Voyage - Voyage 70




It should be noted that the voyage count of 123 includes the five “lost voyages” that have been unearthed and documented through the efforts of students, faculty members and administrators who sailed on these “lost” World Campus Afloat voyages. 

Semester at Sea: Places We've Gone - Australia

Australia (Port Calls: 07) 
Port of Call: Sydney  • Number of Visits: 4 
March 10, 1966
MS Seven Seas - Spring 1966 Voyage - Voyage 05

SS Universe Campus - September 28, 1972 - Fall 1972 Voyage - Voyage 19
SS Universe Campus - November 17, 1973 - Fall 1973 Voyage - Voyage 22 SS Universe Explorer - June 17, 1976 - Summer 1976 Voyage - Voyage 68

Port of Call: Freemantle • Number of Visits: 2    
March 17, 1966
MS Seven Seas - Spring 1966 Voyage - Voyage 05

SS Universe Campus - October 07, 1972 - Fall 1972 Voyage - Voyage 19

Port of Call: Brisbane • Number of Visits: 1
July 20, 2003
SS Universe Explorer - Summer 2003 Voyage - Voyage 86










It should be noted that the voyage count of 123 includes the five “lost voyages” that have been unearthed and documented through the efforts of students, faculty members and administrators who sailed on these “lost” World Campus Afloat voyages. 

Semester at Sea: Places We've Gone - Algeria

Algeria (Port Calls: 01)  
Port of Call: Algiers 
May 31, 1966 • MS Seven Seas - Spring 1966 Voyage - Voyage 05
Number of Visits: 1













It should be noted that the voyage count of 123 includes the five “lost voyages” that have been unearthed and documented through the efforts of students, faculty members and administrators who sailed on these “lost” World Campus Afloat voyages. 

Semester at Sea - First Floating Campus

The MS Seven Seas was the first floating campus for what has become the Semester at Sea program.

The ship served as the floating campus for five voyages (Fall 1963. Fall 1964, Spring 1965, Fall 1965 and Spring 1966).

By the numbers:

The MS Seven Seas logged 98,716 nautical miles during its five voyages.
The MS Seven Seas made 82 ports of call.   46 of these were "first ports."
The ship was in service as a floating campus for 481 days.
260 of these days were at sea, while 221 were in port.

The ship made two crossings of the equator on the Spring 1966 voyage — a rare "double dip" voyage (Only seven times in the history of the program has a floating campus crossed the equator a second time during the voyage).   Of the five voyages, that was the only voyage to cross the equator and welcome King Neptune and his court aboard.

First visit by King Neptune to a Semester at Sea floating campus - February 17, 1966

The MS Seven Seas made four world voyages during its short service, passing through the Suez Canal on four occasions and the Panama Canal once.

The Spring 1966 Voyage remains the longest on record (in terms of days), logging 127 days from start (Feb. 10, 1966) to finish (June 17, 1966).

Semester at Sea - Spring 1966 Voyage

Semester at Sea - Fall 1965 Voyage

Semester at Sea - Spring 1965 Voyage

Semester at Sea - Fall Voyage 1964

Semester at Sea - Fall Voyage 1963