Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Semester at Sea: Places We've Gone - Barbados

Semester at Sea, MV Explorer, Ralph Tribbey
Barbados (Port Calls: 01)  
Port of Call: Bridgetown • Number of Visits: 1
November 22, 2014
MV Explorer - Fall 2014 Voyage - Voyage 122














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 - Bahamas

Semester at Sea, Nassau, Freeport, Ralph Tribbey
Bahamas (Port Calls: 34)  
Port of Call: Nassau • Number of Visits: 30
January 27, 1987 • SS Universe - Spring 1987 Voyage - Voyage 49

SS Universe - January 27, 1988 - Spring 1988 Voyage - Voyage 51
SS Universe - January 12, 1989 - Spring 1989 Voyage - Voyage 53
SS Universe - January 27, 1990 - Spring 1990 Voyage - Voyage 55
SS Universe - January 27, 1991 - Spring 1991 Voyage - Voyage 57
SS Universe - January 28, 1992 - Spring 1992 Voyage - Voyage 59
SS Universe - January 29, 1993 - Spring 1993 Voyage - Voyage 61
SS Universe - January 10, 1994 - Spring 1994 Voyage - Voyage 63
SS Universe - January 27, 1995 - Spring 1995 Voyage - Voyage 65
SS Universe Explorer - February 03, 1996 - Spring 1996 Voyage - Voyage 67
SS Universe Explorer - January 30, 1997 - Spring 1997 Voyage - Voyage 70
SS Universe Explorer - February 08, 1998 - Spring 1998 Voyage - Voyage 72
SS Universe Explorer - February 17, 1999 - Spring 1999 Voyage - Voyage 74
SS Universe Explorer - January 22, 2000 - Spring 2000 Voyage - Voyage 76
SS Universe Explorer - January 15, 2001 - Spring 2001 Voyage - Voyage 79
SS Universe Explorer - January 21, 2002 - Spring 2002 Voyage - Voyage 82
SS Universe Explorer - January 21, 2003 - Spring 2003 Voyage - Voyage 85
SS Universe Explorer - January 16, 2004 - Spring 2004 Voyage - Voyage 88
MV Explorer - August 30, 2005 - Fall 2005 Voyage - Voyage 93
MV Explorer - January 19, 2006 - Spring 2006 Voyage - Voyage 94
MV Explorer - February 04, 2007 - Spring 2007 Voyage - Voyage 97
MV Explorer - January 23, 2008 - Spring 2008 Voyage - Voyage 100
MV Explorer - June 15, 2008 - Suumer 2008 Voyage - Voyage 101
MV Explorer - August 29, 2008 - Fall 2008 Voyage - Voyage 102
MV Explorer - January 19, 2009 - Spring 2009 Voyage - Voyage 103
MV Explorer - January 12, 2011 - Spring 2011 Voyage - Voyage 109
MV Explorer - May 20, 2011 - Maymester 2011 Voyage - Voyage 110
MV Explorer - June 15, 2011 - Maymester 2011 Voyage - Voyage 110
MV Explorer - June 17, 2011 - Summer 2011 Voyage - Voyage 111
MV Explorer - January 12, 2012 - Spring 2012 Voyage - Voyage 113

Port of Call: Freeport • Number of Visits: 4  
June 17, 2012 • MV Explorer - Summer 2012 Voyage - Voyage 113

MV Explorer - December 08, 2013 - Fall 2013 Voyage - Voyage 119
MV Explorer - December 15, 2013 - Fall 2013 Voyage - Voyage 119
MV Explorer - December 05, 2014 - Fall 2014 Voyage - Voyage 122









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

MS Seven Seas, Semester at Sea, Ralph Tribbey
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 - Argentina

Semester at Sea, SS Ryndam, World Campus Aloat, Ralph Tribbey
Argentina (Port Calls: 07) 
Port of Call: Buenos Aires • Number of Visits: 7 
March 11, 1967 • SS Ryndam - Spring 1967 Voyage - Voyage 07

SS Ryndam - March 04, 1968 - Spring 1968 Voyage - Voyage 09
SS Ryndam - December 27, 1968 - Fall 1968 Voyage - Voyage 10
SS Ryndam - December 26, 1969 - Fall 1969 Voyage - Voyage 12
SS Universe Campus - October 04, 1974 - Fall 1974 Voyage - Voyage 26
MV Explorer - November 02, 2012 - Fall 2012 Voyage - Voyage 116
MV Explorer - November 12, 2013 - Fall 2013 Voyage - Voyage 119








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 - Angola

Semester at Sea, SS Universe Campus, Spring 1972 Voyage
Angola (Port Calls: 02)
Port of Call: Luanda • Number of Visits: 2 
March 01, 1972 • SS Universe Campus - Spring 1972 Voyage - Voyage 17

SS Universe Campus - March 05, 1973 - Spring 1973 Voyage - Voyage 20










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

MS Seven Seas, Spring 1966 Voyage, Algiers, 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. 


Monday, September 7, 2015

The MV World Odyssey Bound For Southampton Transits The Kiel Canal On September 7, 2015


After spending a couple of weeks in Kiel, Germany (a new paint job and the transition from a passenger ship to the next floating campus), the World Odyssey is underway and making a transit of the Kiel Canal.  

It's destination is Southampton and the commencement of the Fall 2015 Voyage.  New students, staff and faculty are gathering to share in what will certainly be a life-changing experience.   A new floating campus and a new pages to be written in the history of the program.

Here’s the ship on approach to the Brunsbüttel lock and an exit into the North Sea.    4:09 PM (local time) on Sept. 7, 2015.

Semester at Sea: Fall 2015 Voyage, Ralph Tribbey, MV World Odyssey

Closer approach and map location of Kiel Canal transit.

Semester at Sea: Fall 2015 Voyage, Ralph Tribbey, MV World Odyssey
 Here is the MV World Odyssey in the Brunsbüttel lock (close up).

Semester at Sea: Fall 2015 Voyage, Ralph Tribbey, MV World Odyssey

Next stop, Southampton!!!

Semester at Sea: Fall 2015 Voyage, Ralph Tribbey, MV World Odyssey