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{{Short description|Study abroad program}}
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{{Infobox institute
| name = Semester at Sea
| former_name = {{Unbulleted list|University of the Seven Seas|World Campus Afloat}}
| image = File:Semester_at_Sea_Logo_2024.png
| mission = Study-abroad program
| key_people = Scott Marshall (President/CEO)
| established = 1963
| location = Fort Collins, Colorado
| country = United States
| focus = Worldwide
| website = https://www.semesteratsea.org
}}
[[Image:Semester at Sea Explorer 2005.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|alt=Large blue-and-white ship|The {{MV|Explorer|2001|6}} docked in [[La Guaira, Venezuela]], a port sometimes visited by Semester at Sea]]

'''Semester at Sea''' ('''SaS''') is a [[International student|study-abroad]] program founded in 1963 and managed by the Institute for Shipboard Education (ISE)<ref name="wilton">{{cite web | last=Nash | first=James | title=Wiltonian spends 'Semester at Sea' | publisher=Wilton Villager | date=2010-01-07 | url=http://www.wiltonvillager.com/story/480305 | access-date=2010-01-17 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718053012/http://www.wiltonvillager.com/story/480305 | archive-date=2011-07-18 }}</ref> in [[Fort Collins, Colorado]]. [[Colorado State University]] is the current academic sponsor<ref name="wilton"/> and the program is conducted on a cruise ship. Nearly 73,000 undergraduate students<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.semesteratsea.org/contact/about-us/|title=About us: SAS study abroad program voyages|website=Semester at Sea|accessdate=Jul 8, 2021}}</ref> from over 1,500 colleges and universities have participated in Semester at Sea.

Each spring and fall semester, up to 600 undergraduates<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.semesteratsea.org/life-at-sea/our-ship/|title=Our Ship|publisher=Semester at Sea}}</ref> participate in the 100- to 110-day program. During the semester, the ship often circumnavigates the globe, traveling east (across the [[Atlantic]]) or west (across the [[Pacific]]) and visiting 10 to 11 countries in [[Asia]], [[Africa]], [[Europe]], [[South America]], and [[North America]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.semesteratsea.org/voyages/|title=Explore Upcoming Voyages on the MV World Odyssey {{!}} Semester at Sea|work=Semester At Sea|access-date=2018-03-07|language=en-US}}</ref> Although the program sometimes has voyages through the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and the [[Suez Canal]], piracy concerns in the [[Gulf of Aden]] have often caused the voyage to go around the southern part of Africa.

==History==
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Founded in 1963, the program is managed by the Institute for Shipboard Education (ISE).<ref name="wilton" /> ISE had hosted a summer, 65-day Semester at Sea program that focused on one region of the world. In May 2011, SaS introduced a 26-day Maymester voyage with a curriculum based around the United Nations' [[Millennium Development Goals]]. The Maymester voyage offered students the opportunity to earn four to five transferable credits. But after the Maymester 2012 voyage, Semester at Sea canceled the short-term voyages due to low enrollment. A two-week, December–January Enrichment Voyage for [[continuing education]] participants was also canceled. The voyages' itineraries focused on [[Central America|Central]] and South America, often transiting the [[Panama Canal]] or traveling up the [[Amazon River]].

=== {{anchor|Inception-1999}}Before 2000 ===
A student died in a 1993 hiking accident, and five students were killed in a bus crash during a field trip in India in spring 1996.<ref>Hong, Peter (1996) "Deaths Cloud Floating College: After Losing Children to Accidents, Parents Say Risks Weren't Publicized; Officials Defend Program", https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-06-17-me-15911-story.html.  Accessed 2011-06-30</ref> The spring 1994 voyage (on the [[SS Atlantic (1953)|SS ''Universe'']]) ended in Hong Kong because the ship was scheduled for dry-dock maintenance after the voyage. However, the ship was unable to adhere to its sailing schedule during the semester due to mechanical difficulties. It made several unscheduled stops, and had to anchor between ports while repairs were made. The ship was towed to the [[South China Sea]] and anchored overnight, guarded by crew members against piracy. A planned stop at [[Manila]] was canceled, and the ''Universe'' was rerouted to Singapore. Examinations were completed at anchor in the harbor, and the students and faculty were flown to the next two planned ports (Osaka and Shanghai). In Shanghai, the ''Universe'' met the students for the final leg of the voyage to Hong Kong.

1997's fall voyage was rerouted due to terrorism concerns. [[Ramzi Yousef]] was convicted of masterminding the [[1993 World Trade Center bombing]] on November 12 of that year, and the [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]] issued a travel warning for American citizens in the Middle East. The [[Luxor massacre]] occurred five days later, while the ship was docked in [[Port Said]] and the students were in Egypt. Although no students were involved, fears of terrorism resulted in the removal of the next two ports ([[Israel]] and [[Turkey]]) from the itinerary and the ship was rerouted to [[Cyprus]] and [[Spain]].

=== 2000–2009 ===
Two incidents occurred during the fall 2000 semester on the SS ''Universe Explorer''. Entering Vietnam, the ship was struck by a barge; its hull was damaged, and student rooms were closed. The ''Universe Explorer'' remained an extra day in Vietnam for repairs. Preparing to head north through the Suez Canal to Egypt, Turkey, Croatia, and Spain, the ship's captain decided to reroute due to threats to ships in the Suez region; the voyage instead stopped in Kenya, South Africa, and Brazil.

After the [[September 11 attacks]], the ''Universe Explorer'' was redirected after its stop in [[Kobe]]. The planned route, from [[Penang]] and the [[Indian Ocean]] through the [[Suez Canal]] to ports in [[Egypt]] and [[Croatia]], was changed by the U.S. State Department to include Singapore, [[Seychelles]], and Cape Town. On the Indian Ocean, the ship's communication with other vessels was limited to protect the American citizens on board.

On January 26, 2005, the MV ''Explorer'' weathered a combination of three storms in the [[Pacific Ocean|North Pacific]]. A {{convert|50|ft|adj=on}} [[Rogue wave|freak wave]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Storm Stories|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DBGhXI586k#t=8m42s|publisher=[[The Weather Channel]]|date=January 2005}}</ref> smashed the bridge's windows, breaking one of them and briefly affecting the ship's navigation systems. The [[United States Coast Guard|U.S. Coast Guard]] dispatched a [[Lockheed HC-130]] search-and-rescue plane<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUAUxxafZG4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/oUAUxxafZG4 |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=CRUISE FROM HELL!!!|date=27 May 2007 |accessdate=Jul 8, 2021|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and two [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutters]] after receiving a distress call from the ship. Two crew members were injured during the incident.<ref name="quchronicle">{{cite web
 |title       = Semester at Sea ship narrowly averts disaster
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20130104223047/http://www.quchronicle.com/2005/02/semester-at-sea-ship-narrowly-averts-disaster/
 |archive-date = 2013-01-04
 |url         = http://www.quchronicle.com/2005/02/semester-at-sea-ship-narrowly-averts-disaster/
 |access-date  = 2008-03-02
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> While the ship was repaired in [[Honolulu]], the students were flown to Hong Kong to continue their courses. The ''Explorer'' rejoined them in [[Ho Chi Minh City]] and completed the semester.<ref>{{cite web|title=Storm Stories|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DBGhXI586k|publisher=[[The Weather Channel]]|date=January 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Norville|first=Deborah|title=Semester at Sea|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElQ4wsUqqi8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/ElQ4wsUqqi8 |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|work=[[Inside Edition]]|author-link=Deborah Norville|date=January 2005}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Later that year, the University of Pittsburgh ended its 24-year academic sponsorship of the program, citing safety concerns.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.utimes.pitt.edu/?p=1396 | title=Provost explains decision to drop Semester at Sea | first=Peter | last=Hart | newspaper=University Times | publisher=University of Pittsburgh | location=Pittsburgh, PA | volume=37 | number=21 | date=2005-06-23 | access-date=2010-08-25}}</ref>

2005's summer voyage was rerouted from [[London]] to [[Le Havre]] due to safety concerns after the [[7 July 2005 London bombings|July 7 London bombings]]. During the fall 2006 voyage, [[Typhoon Shanshan (2006)|Typhoon Shanshan]] caused the MV ''Explorer'' (en route from Japan to [[Qingdao, China]]) to be rerouted to Hong Kong. The summer 2008 voyage was rerouted from [[Istanbul]] to [[Alexandria]] due to bomb threats in Turkey. That fall, a University of Wisconsin student was struck and killed by a drunk driver in Hong Kong.<ref>
{{cite web
  | title = Trial begins in drunken driving death of US student visiting Hong Kong
  | url = http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkedition/2010-01/12/content_9303329.htm
  | access-date =2010-12-02}}</ref> The spring and fall 2009 itineraries were altered to avoid [[Piracy off the coast of Somalia|Somali pirates]] in the [[Gulf of Aden]].

=== 2010–2019 ===
During the fall 2010 voyage, a [[University of California, Santa Barbara]] student died while the ship was docked in Ho Chi Minh City.<ref>
{{cite web
  | title = UCSB Student Dies While on Study Program
  | date = 18 November 2010
 | url = http://dailynexus.com/2010-11-18/ucsb-student-dies-study-program/
  | access-date =2013-10-16}}</ref> The spring 2011 itinerary was changed after the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]], and the MV ''Explorer'' docked in [[Taiwan]].

During the fall 2012 voyage, a [[University of Virginia]] student died in a recreational-boating accident while the ship was docked in [[Roseau]], [[Dominica]].<ref>{{cite web|last=McCabe|first=Les|title=Statement from President Les McCabe on Death of Fall 2012 Semester at Sea Participant|work=Semester at Sea |url=http://www.semesteratsea.org/2012/12/01/statement-from-president-les-mccabe-on-death-of-fall-2012-semester-at-sea-participant/|date=December 1, 2012}}</ref> The fall 2014 voyage was rerouted from Senegal and Ghana to Italy and Spain due to [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) and State Department warnings about the [[Western African Ebola virus epidemic|Ebola outbreak]] in [[West Africa]], and later voyages were also rescheduled.<ref>{{cite web|last=Judge|first=Lauren|title=Update for fall 2014, spring 2015, and fall 2015 Participants Regarding Ebola Outbreak, Itinerary Changes|url=http://www.semesteratsea.org/2014/08/04/update-for-fall-2014-and-spring-2015-participants-regarding-ebola-outbreak/|publisher=Semester at Sea|date=October 10, 2014}}</ref> The MS ''World Odyssey''{{'s}} fall 2015 trip was rerouted from Turkey to Croatia to avoid terrorism and the [[European migrant crisis|refugee crisis]].

The fall 2017 voyage was rerouted from Mauritius at the vessel owner's request, and the ship went from India to South Africa.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.semesteratsea.org/2017/03/11/important-message-regarding-spring-2017-itinerary/|title=Important Message Regarding Spring 2017 Itinerary|date=2017-03-11|work=Semester At Sea|access-date=2018-03-07|language=en-US}}</ref> On November 7, 2017, in [[Bagan]], [[Myanmar]], a [[St. Edward's University]] student was fatally injured in a {{convert|20|ft|adj=on}} fall from a [[pagoda]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://people.com/human-interest/20-year-old-indiana-college-student-falls-to-her-death-while-studying-abroad-in-myanmar/|title=Indiana College Student, 20, Falls to Her Death While Studying Abroad with Semester at Sea|date=2017-11-08|work=PEOPLE.com|access-date=2017-11-09|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.semesteratsea.org/2017/11/07/death-fall-2017-voyager/|title=Death of Fall 2017 Voyager|date=2017-11-07|work=Semester At Sea|access-date=2017-11-09|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Spring 2020===
The Spring 2020 voyage avoided a number of countries (including China) due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The students, faculty, staff, and Lifelong Learners aboard the MV ''World Odyssey'' were rerouted to Vietnam for an extra week to make up for lost time in China. The ''World Odyssey'' left [[Kobe]] as scheduled on January 28, arriving in Ho Chi Minh City on February 4. The ship left Ho Chi Minh City three hours late. The original itinerary had the ''World Odyssey'' stopping in Malaysia from February 19 to 24 before heading to India from February 29 to March 5. After a one-day fuel stop in Malaysia on February 19, the ''World Odyssey'' attempted to reroute to [[Victoria, Seychelles]], with an expected arrival on February 27 and departure on March 1. But the evening before arrival, the Seychellois government denied the vessel entry. The ''World Odyssey'' then headed south to Mauritius, and docked on February 29. The ship spent one day in port, followed by two days at sea around the island due to limited dock availability; it then returned to dock in [[Port Louis]] on March 3–7. The morning of March 6, students were informed of another itinerary change due to [[quarantine]] concerns when arriving at European ports from [[North Africa]]. SAS concluded the Spring 2020 voyage, canceling all South Africa-related programming on March 12, and advised students to return home from Cape Town in light of a U.S. State Department worldwide travel advisory.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.semesteratsea.org/2020/03/12/spring-2020-voyage-disembarkation-update-3-12-20/|title=Spring 2020 Voyage: Disembarkation Update (3-12-20)|date=March 12, 2020|website=Semester at Sea: News at the Helm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/ea/travel-advisory-alert-global-level-4-health-advisory-issue.html?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8FseLGLlH2Z4VjeJyztMJYfZyTcJv-q8Wtmj6YWsXVsGF7lf93UMVT7FzJnBmvU1K5VDXvl2Rg5KUvGf0TUjEF_TKiuw&_hsmi=84632711|title=Global Level 4 Health Advisory – Do Not Travel|website=travel.state.gov|access-date=2020-04-01}}</ref> All students were required to disembark from the ''World Odyssey'' between March 14 and March 16, were provided with resources to help them travel home,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Spring 2020 Voyage: Resources to Help Voyagers Travel Home|url=https://www.semesteratsea.org/2020/03/13/spring-2020-voyage-resources-to-help-voyagers-travel-home/|date=2020-03-13|website=Semester At Sea|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> and completed the academic program remotely from March 17 to April 20.<ref name=":0" />

=== Fall 2020 ===
On May 12, 2020, Semester at Sea announced<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fall 2020 Voyage Update|url=https://www.semesteratsea.org/2020/05/12/fall-2020-voyage-update/|date=2020-05-12|website=Semester At Sea|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-18}}</ref> that the Fall 2020 voyage would not be sailing as planned because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The modified itinerary was scheduled to begin with an online program and continue with a condensed voyage beginning in late October. Voyagers were scheduled to embark in Tenerife, Canary Islands, sail on to Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Colombia, Panama Canal Transit, Ecuador, and Easter Island (Chile), with final disembarkation taking place in Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

== Academics ==
Students attend classes in a number of subjects and disciplines, including humanities courses relevant to one (or more) of the countries on the itinerary, while the ship is at sea. All students are required to take an interdisciplinary, core [[Global studies|global-studies]] course.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.semesteratsea.org/info-hub/academics/#semester-at-sea-course-information|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215223032/https://www.semesteratsea.org/info-hub/academics/#semester-at-sea-course-information|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-12-15|title=Course Information|format=PDF}}</ref> Although [[Colorado State University]] is the program's academic sponsor, Semester at Sea is open to students from any university. Faculty members are drawn from colleges and universities throughout the United States and around the world.

No classes are taught in port, and students can take Semester at Sea-sponsored trips or travel independently in the port country.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.semesteratsea.org/our-program/in-country/|title=In-country destinations: field classes & program {{!}} Semester at Sea voyages|work=Semester At Sea|access-date=2018-03-07|language=en-US}}</ref> Before arriving at a port, they are briefed on the culture and societal rules of the country they are visiting. At the port of call, guest speakers (including community leaders and American ambassadors) deliver lectures to the students and faculty. The pre-port briefing and guest lectures are intended to prepare students for their stay in the country.

=== {{anchor|Notable lecturers and guests}}Lecturers and guests ===
Notable lecturers and guests have included:<ref name="semesteratsea.org">{{Cite web|url=http://www.semesteratsea.org/get-involved/prominent-alumni-lecturers/|title=Prominent Alumni & Lecturers &#124; Semester at Sea Study Abroad|website=Semester at Sea|accessdate=Jul 8, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.semesteratsea.org/our-program/experts/|title=Faculty & Staff - your expert education team {{!}} Semester at Sea voyages|work=Semester At Sea|access-date=2018-03-07|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Corazon Aquino]]
*[[Fidel Castro]]
*[[Tung Chee-hwa]]
*[[Arthur C. Clarke]]
*[[Fahd of Saudi Arabia]]
*[[Indira Gandhi]]
*[[Mikhail Gorbachev]]
*[[Nelson Mandela]]
*[[Mohammed VI of Morocco]]
*[[Paul Muldoon]]
*[[Pete Peterson]]
*[[Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco]]
*[[Anwar Sadat]]
*[[Desmond Tutu]]
*[[Mother Teresa]]

== Ships ==
[[File:MS_Explorer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|alt=A ship at sea|The MV ''Explorer'' departing [[Southampton]] in June 2013]]
[[Image:S.S.UniverseExplorer-SemesterAtSea1997.png|thumb|upright=1.4|alt=Long, white ship|The SS ''Universe Explorer'' docked in [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], shortly before embarking on the fall 1997 Semester at Sea voyage.]]

A lease was announced in May 2015 for the ship previously known as the {{MS|Deutschland|1998|6}} to be renovated, re-flagged and renamed the {{MV|World Odyssey|1998|6}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.semesteratsea.org/our-ship/|title=MV World Odyssey|author=L. Hanson|date=March 24, 2015|access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref> operated by [[V-Ships]]. 

Semester at Sea has used a number of ships as its floating campus, including the MS ''Seven Seas'' (formerly the [[USS Long Island (CVE-1)|USS ''Long Island'']]), the SS ''Ryndam'' (not the later [[SS Rijndam|freighter]] of that name), the SS ''Universe'' (formerly the [[SS Atlantic (1953)|SS Atlantic]]), the {{SS|Universe Explorer|1957|6}} and the {{MV|Explorer|2001|6}}. The [[S.S. Seawise University|SS ''Seawise University'']] (formerly the [[RMS Queen Elizabeth|RMS ''Queen Elizabeth'']]), which SaS intended to use, burned and sank in 1972 in [[Hong Kong Harbour]] during her conversion into a floating campus.<ref>{{cite web
 |title      = Media Kit
 |publisher  = Semester at Sea
 |url        = http://www.semesteratsea.org/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=3&Itemid=838
 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100617034841/http://www.semesteratsea.org/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=3&Itemid=838
 |url-status   = dead
 |archive-date = 2010-06-17
 |access-date = 2008-08-21
}}</ref> The ''Universe Explorer'', which retired in 2005, had four main decks and a small swimming pool at the stern of the ship. The ''Seawise University'', ''Universe'', and ''Universe Explorer'' were supplied and managed by [[Tung Chao Yung]]'s Seawise Foundation. Concerns about the separation of the Institute for Shipboard Education and the Seawise Foundation and the safety of the MV ''Explorer'' contributed to the [[University of Pittsburgh]]'s severing ties to the program in 2005.<ref>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Hart |author2=Mary Ann Thomas |title=Pitt to end pact with Semester at Sea program |url=http://mac10.umc.pitt.edu/u/FMPro?-db=ustory&-lay=a&-format=d.html&storyid=2629&-Find |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901091923/http://mac10.umc.pitt.edu/u/FMPro?-db=ustory&-lay=a&-format=d.html&storyid=2629&-Find |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 1, 2006 |work=University Times |location=[[University of Pittsburgh]] |date=June 9, 2005 |access-date=May 19, 2009 |quote=... Pitt’s concerns, charging that ISE left unanswered repeated requests by Pitt "for detailed assurances" that the MV ''Explorer'' was seaworthy. Maher further maintained that ISE’s decision to part ways with the Seawise Foundation, which for many years had supplied both SaS’s previous ship, the S.S. ''Universe Explorer'', as well as maritime management expertise, raised serious safety issues. }}</ref>

== {{anchor|Ports of Call}}Ports of call ==
The program itinerary differs each semester, and the ship typically docks at 10 or 11 ports.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.semesteratsea.org/voyages/|title=Study Abroad Voyage Programs|website=Semester at Sea|accessdate=Jul 8, 2021}}</ref> An early-1990s spring itinerary included [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]], [[Caracas]], [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador (Brazil)]], [[Cape Town]], [[Mombasa]], [[Chennai]], [[Singapore]], [[Shanghai]], [[Osaka]] and [[Hong Kong]]. More recent voyages have explored [[Hawaii]], [[Japan]], [[China]], [[Vietnam]], [[Myanmar]], [[India]], [[Mauritius]], [[South Africa]], [[Ghana]], [[Morocco]], and the [[Netherlands]]. The fall 2019 itinerary included the Netherlands, [[Poland]], the [[Kiel Canal]], [[Portugal]], [[Spain]], [[Croatia]], Morocco, Ghana, [[Brazil]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], the [[Panama Canal]], [[Ecuador]] and [[Costa Rica]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.semesteratsea.org/voyages/|title=Explore Upcoming Voyages on the MV World Odyssey|website=Semester At Sea|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-03}}</ref> The Summer of 2012 voyage aboard the MV Explorer included [[Spain]], [[Italy]], [[Croatia]], [[Greece]], [[Turkey]], [[Morocco]], and [[Portugal]]. [[Denmark]] was a [[Port#Port of call|port of call]] in summer 2008,<ref>{{cite web
 |title       = Semester at Sea – Summer 2008 Itinerary/Calendar
 |url         = http://www.semesteratsea.org/voyages/current-voyage/itinerary.php
 |access-date  = 2008-07-08
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080703042836/http://www.semesteratsea.org/voyages/current-voyage/itinerary.php
 |archive-date = 2008-07-03
}}</ref> [[Namibia]] in fall 2008, [[Bulgaria]] in summer 2009 and [[Senegal]] in fall 2015 (the program's first visits to those countries).
{{clear}} Semester at Sea had one summer voyage in 1996. The ship left from Ensenada, Mexico and spent two months in the South Pacific, stopping in Papeete, Tahiti; Auckland, New Zealand; Sydney, Australia; Suva, Fiji; Apia, Western Samoa; and Hilo, Hawaii before ending the voyage in Seattle, Washington.

== See also ==
* [[The Scholar Ship]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{official website|http://www.semesteratsea.org/}}

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