Destination | Arrive Depart | Day | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau, Bahamas | Depart | Monday | 19 January | 1700 |
| Cadiz, Spain | Arrive Depart | Wednesday Saturday | 28 January 31 January | 0800 2000 |
| Casablanca, Morocco | Arrive Depart | Monday Thursday | 02 February 05 February | 0800 2000 |
| Walvis Bay, Namibia | Arrive Depart | Saturday Monday | 14 February 16 February | 0800 2000 |
| Cape Town, South Africa | Arrive Depart | Wednesday Sunday | 18 February 22 February | 0800 2000 |
| Port Louis, Mauritius | Arrive Depart | Friday Friday | 27 February 27 February | 0800 2200 |
| Chennai, India | Arrive Depart | Thursday Monday | 05 March 09 March | 0800 2000 |
| Laem Chabang (Bangkok), Thailand | Arrive Depart | Sunday Thursday | 15 March 19 March | 0800 2000 |
| Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam | Arrive Depart | Sunday Friday | 22 March 27 March | 0800 0600 |
| Hong Kong/Shanghai, China | Arrive Depart | Sunday Friday | 29 March 03 April | 0800 2000 |
| Kobe/Yokohama, Japan | Arrive Depart | Monday Friday | 06 April 10 April | 0800 2100 |
(Cross International dateline, add one day) | ||||
| Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | Arrive Depart | Sunday Monday | 19 April 20 April | 0600 2000 |
| Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala (Antigua, Guatemala City) | Arrive Depart | Tuesday Thursday | 28 April 30 April | 1100 2000 |
(Transit Panama Canal - Sunday, 03 May) | ||||
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA | Arrive | Wednesday | 06 May | 0800 |
10 December 2008
updated itinerary
change of plans--
yesterday i registered for my IFP's! (international field program). i conservatively chose just four trips, as i know i can select more trips once on the ship. all the requests are put into a lottery and we will find out which ones we get in about two weeks.
my trips are:
-cadiz (spain) city orientation. it's a day trip around the city and it will count as my field requirement for two of my classes. plus, its our first port, so i would like to get a little intro into the city before venturing out on my own.
-pompeii. my last day in italy will be spent touring the ruins, also for credit in my classes. i remember reading a book in 2nd grade about pompeii and its crazy to think i'll get to see it now.
-cairo extended trip. my most expensive adventure, but the one i am looking forward to most. its a 3 day, 2 night trip to cairo wiht tours of the pyramids. this will be amazing! sunrises & sunsets over the pyramids, what could be better?!
-rotarian homestay (india). i'll be staying with an indian family for a night, learning about their culture and getting to know them. hopefully this will be a wonderful experience, many SAS kids have listed this as a great experience for those who are not traveling to the taj majal.
so after i paid for the trips, i got an email from semester at sea.
they changed our itinerary.
because of piracy concerns in the gulf of aden, our trip has been re-routed to bypass that area.
so now, we will be 'rounding the horn' -- our new itinerary goes from spain to morrocco, namibia, south africa and mauritius before resuming our original trip in india.
semester at sea is still monitoring the situations in india and thailand, and we could be re-routed again if the risk assessment companies deem them to be too unsafe.
its all for our protection, i understand that. but now we're skipping italy, turkey and egypt!
i'm so sad that i took so much time painstakingly reviewing IFPs, and now i get a credit to pick again in january. and i was so excited to see italy! however, i know i'll be able to go back to europe. i don't know when that will be, but its possible to do again.
honestly, i'm excited for morrocco. i loveeee the movie casablanca and i've heard that the real place is beautiful. south africa will be a wonderful experience and i will be able to see table mountain and robben island. not sure what i'll be doing in namibia (this will only be the second time semester at sea has visited namibia), or mauritius. i'll need to do some research to see what is there.
i'm going to call health services shortly to see if i'll need any more immunizations, as i think south africa/namibia require the yellow fever vaccine. luckily we do not need any new visas, which would have been a serious stress.
i have lots more to do now! off to get going----
38 days until the bahamas
40 days until embarkation!
my trips are:
-cadiz (spain) city orientation. it's a day trip around the city and it will count as my field requirement for two of my classes. plus, its our first port, so i would like to get a little intro into the city before venturing out on my own.
-pompeii. my last day in italy will be spent touring the ruins, also for credit in my classes. i remember reading a book in 2nd grade about pompeii and its crazy to think i'll get to see it now.
-cairo extended trip. my most expensive adventure, but the one i am looking forward to most. its a 3 day, 2 night trip to cairo wiht tours of the pyramids. this will be amazing! sunrises & sunsets over the pyramids, what could be better?!
-rotarian homestay (india). i'll be staying with an indian family for a night, learning about their culture and getting to know them. hopefully this will be a wonderful experience, many SAS kids have listed this as a great experience for those who are not traveling to the taj majal.
so after i paid for the trips, i got an email from semester at sea.
they changed our itinerary.
because of piracy concerns in the gulf of aden, our trip has been re-routed to bypass that area.
so now, we will be 'rounding the horn' -- our new itinerary goes from spain to morrocco, namibia, south africa and mauritius before resuming our original trip in india.
semester at sea is still monitoring the situations in india and thailand, and we could be re-routed again if the risk assessment companies deem them to be too unsafe.
its all for our protection, i understand that. but now we're skipping italy, turkey and egypt!
i'm so sad that i took so much time painstakingly reviewing IFPs, and now i get a credit to pick again in january. and i was so excited to see italy! however, i know i'll be able to go back to europe. i don't know when that will be, but its possible to do again.
honestly, i'm excited for morrocco. i loveeee the movie casablanca and i've heard that the real place is beautiful. south africa will be a wonderful experience and i will be able to see table mountain and robben island. not sure what i'll be doing in namibia (this will only be the second time semester at sea has visited namibia), or mauritius. i'll need to do some research to see what is there.
i'm going to call health services shortly to see if i'll need any more immunizations, as i think south africa/namibia require the yellow fever vaccine. luckily we do not need any new visas, which would have been a serious stress.
i have lots more to do now! off to get going----
38 days until the bahamas
40 days until embarkation!
08 December 2008
i have a place to stay in the bahamasss! yayyy!
such a relief to know i will have a place to stay. i met a girl through facebook and we've been messaging for over a month now. she's from colorado and she seems really nice. she booked a 3 person room for us and a friend of hers from school. i'm nervous because this is quite the leap of faith to stay with two random girls in a random hotel in the bahamas, but i'm confident that we will make the best of the situation. and now i'll get to know more girls before i get on the ship!
i really really need to put my requests in for the field trips i want to do, but i am making myself wait until tonight. i am going to be conservative in the trips i choose, as i know i will make friends and be able to register for more trips once i get on the ship.
everything is starting to come together, so very quickly.
40 days until the bahamas &
42 days until i set off around the world!
such a relief to know i will have a place to stay. i met a girl through facebook and we've been messaging for over a month now. she's from colorado and she seems really nice. she booked a 3 person room for us and a friend of hers from school. i'm nervous because this is quite the leap of faith to stay with two random girls in a random hotel in the bahamas, but i'm confident that we will make the best of the situation. and now i'll get to know more girls before i get on the ship!
i really really need to put my requests in for the field trips i want to do, but i am making myself wait until tonight. i am going to be conservative in the trips i choose, as i know i will make friends and be able to register for more trips once i get on the ship.
everything is starting to come together, so very quickly.
40 days until the bahamas &
42 days until i set off around the world!
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