Our home will be the MV Explorer, pictured above. With a top speed of 28 knots (about 32 MPH), it's one of the fastest passenger ships in the world. It will house ~700 students. More ship info here.
We'll be spending 58 days at sea, and 50 on land. The travel itinerary originally had more time on land, but we were rerouted to avoid those damned swashbuckling pirates in Somalia. So now we'll travel around Africa instead of going through the Suez canal. As a result, we will skip Turkey, Italy, and Egypt, which will be replaced by Morocco, Namibia, and South Africa. Most port stops are around 5 days long. There are several long stretches of time at sea. Our first portion of the journey, from Nassau, Bahamas to Cadiz, Spain, lasts 9 days.
All classes take place at sea. When we're on land, there are some required activities that tie into our coursework. Mostly, though, we're free to roam on our own, or to participate in trips organized by Semester at Sea.
That's the journey in broad strokes...mostly factoids until I take the plunge on the 19th!
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