My Itinerary
This post kind of goes over my previous post a little. I tried to upload a few more photos, but their internet is designed to suck up minutes, which are limited.
Today is the fourth day on the ship and my third day of having classes. The ship departed for sea the 28th at 5:00pm. Everyone was topside waving goodbye for the first hour or so. When we left the harbor and began to speed up, it got really windy and everyone went to the lower decks. The boat rocks side to side 24/7 but you get used to it. Every once in a while you’ll bump into the wall. My roommate is cool and attends college at Dartmouth.
Our cabin is pretty small yet cozy, probably because of the nice view we have from our window. The ship itself is incredibly disorienting- within the first 2 days I got lost more than 5 times. Also, I have to adjust to military time which is a bit difficult, not to mention the fact that we’ve lost 3 hours within the past 3 nights. The day we left we had a long orientation meeting and the next day, from like 10am to 8pm we had meetings. Two days ago (30th) was the first day of classes for everyone. I am taking “Documentary Film Production” on one day, and “ The West and the World”, “Global Studies”, and “Literature and Film” on the other.
The ship, the “MV Explorer”, is captained by Captain Jeremy. The ship, (I keep having to replace ‘boat’ with ‘ship’ for political correctness) has two dining halls, a bar/grill topside, a pool and gym, library, computer lab, and a spa which I don’t use…yet. Yesterday I used the gym which is nice but the weights feel heavier when you’re swaying back and forth. Meals are good if you’re not too picky. Alcohol in the form of beer/wine is available for raised prices. The past few nights I’ve just spent talking and hanging out with people on the upper decks. So so far it seems like its going to be a good trip. Our first stop, Cadiz, Spain, is only a few days away.
My itinerary:
1. Cadiz, Spain
2.Casablanca, Morocco
3. Accra, Ghana
4. Cape Town, South Africa
5. Port Louis, Mauritius
6. Chennai, India
7. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
8. Hong Kong, China
9. Shanghai, China
10. Yokohama, Japan
11. Kobe, Japan
12. Honolulu, Hawaii
Colin,
ReplyDeleteHey I am enjoying your blogs. It sounds like your semester is going to be loads of fun. I enjoyed the pictures too. Sounds like getting there was crazy. I hope it is smooth sailing for the rest of the trip. Your itinerary looks really fun. Take lots to pictures I will be waiting to see them... Love Aunt Donnna