Today was embarkation day for everyone else who wasn't work study. As such it was a long exhausting day filled with registration and orientation and nothing particularly thrilling to write about.
So instead here are some facts about our voyage that you may or may not find interesting, depending on what you consider to be interesting.
About the ship:
Tonnage: 25,000 tons
Length: 590 ft. (180 m)
Beam: 84 ft. (26 m)
Draft: 24 ft. (7 m)
Maximum Cruising Speed: 28 knots
Passenger Decks: 6
Classrooms: 9
Passenger Capacity (double basis): 836
About our Community:
Students: 570
Schools represented: 247
Lifelong learners: 79
Faculty: 38
Staff: 32
Faculty/staff family members: 59
Partial voyagers: 21
Countries Represented:
Austria
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Colombia
Denmark
France
Guatemala
Hong Kong
Italy
India
Mexico
Netherlands
Sweden
Turkey
US Vietnam
Also, a quick update, due to the Brazil visa issue, our departure has again been delayed to tomorrow at noon. We have been assured though that we will still arrive in Dominica on Monday as scheduled.
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