Experience
Student Stories & Mentors
Who better to share the transformative Semester at Sea experience than students themselves? You can chat with recent alumni directly via our Global Ambassador Program or Diversity Peer Mentor Program, or you can scroll below and explore more student stories!
Global Ambassador Program
Global Ambassadors are recent alumni who are still enrolled as undergraduate students — possibly at your campus or a campus near you! They are trained to answer questions you may have about the program and share their unique experiences.
Diversity Peer Mentor Program
Before and after each voyage, SAS can connect recent alumni with prospective voyagers who share similar identities. This is designed to be an informal mentoring program to share personal voyage experiences. Although we cannot guarantee to meet all mentorship requests, we will do our best to pair as many mentors and mentees as possible.
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Falling Asleep to the Waves: What I Miss Most About Semester at Sea
Life on the World Odyssey: Sunsets, Sunrises & What I Miss Most | Semester at Sea
🌍 Sail to 11 Countries + Get $250 Shipboard Credit | Semester at Sea Fall 2026 🚢
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Word on the Street: Day 2
#dyspeptic
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We’re on our way to South Africa 🇿🇦 and let’s just say… some of us were feeling a little dyspeptic after losing an hour of sleep to the time change last night. 😅⏰
Introducing our new series: Word on the Street!
Follow along as 136 voyager, Averi Holmes, teaches us a new word each day inspired by our sea stretch from Ghana to South Africa. 🌊
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Think you know the definition—or have you ever even heard of today’s word before? We’re cruising through this oceanic thoroughfare with curiosity and excitement as we set our sights on South Africa!
#thoroughfare
Join Semester at Sea voyager Mari Stowe Terpstra on Ghana’s Beyond the Box: Fantasy Coffins Field Program!
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Happy Founders’ Day, Semester at Sea!
62 years ago, a bold idea set sail: that the world could be our classroom.
Since that first voyage in 1963, more than 73,000 voyagers have learned not just about the world, but from it—exploring new cultures, forming lifelong friendships, and discovering who they are along the way.
From sunrise classes on deck to sunset reflections at sea, every voyage reminds us why this journey matters. Global education changes lives.
Here’s to 62 years of learning, adventure, and connection, and to everyone who has ever called Semester at Sea home. 🛳️
Join Semester at Sea professor María del Mar López Cabrales as she leads voyagers on Ghana’s Chocolate Secrets: A Bean-to-Bar Adventure Field Program!
Follow along as voyager @alaina.devore takes us through her day on Ghana’s Chocolate Secrets: A Bean-to-Bar Adventure field program!
Multicultural Fair - Voyage 136
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A night of culture, connection, and celebration. Our voyage came together to share traditions, stories, and the beauty of our diverse community!
Meet our Interport Student, Stephanie Klenam Klomegah, from Ashesi University in Ghana. Stephanie sailed with us from Morocco to Ghana, sharing her culture, perspective, and warmth with our shipboard community!
