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.
Voyager Vlogs
Error: No videos found.
Make sure this is a valid channel ID and that the channel has videos available on youtube.com.
Explore our YouTube
Gap Year Abroad | How Semester at Sea Changed My Life
Unplugged & Fully Present: Life Aboard the World Odyssey | Semester at Sea
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 🚢
Social Feed
🗳️ Cast your vote! Comment the number of your favorite SAS Flag photo from South Africa below 🇿🇦👇
•
Only one vote per user will be counted.
•
✅ Votes must include only the photo number (no emojis, exclamation points, or added text).
•
💬 Feel free to leave a separate comment if you’d like to share extra praise!
From pollywogs to shellbacks — honoring a maritime tradition that celebrates the equatorial crossing
Meet our Interport Student, Mathuto Shai! Mathuto earned her National Diploma in Tourism from Northlink College and is sailing with us from Ghana to South Africa - sharing her culture, perspective, and expertise with our shipboard community along the way.
Word on the Street: Day 6
#Effulgent
Effulgent — shining brightly; radiant. ☀️
•
There couldn’t be a more perfect word to describe our arrival into Cape Town, South Africa. Thank you for tuning in to our first-ever Word on the Street series! Let us know in the comments if you’d like to see more of Averi (and more new words!) in future sea stretches. 🌊💙
Word on the Street: Day 5
#Edify
•
To edify means to uplift, educate, and build up — and after 105 days of living and learning on a floating campus, we’d say that’s exactly what this voyage does best!
Word on the Street: Day 4
#Neptune
•
Early morning drumlines, green “fish guts,” and a royal visit from King Neptune himself can only mean one thing… it’s Neptune Day! ⚓️🐟
•
Voyagers across the MV World Odyssey took part in this centuries-old maritime rite of passage as we crossed the equator - transforming from pollywogs to shellbacks!
From shaved heads to shipwide cheers, it was a day overflowing with laughter, courage, and community spirit!
Word on the Street: Day 3
#Ubuntu
•
“I am because you are.” 🌍
•
Today’s word — Ubuntu — is more than just a philosophy; it’s a way of life across Africa that speaks to our shared humanity and interconnectedness. Semester at Sea carries this same spirit through global understanding, compassion, and community — values inspired by Archbishop Desmond Tutu himself. 💙
•
As we sail toward South Africa, we’re reminded that this voyage isn’t just about seeing the world — it’s about being the world, together. 🌊
“Semester at Sea is one of the greatest pieces of identity capital you can have.” — Dr. Meg Jay 🛳️
Fresh off her appearance on @themelrobbinspodcast, clinical psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Meg Jay (@drmegjay) is joining Semester at Sea for a special webinar for parents.
Drawing on her own Semester at Sea experience and upcoming role as Scholar in Residence, Dr. Jay will share how study abroad helps twentysomethings build confidence, direction, and purpose — and how parents can support that growth.
🗓️ Wednesday, October 29
🕕 6:00 p.m. MT | 8:00 p.m. ET | 5:00 p.m. PT
💻 Join live on Zoom for her talk + Q&A
Link to register in IG story!
