1) how much sea sickness will affect your child/student and it can be debilitating
Amazing semester program for college students!!
Do be realistic about the following:
2) do your research on captains/personnel etc
Please beware! Semester at Sea is a completely different experience and program. Make sure to compare and contrast.
We did not pay a significant tuition for this nor was my daughter prepared for what transpired. At least the other students were lovely and suported each other during the difficult hours and sleep deprivation. In the end, I got her off the boat early.
I was quite disappointed, and frankly angry, with my daughter's experience with SEA Semester. However, I do believe it was at least partly due to the individual trip she was on. The captains vary and this can greatly alter the experience. Apparently, there was a returning student on the boat who verified this fact as she had a much more positive experience on her first trip.
4) there can be real danger involved as my daughter was made to scrub a deck during a lightening storm! Inexcusable safety risk!
My main gripe is my daughter was free labor rather having enough crew on board. I feel her positive experiences and explorations were limited by the hours of hard work she was subjected to. Indeed, she lost ten pounds!
3) beware that the contact you are told will happen with your child may not actually occur. This was absolutely our experience as many messages were NEVER delivered.
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