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Cruise Return to Portland and Livestream
The Kennedy will arrive in Portland, Maine, on July 14, 2025, at the Portland Ocean Terminal. This marks the final stop of the 2025 Summer Training Cruise, and students will begin disembarking on Tuesday, July 15. Please join us in welcoming everyone back after a successful voyage—either in person or via the livestream. The livestream […]
A Day in Belfast Ireland
Hello! Belfast Ireland is unique in that all of the second class Maine students came here our freshman cruise, and while I thought that would be a negative… I was so wrong! I thought I had exhausted things to do freshman year, and I was wrong again. I had heard about some people doing a […]
Stronger Ties Formed
Cadets aboard the TS Kennedy spent the past 10 days underway, sailing between New York City and Belfast, Northern Ireland. Students enjoyed calm seas for most of the leg but were stuck under overcast skies, much to the chagrin of the upper-class deck cadets who are actively trying to complete their celestial navigation project. This […]
Running Smooth in Belfast: A Cruise Check-In from the Cadet Chief Engineer
I’m Jacob Nowalsky, the cruise Lead Engine Cadet from Maine, and Maine’s Cadet Chief Engineer. Things have been going pretty well onboard! After being in port in Galveston, everyone was excited to finally get to sea, and now that we’re wrapping up our 2nd leg and are here in Belfast, people are fully into the […]
Switching to the Engine Room
Our second leg of our Summer Sea Term 2025 cruise has been really fun! During this leg to Belfast from New York, we saw a lot of whales, flying fish, and other marine life. We also recently just hit our halfway point, which means Maine Maritime cadets switched deck/engine focuses on cruise. From 5 May […]

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Watch the live streaming of the TS Kennedy departure from Galveston, Texas on Sunday, May 18, 2025—coverage to start at approximately 10:00 am (CDT).

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