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- Day 49: Palma de Mallorca excursion was a hitOur TSSOM, with its beloved crew, has departed Mallorca, exited the Straits of Gibraltar, and put the balmy Mediterranean Sea in our wake. We are pitching and rolling in the Northern Atlantic Ocean yet again. While enjoying our port stay in Palma, some of us embarked on an excursion, altruistically assembled by Chief Warrant Officer […]
- Day 48: Back through the StraitToday, we are headed back through the Strait of Gibraltar and the Pillars of Hercules. While I’m on yeoman duty today, the first time we passed through here I was standing watch on the bridge. After experiencing the excitement of steering, witnessing the 2/C muster up the confidence to navigate us through, and seeing us […]
- Day 41: Greetings from the MediterraneanAfter departing Santa Cruz de Tenerife on Tuesday, we made our way up the coast of Africa and through the Straight of Gibraltar during lunch yesterday. Many people came out on deck to get pictures of Morocco on our starboard side and Spain on our port. Passing through the Pillars of Hercules gave the deck […]
- Day 37: Puerto de Santa Cruz de TenerifeThe TSSOM finally made it to our first international port of call, and first port of call besides our unplanned one where we started in Castine and sailed for several days. Arriving to Tenerife was an interesting process as Delta Company was on watch. This proved to be a fantastic learning opportunity for the junior […]
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Ship Tracking
Port Information
* Ports | Arrive Port | Depart Port |
---|---|---|
Castine, Maine (Move aboard TSSOM) | May 5 | |
Castine, Maine | May 8 | |
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain | June 8 | June 11 |
Palma de Mallorca, Spain | June 17 | June 20 |
Oporto (Leixoes), Portugal | June 26 | June 29 |
Newfoundland, Canada | July 8 | July 11 |
Boston, MA (CBP Inspections) | July 15 | July 15 |
Portland, Maine | July 16 | |
Portland, Maine (Cruise ends) | July 18 |
Email Tips
Email connectivity is provided via a satellite internet provider. To control costs and bandwidth usage associated with emails, we ask that you be mindful of the number and size of messages you send on and off the ship.
Here are some ways to keep emails small:
- Eliminate signatures with graphics
- Do not send attachments if you don’t need to
Students will be using their regular MMA email accounts for business on the ship, formatted as: firstname.lastname@mma.edu.
Watch the live streaming of the TSSOM departure from Castine on Wednesday, May 8, 2024—coverage to start at 11:15 am.