Experience

Summer Sea Term 2025

THE COMMANDANT’S STAFF at Maine Maritime Academy is looking forward to this summer’s joint sea term (SST25) with Texas A&M Maritime aboard their ship, the TS Kennedy. The Texas team has great energy and has been tremendously helpful in the preparation process, beginning with hosting our Cadet Master, Cadet Chief Engineer, Cadet Chief Mate, and Cadet First Assistant Engineer aboard the Kennedy over winter break to jump-start ship familiarization.

Maine Maritime Academy cadets and faculty traveled to Texas on two chartered aircraft the morning of Monday, May 5, and boarded the Kennedy that afternoon. Prior to departure, cadets trained on lifeboats, familiarized themselves with the vessel, cleaned the ship, stood watch, and began their classes aboard. Settling into a routine required leadership with our upper-class 2/C midshipmen with the regimental wedge and shiprate student leaders showing our 4/C midshipmen how to operate and live safely while at sea and in port.

The Kennedy departed Galveston, Texas on May 18 for a port call in New York, NY, from May 28 – June 1. From there, the ship departed for Belfast, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom), arriving on June 11. The Kennedy will depart for Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) on June 15, for a port call from June 28 – July 2 before stopping in Portland, Maine, where cruise will end for Maine students on July 15.

While we eagerly await delivery of our new training vessel, we are excited to tap into the Texan ‘can-do’ spirit and provide a great cruise experience in return next year on our NSMV, the TS State of Maine.

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