Maine Maritime Academy\u2019s training ship State of Maine<\/em> arrived back in Castine on Friday, February 23, 2018 after an extended yard period in Brooklyn, New York. Significant yard projects included work on the rudder post and rudder; multiple ballast tank inspections and recoating; a full hull blast, prime and paint; painting in the engine room bilge; and hydroblast, prime and paint on both houses as well.<\/p>\n First-year Unlimited License students welcome her return to commence a condensed but thorough shipboard deck and engineering familiarization program prior to the official start of cruise on Monday, May 7.<\/p>\n Ports of call for Cruise 2018 (subject to change) include Cadiz, Spain; Rotterdam, Netherlands; Lisbon, Portugal; Civitavecchia, Italy; and Alicante, Spain before arriving back in Castine on July 14.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The 2018 Training Cruise will be 70 days in duration, shorter than the 90-day cruises of the previous two years. First-year students will stay aboard for the entire cruise, as will the junior deck students. Junior engineering students will be split between Cruise A and Cruise B, as their sea day requirements differ. Half the junior engineers will participate in Cruise A, participating in training, watches, maintenance and utility aboard the State of Maine<\/em> during the North Atlantic transit and the first three cruise port visits. Their final stop will be to report for additional shoreside training in Castine specific to STCW requirements. Cruise B students will report for Cruise one week early for the STCW training in Castine prior to cruise. They will swap out with the Cruise B junior engineers in Lisbon in mid-June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Refurbished Ship and European Cruise<\/p>\n Maine Maritime Academy\u2019s training ship State of Maine<\/em> arrived back in Castine on Friday, February 23, 2018 after an extended yard period in Brooklyn, New York. Significant yard projects included work on the rudder post and rudder; multiple ballast tank inspections and recoating; a full hull blast, prime and paint; painting in the engine room bilge; and hydroblast, prime and paint on both houses as well.<\/p>\n First-year Unlimited License students welcome her return to commence a condensed but thorough shipboard deck and engineering familiarization program prior to the official start of cruise on Monday, May 7.<\/p>\n Ports of call for Cruise 2018 (subject to change) include Cadiz, Spain; Rotterdam, Netherlands; Lisbon, Portugal; Civitavecchia, Italy; and Alicante, Spain before arriving back in Castine on July 14.<\/p>\n