{"id":5973,"date":"2025-05-17T17:24:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T21:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/?p=5973"},"modified":"2025-05-17T17:24:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T21:24:10","slug":"ready-to-get-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/tssom-training-cruise-blog\/2025-summer\/ready-to-get-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready to Get Underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After nearly two weeks of preparation and training in port, cadets and staff aboard the TS Kennedy are ready to set sail from Galveston, Texas as part of Summer Sea Term 2025. 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