Memo to all aboard: March 12

From: ISE Admin Office

Date: March 12, 2013 6:09:32 PM GMT+09:00

To: Shipboard Community

Subject: Deans' Memo March 12, 2013

                                               

 

 

  

March 12, 2013

Issue # 29

Time Change!  We gain half an hour tonight.  Remember to set all clocks back 30 minutes.  Tonight (B13) ·         Self-defense class, 1800, Deck 7, port side ·         India Service Visit Reflection, 1800, Classroom 5 ·         Passport pages meeting, 1900, Deck 5 dining, starboard, aft ·         Human Trafficking, 1900, Classroom 5 ·         Explorer Seminar, Poverty, 2000, Union Looking ahead ·         March 13, Pictures with Arch, Academic Dean’s office, 0930-1100 ·         March 13, Explorer Seminar, The Indian Ocean, 2000, Union ·         March 14, Crew Talent Show ·         March 15, Neptune Day Tonight, March 12 (B13) Explorer Seminar Join Kaki Dimock, Louise Harmon, Joan Strouse, Armin Rosencranz,  and others, in A conversation about poverty:  Responsibility, definitions, and data. 2000, Union. India Service Visit Reflection Did you attend a service, school, or orphanage visit in India? Then we want to hear from you! Come reflect and share your experiences. 1800, Classroom 5 Human Trafficking Presentation Interested in learning about human trafficking and modern day slavery? Come to a presentation about human trafficking to learn more. 1900, Classroom 5 Do you have 6 blank pages in your passport? That’s the minimum you need to visit the countries left on our voyage. If you’re short, come to the meeting tonight.  You need to be there in order to get the paperwork and understand the procedure to get the extra passport pages.  Do not miss it if you need extra passport pages.  1900, Deck 5 Dining Room, starboard side, aft. Looking ahead Explorer Seminar (March 13) Reg Garrett, Gerry Johnson, Frank Von Hippel, and Ed Sobey will present The Indian Ocean:  Coral Reefs, Islands, Monsoons, and More. 2000, Union Photos with Arch (March 13) Our beloved Archbishop is leaving the ship in Cape Town, and this is your last chance to have your picture taken with him.  Please bring your own camera and your best smile.  If you already have a picture, no do overs, please.  You both look great.  0930-1100, Dean Sharon’s office, 5024. Vicarious Voyagers’ India reports due (March 13) I hope you all had a blast in India! Remember to submit your Vicarious Voyage letters by Wednesday. If you skipped any previous ports, please submit pictures from them with short descriptions. Your classrooms are looking forward to hearing your great stories! Deadline, March 13, 1900. Important Notices You are not done with malaria pills! If you are taking Malarone, you need to continue for one week after leaving port.  For doxycycline or Larium, for one month after port.  If you are newly starting medication in preparation for a safari to Zimbabwe, start Malarone or doxycycline on March 23, or Larium of March 18 (our Port Louis day). Need a textbook? March 14 is your last chance to purchase textbooks before they're packed up.  Please email Kelly or Barbara  to arrange a time to meet at the Textbook Center.  The center does not have regular hours, so you must arrange in advance! Bridge tours now available If you didn’t get a bridge tour earlier on the voyage, take advantage of the opportunity now.  You can’t steer the ship, but you’ll learn from the people who do.  Cameras welcome, but leave your backpacks behind.  Sign up at the activities desk. Head in the clouds, feet on the ground Please keep your feet OFF the furniture, okay?  The two exceptions are the lounge chairs by the pool and your bed (and no shoes there, either).  The ship has a huge housekeeping crew that cleans and polishes every surface on the ship, and we should take as much pride in our home as they do. Will you make the cut? Considering shaving your head for Neptune Day? If you have at least an 8 inch ponytail, you can donate your hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths to make wigs for women undergoing cancer treatments.  Contact Elizabeth Coder  for details on making the cut count.

Today’s Quote The use of traveling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.       - Samuel Johnson Happy Birthday! Julia Amero Wade Colburn Kelsey Hopkins Samantha Sojka Television Programming Channel 2    In the Mood For Love, 98 min. Channel 3    Amandla!, PG, 103 minChannel 5    Frankenweenie, 87 min. Channel 6    Cry Freedom, PG, 127 min. Daily Trivia Today’s Question    Port Louis is the capital city of Mauritius. But that was not the original name. What was the original name? (Hint: It was Dutch) Do you know the answer?  YOU could be the winner!   Hours & Schedules Dining Breakfast  0700-0830 Lunch          1130-1330 Dinner        1730-1930 Late night snacks  2200 in Garden Lounge Field Office – Tymitz Sq. At Sea  0900-1230, 1530-1700 In Port for trip departure only Library – Deck 6 At Sea  0800-2300 In Port CLOSED Medical Clinic – Deck 2 At Sea  0800-0900 & 1630­-1730 In Port 0700-0730 &  for 1 hour beginning at “on ship” time Counseling Center – Deck 2 At Sea  1100-1145 & 1630­-1730 (Walk-in) & by appt.,  In Port CLOSED Writing Center, Classroom 5 At Sea 1250-1415, 1700-1815 Wellness Center – Deck 7 At Sea 1000-2000 In Port CLOSED or by appt. only Dependent Children’s Program – Main Dining Room Morning Study Hall 0830-1130 Afternoon Enrichment 1330-1530  Noon Bridge Report Location of ship Lat. 8-19N, Long. 73-55E Miles traveled since Cochin 164 NM Miles since noon yesterday, 164 NM Miles to Port Louis 1992 NM Nearest land 48 NM E of Minicoy Island (Eight Degree Channel) Avg. speed of ship (since Departure) 11.2 knots Avg. speed for last 24 hours 11.2 knots Temp. of Water 84° Fahrenheit Temp. of Air 84° Fahrenheit Sunset:  1848 Sunrise:  0619 Fresh Water Consumption 46 gal/person Spa Specials: Valid until March17 Free additional 15 min reflexology or mini back exfoliation with a 50min or 80min Massage. Free additional 15 min foot and ankle massage or scalp massage with an Aromatic detoxifying body wrap. Free additional 15 min foot and ankle massage, eyebrow wax or lash tint. Free nail art with a manicure or pedicure.