Faculty members will NOT be provided with desk copies of textbooks, nor does the library on the ship provide a reserve copy. Therefore, you MUST bring (or send ahead of time, see below) your teaching materials with you. Students will be in exactly the same position, so you might want to contact your students before the voyage to remind them to bring the required texts and materials with them. (You will be provided rosters of students sometime down the line).
Faculty members may ship a box of teaching materials ahead of time; this will be delivered to your cabin on the ship in Southampton. I believe you received a message from Kate Beach (March 18) with information about shipping the materials. The deadline is MAY 2, 2014 (that is, just over a month from now). I copy Kate's message here:
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A shipping container will be sent from Florida to Southampton for your embarkation on the Summer 2014 voyage. Because this container will leave tor Southampton at least 5 weeks before your voyage embarks, the deadline to have your materials at the address listed below is May 2, 2014. Materials arriving in Florida after May 2 will not make it into the container.
Please note that only educational materials are permitted to be sent in the container. No personal items should be included in any shipments.
Please save your receipts and send them to me after the voyage is over and I will process your reimbursement, up to $200.00. A container will not return to the US from Southampton after your voyage, but you may ship educational materials home and include those receipts along with those for sending materials to Florida. Any shipping costs above $200 total for getting materials to embarkation at the beginning of the voyage AND home after the voyage are at your own expense. You will not be reimbursed for any shipping expense unless you provide me with receipts after the voyage.
The deadline for shipments to reach the warehouse in Florida is May 2, 2014. Once you send your shipment, please be sure to record the tracking numbers on this form. Without a tracking number it is impossible to locate missing items.
All shipments for Summer 2014 require a commercial invoice because they are being sent overseas. We added a field to the shipment tracking form (linked above) for the user to upload a copy of this invoice. Alternatively, you can email it to Chris Ryan at cryan@isevoyages.org. UPS, FEDEX, etc should be able to generate this commercial invoice without any problem, but you will probably need to ask for it.
The address in Florida is a follows. Please use this exact address format when addressing your package.
SHIPPING ADDRESS
MV EXPLORER - SU14 SOUTHAMPTON
ATTN: NAME OF PERSON, NAME OF LOCATION ON SHIP TO BE DELIVERED
C/O Italian Seaways USA LLC
11725 NW 100 Rd Suite 1
Medley, FL 33178
EXAMPLE
MV EXPLORER - SU14 SOUTHAMPTON
ATTN: CHRIS RYAN, FACULTY
C/O Italian Seaways USA LLC
11725 NW 100 Rd Suite 1
Medley, FL 33178
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2. RUSSIA
Are we going to Russia?
Will the US State Department issue an advisory?
Will we be able to manage the complex (and expensive) Russian visa information?
Will Putin take his shirt off if we meet him?
WE DO NOT KNOW.
I am proceeding "as if," that is, planning to be in St. Petersburg on time. Some details:
Everyone who plans to touch foot in Russia needs a visa (this includes individuals who sign up for ship trips, since we will be there for longer than 72 hours). HOWEVER, if you need/want to avoid the hassle of the visas, you may STAY ON THE SHIP. But this means just that: you will need to stay aboard the entire time, and will not be allowed to go anywhere in St. Petersburg.
What to take?
Start thinking now about what you need. Then, put half of it back in the drawers.
The ship is rather aggressively casual, so comfortable clothes are the rule. You might need one sport coat or similar getup, but don't overpack. Laundry is done on the ship (about $8 for everything you can stuff into a plastic bag). They will iron for a nominal extra charge. No dry cleaning.
Seriously, do NOT bring a lot of stuff you don't need.
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