The Cal Poly at Sea program is a collaboration between Cal Poly and the California Maritime Academy (CMA). CMA students are training to enter the merchant marine world, so they basically run the ship with the support of CMA faculty and staff. CMA invites other CSU campuses to join their training cruise to fill the ship and also add to their program. Cal Poly participates because we think this is a great way for students to see the world by sea while taking Cal Poly courses.

The requirements for participation are a CAL POLY 2.5 GPA, an adventurous nature, flexible attitude, and willingness to fit into the CMA structure. To integrate with CMA, our students wear uniforms (blue polo or T-shirt and jeans or khakis) on board and participate in the general hotel services on the ship. All students on board help with the daily Clean Sweep Down, which is a half hour cleaning a section of the ship, and one or two CC Duty days, which is working in the galley (kitchen) for a day between classes.

• Life at Sea
• Letters to you from former cruise participants
• Essays written by past cruise participants
• 2007 Visting Cruise Handbook