{"id":131440,"date":"2026-02-18T18:03:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/semester-at-sea-ship-mv-world-odyssey-docks-in-mombasa-with-609-students\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T18:03:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:03:03","slug":"semester-at-sea-ship-mv-world-odyssey-docks-in-mombasa-with-609-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/semester-at-sea-ship-mv-world-odyssey-docks-in-mombasa-with-609-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Semester at sea ship MV World Odyssey docks in Mombasa with 609 students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 18 \u2014 The iconic MV World Odyssey has returned to the Port of Mombasa, according to the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vessel, known for its Semester at Sea program, arrived from Cochin, India, carrying a mix of international students and crew eager to explore Kenya\u2019s tourism, culture and wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>Onboard are 609 students and 183 crew members, alongside three Kenyans \u2014 one student and two lecturers \u2014 who will participate in the academic journey.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next six days, the floating campus will remain docked at Mombasa, offering students immersive learning experiences that combine classroom instruction with firsthand encounters of Kenya\u2019s diverse wildlife and rich cultural heritage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCruise tourism has emerged as the fastest growing segment in the global travel industry, offering an extensive variety of experiences,\u201d KPA said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The arrival of the MV World Odyssey reflects the rising popularity of Mombasa as a cruise destination, with passenger numbers steadily increasing.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 18 \u2014 The iconic MV World Odyssey has returned to the Port of Mombasa, according to the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). The vessel, known for its Semester at Sea program, arrived from Cochin, India, carrying a mix of international students and crew eager to explore Kenya\u2019s tourism, culture and wildlife. Onboard are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131440\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}