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Onn Sunday, February 19th, the TS Kennedy returned to her Taylors Point dock, on the campus of Massachusetts Maritime Academy.  Parents, grandparents, siblings, girlfriends, boyfriends, aunts, uncles, neighbors, and friends arrived on campus, many carrying colorful homemade signs.  When the training ship rounded the final bend in the Cape Cod Canal and became visible to the crowds gathered on the shore, a deafening cry went up and didn't let up.  

It took quite a while for the cadets and crew members to begin disembarking the TS Kennedy, but those on the dock waited patiently and remined in a festive mood.  Finally, cadets began making their way down the gangway, many struggling under the wait of their bulging seabag. There were screams, shouts, hugs and kisses as cadets located their loved ones. 

Here are an assortment of photos for you to view.  This will be your final glimpse of the TS Kennedy and Massachusetts Maritime Academy cadets. 

Thank you so much for being a special part of Sea Term 2023.  We look forward to reconnecting with you during Sea Term 2024.  Until then, please explore this website.  Check out our seven undergraduate majors and all that Massachusetts Maritime Academy has to offer.  Picture yourself as a cadet in the years to come!


ship in canal
ship in canal
ship in canal
ship in canal
ship in canal
ship in canal
ship in canal
cadets leave ship
handmade welcome back sign
cadet leave ship
cadet leave ship
signs for cadets
signs for cadets
cadet leave ship
signs for cadets
signs for cadets
handmade welcome back sign
cadet leave ship
signs for cadets
signs for cadets
signs for cadets

 


cadet leave ship
handmade welcome back sign
sign for cadet
sign for cadet
sign for cadet
girl holding sign
hug girlfriends
hug girlfriend
kiss girlfriend
hug dog
handmade welcome back sign
sign for cadets

 


 


cadet with family
hugging mom
mom with cadet
handmade welcome back sign
handmade welcome back sign
sign on truck
cadets leave ship
handmade welcome back sign
dog with Little Buc
handmade welcome back sign
parents with sign
dad with little buc
handmade welcome back sign
close mom hug
mom hugging
sign with dog
sign for cadet
cadets on ship
cadets on ship
inside lifeboat

Thank you for participating in the
2023 Follow The Voyage-Share The Experience Program!