Harvey Gamage

What started out as a trip to the Dominican republic quickly turned into something unexpectedly great. Due to a national emergency our trip with USM to the DR, this resulted to within a month and a half a switch to Cuba on the Harvey Gamage. This is a very different trip than any of us expected or imagined. What was going to be a nursing trip to open clinics for people in need turned into a trip of international cooperation between USM and the Cuban healthcare system. We got the privilege to visit and connect with a Cuban nursing school and several hospitals all over Cuba and it was only possible with this ship. That itself was life changing but living on this ship brought this to a whole new level. What started out with a group of 20 or so people who did really know each other changed over time on this boat to not only a group of friends but to a family of which all our lives were changed forever. This boat was definitely not a cruse ship everything to make a schooner run requires work around the clock and I literally mean around the clock. We literally while learning nursing in a different culture got to learn how to sail a ship. The crew was amazing and were great teachers there was no shaming and they all taught by example but also expected us to pitch in and help as part of the crew you got to be well... part of the crew. By us all diving in and working together we grew as people, as a community, and as family. I loved my time on the harvey gamage the boat was an amazing experience the crew were even more fabulous. If you take a trip on this boat I guarantee you won't regret it and that if you let it and are willing it will change your life. Happy Sailing!