All Hands on Deck: From Dorm Rooms to State Rooms

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<p>I love this creative solution to a dormitory mold problem. When officials at St. Mary’s College of Maryland (the state’s public liberal arts school) needed to find alternate student housing in a hurry, President Joseph Urgo came up with a novel idea. He rented “The Sea Voyager,” a retired cruise ship, which will soon dock near campus and provide temporary housing for the displaced students until their college residence can be cleaned from stem to stern. ;)</p>

<p>See the related story in College Inc., The Washington Post’s blog by Daniel de Vise: </p>

<p>[St</a>. Mary’s College to put displaced students on a cruise ship - College, Inc. - The Washington Post](<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/st-marys-college-to-put-displaced-students-on-a-cruise-ship/2011/10/26/gIQACzbuIM_blog.html#pagebreak]St”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/st-marys-college-to-put-displaced-students-on-a-cruise-ship/2011/10/26/gIQACzbuIM_blog.html#pagebreak)</p>

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<p>Crab cakes and floating dorms, that’s what Maryland does.</p>

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<p>I have often thought that retired cruise ships could be used for many different things, including post disaster housing. </p>

<p>And you are right, Rio…it’s what Maryland does! LOL</p>

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<p>That is AWESOME. It’s so ingenious too. Glad to see they’re finding such a good solution to both problems.</p>

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<p>Didn’t they use cruise ships to place Katrina victims in housing?</p>

<p>Needless to say, neat idea.</p>

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<p>I’m insanely jealous of the students who get to “dorm” on a cruise ship.</p>