<p>Boss: there is just something stirring about a sailing ship! What a different life it is/was! In comparison, the containerships are HUGE! And they are in and out of port in 12 hours or less. Don’t get in the way of the trucks hauling in and out of the ports or you’ll get run over. The bummer for the cadets is that they don’t have much time to sightsee. Son says the port of Rotterdam is so large that it would take most of his free time just getting to/from the city! Think about it, ports aren’t exactly “downtown” anymore. Other types of ships seem to get more touring time. He had a nice daytrip in Japan on a sealift command tour.</p>