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Peace Boat carries out its main activities through a chartered passenger ship that travels the world on peace voyages. Three Global Voyages and one short Asian regional voyage are usually organized each year. The three-month Global Voyages are each joined by around 800 participants and visit between 15-20 countries.

The ship, as a neutral space beyond borders, becomes a floating peace village, encouraging a sense of community and enabling direct dialogue between those onboard and in the ports that we visit.

Our programmes, both onboard and in port, explore the main aspects of Peace Boat activity – peace, human rights, sustainability and respect for the environment – and aim to develop travel as a tool for peace and sustainability.
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Peace Boat's 68th Global Voyage departed from Japan on December 28, 2009, to visit 17 ports of call around the southern hemisphere, and also the Antarctic region. This voyage will feature programmes focusing on achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the preservation of indigenous cultures, environmental conservation and the protection of children's rights. It will return to Japan on April 9, 2010. >>Read More
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img Peace Boat’s 69th Global Peace Voyage will sail from Yokohama on April 16, 2010 and return on July 25, 2010.
img Peace Boat’s 70th Global Peace Voyage will sail from Tokyo on August 2, 2010 and return on October 20, 2010.
img Peace Boat’s 71st Global Peace Voyage will sail from Yokohama on October 25, 2010 and return on January 18, 2011.
Past Voyages circle
Spanning over 25 years and incorporating 64 Peace Voyages as of January 2009, Peace Boat has travelled to more than 100 ports in over 80 countries. In this section, see the itinerary for each voyage Peace Boat has organized, from our first three-week educational voyage around Asia in 1983 to our most recent Global Peace Voyage. Detailed reports for each voyage from 2001 are available. >>Read More
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Peace Boat organizes its voyages on chartered passenger ships, adapting the onboard spaces to provide a unique and dynamic environment for its participants. Currently Peace Boat is chartering the SS Oceanic for its global voyages. >>read more
Life Onboard circle
Onboard each voyage, with the participation of around 50 guest educators from across the globe, Peace Boat organizes a range of educational activities, including peace education workshops and lectures, language classes and cultural programmes. The themes of these activities link Peace Boat’s fields of work with contemporary issues in the countries we visit. Additionally, all participants onboard are encouraged to contribute to programmes, resulting in a daily schedule of more than 100 events and activities, from expert lectures on global issues to salsa dance classes, from Arabic conversation lessons to music festivals, from documentary movie screenings to soccer games on deck. Through utilizing the spaces onboard the ship, and harnessing the talents of all guests, participants and staff onboard, Peace Boat creates a special environment in which people can live, learn and undertake positive action together. >>Read More
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