Here are the graduate students I've advised over the years, all of whom have gone on to bigger and better things. As you can see, most of them have managed to get out on ships at one point or another.
Seismologist... Seismic Oceanographer... Mountain Biker... Poker Fish... Third Baseman... Frustrated Guitarist... Father of Two... Uncle of Five Six... Cousin of Several... Deutschsprecher (mehr oder weniger)... Narrenfreiheit Practitioner...Diffident Solipsist