Costa Rica Aboard the Nippon Maru

Our 10 Delegations
Through the Years

126 young Costa Ricans have sailed aboard the Nippon Maru since 1989 — each carrying the flag of Costa Rica and returning home as ambassadors of leadership, friendship, and international cooperation.

SWY01
1989
"Over the Pacific and Beyond"
SWY 01 - 1989 Costa Rica delegation SWY 01 route photos SWY 01 farewell party 1989
Costa Rica Delegates
  • Alexandra Perez
  • Amin Majchel
  • Ana Lorena Salas
  • Bolivar Eduardo Solorzano
  • Federico Mata
  • Gonzalo Alfonso Monge
  • Lilly Gamboa
  • Olga Marta Corrales
  • Tatiana Martinez
  • Andres Formoso (NL)
Participating Countries
🇦🇺 Australia 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇺🇸 United States 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇵🇦 Panama 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Route
Acapulco, Mexico
La Guaira, Venezuela
Cristóbal, Panama
Guayaquil, Ecuador
SWY03
1991
"Sailing on the Waves of Friendship" · Ship visited Costa Rica!
SWY 03 - 1991 Costa Rica delegation on deck SWY 03 route and flags SWY 03 Costa Rica on deck with banner
Costa Rica Delegates
  • Allyson Chirino
  • Alonso Villalobos
  • Arturo Jimenez
  • Carolyn Atan
  • Edgardo Gamboa
  • Elka Lipszyc
  • Erika Freya Harms
  • Florangel Castro
  • Ileana Rojas
  • Jorge Arturo Fournier
  • Juan Carlos Quirce
  • Kathy Nanne
  • Laura Cervantes
  • Laura Rodriguez
  • Marcela Ramirez
  • Mauricio Serrano
  • Ovidio Pacheco
  • Pedro Suarez
  • Randall Arce
  • Claudio Villalobos (NL)
Participating Countries
🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇺🇸 United States 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇵🇪 Peru 🇩🇴 Dominican Rep. 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Route
Acapulco, Mexico
New Orleans, USA
La Guaira, Venezuela
⭐ Puntarenas, Costa Rica
SWY05
1993
"Cruising for Unity"
SWY 05 - 1993 Costa Rica delegation inside ship SWY 05 cultural activities SWY 05 cultural night and welcome party
Costa Rica Delegates
  • Alberto Borbon
  • Ana Marcela Herrera
  • Ana Maria Matamoros
  • Bernardo Ivan Villalobos
  • Carlos Luis Vargas
  • Geiner Mora
  • Gerardo Carmona
  • Greysa Barrientos
  • Ilse Maria Castro
  • Jacqueline Navarro
  • Jorge Manuel Sanchez
  • Leilani Claver
  • Lucia Montero
  • Maynard Rios
  • Michael Bianchini
  • Rodrigo Bogarin
  • Rodrigo Quiros
  • Tatiana Salgado
  • Vanessa Valenzuela
  • Victor Umana
  • Yanira Maria Viquez
  • Gustavo Bolanos (NL)
Participating Countries
🇦🇺 Australia 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇺🇸 United States 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇩🇴 Dominican Rep. 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇺🇾 Uruguay 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Route
Honolulu, USA
San Francisco, USA
La Guaira, Venezuela
Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep.
⭐ Puntarenas, Costa Rica
SWY09
1997
"We Are the International Ship of Hope" · Ship visited Costa Rica!
SWY 09 - 1997 group photo all nations on deck SWY 09 CR delegation at airport and on ship SWY 09 Welcome to Kochi banner
Costa Rica Delegates
  • Alvaro Vega
  • Andrea Ballestero
  • Daniel Ickowicz
  • Diana Chaves
  • Elisa Prendas
  • Gustavo Vega
  • Ines Amador Blanco
  • Luis Eduardo Torres
  • Manuel Antonio Sequeira
  • Maria Lourdes Borbon
  • Maribel Sinfonte
  • Maritza Chan
  • Mauricio Herrera
  • Rafael Vindas
  • Rocio Zamora
  • Rowland Espinoza
  • Sergio Valverde
  • Sonia Leon
  • Zhuyem Molina
  • Henry Gonzalez (NL)
Participating Countries
🇦🇺 Australia 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇺🇸 United States 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇵🇪 Peru 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Route
Auckland, New Zealand
Valparaíso, Chile
⭐ Caldera, Costa Rica
Acapulco, Mexico
Honolulu, Hawaii
SWY13
2000
"2000 Our Own Ocean"
SWY 13 - 2000 aerial view of ship SWY 13 activities aboard SWY 13 Costa Rica delegation with flag
Costa Rica Delegates
  • Alberto Gonzalez
  • Andrea Corrales
  • Christopher Artavia
  • Maria Alexandra Gamboa
  • Max Valverde
  • Pablo Ulloa
  • Seidy Wong
  • Viviana Marcela Jimenez
  • Tatiana Salgado (NL)
Participating Countries
🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇸 United States 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇯🇵 Japan 🇰🇼 Kuwait 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇾 Paraguay 🇷🇺 Russia 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇻🇺 Vanuatu 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Route
Vladivostok, Russia
Honolulu, Hawaii
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Auckland, New Zealand
SWY17
2005
"Together Towards Tomorrow"
SWY 17 - 2005 Costa Rica delegation formal SWY 17 CR on ship with flag and ship exterior SWY 17 activities and presentations
Costa Rica Delegates
  • Alejandra Romero
  • Álvaro Zúñiga
  • Amanda Alfaro
  • Hazel Carvajal
  • Jonathan Araya
  • José Adrián Sánchez
  • Luis Daniel Redondo
  • María Fernanda Torres
  • Paulo César Campos ✝
  • Rolando Coto
  • Sabrina Mora
  • Alexandra Gamboa (NL)
Participating Countries
🇦🇺 Australia 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇺🇸 United States 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇯🇵 Japan 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇵🇱 Poland 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Route
Sydney, Australia
Wellington, New Zealand
Suva, Fiji
SWY20
2008
"Friendship, Leadership and Partnership"
SWY 20 - 2008 Costa Rica delegation folk dance on deck SWY 20 group with IYEO flag and dinner SWY 20 Costa Rica with CR and Japan flags
Costa Rica Delegates
  • Federico Patino
  • Gustavo Ramirez
  • Juan Carlos Mendez
  • Karla Peters
  • Maria Jose Arias
  • Mariela Quesada
  • Mario Morales
  • Melina Campos
  • Oscar Fernando Mora
  • Rosalba Rojas
  • Daniel Ickowicz (NL)
Participating Countries
🇧🇭 Bahrain 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇸 United States 🇫🇮 Finland 🇮🇳 India 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇴🇲 Oman 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇻🇺 Vanuatu
Route
Yokohama, Japan
Muscat, Oman
Chennai, India
SWY25
2013
"Smiling & Sailing with You Forever"
SWY 25 - 2013 Costa Rica delegation folk dance and flag SWY 25 all nations group on deck in traditional costumes SWY 25 mosaic of activities
Costa Rica Delegates
  • Adriana Chavarria
  • Anuska Pal
  • David Segura
  • Diana Cartin
  • Esther Charles
  • Felipe Cavallini
  • Gloriana Araya
  • Luis Carlos Fernandez
  • Nelson Flores
  • Jonathan Araya (NL)
Participating Countries
🇧🇭 Bahrain 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇯🇵 Japan 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇦🇪 UAE
Route
Naha, Okinawa
Kobe, Hyogo
Ofunato, Iwate
SWY29
2017
"Be a Leader, Open Others' Minds"
SWY 29 - 2017 Costa Rica delegation formal with Costa Rica nameplate SWY 29 CR cultural presentation and group with Japan flag SWY 29 Costa Rica folk dance on deck
Costa Rica Delegates
  • Alejandro Hernandez Bolanos
  • Andrea Rojas
  • Anthony Vega
  • Deiber Quesada
  • Estefania Tsao Solano
  • Idania Bastidas
  • Jasson Muir Clarke
  • Jorge Arroyo
  • Keiner Jimenez Alvarado
  • Luis Diego Jimenez
  • Sebastian May Grosser
  • Adriana Chavarria (NL)
Participating Countries
🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇺🇦 Ukraine
Route
Yokohama, Japan
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Auckland, New Zealand
Suva, Fiji
Honiara, Solomon Islands
SWY33
2020
Selection completed · COVID-19 cancelled travel
🚢
SWY 33 · 2020
Costa Rica was invited to participate in SWY 33. However, the Japanese Government cancelled the program before the selection process began due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Aboard the Nippon Maru

The ship that connected Costa Rica to the world, edition after edition.

Nippon Maru at sunset Mount Fuji and torii gate - Japan All nations in traditional dress on deck