The time from 08-18.10.2009 the Choir of the Maritime University of Szczecin conducted by Sylwia Fabianczyk-Makuch spent abroad on its concert tour. Their successful participation in the International Choir Festival in Rimini, Italy, ended in winning the Silver Diploma. Among their competitors were choirs from Russia, Venezuela, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia and Indonesia, the winners of the Golden Diploma and the festival grand Prix. The Choir of the Maritime University performed in Vatican, Venice and San Marino, promoting their first record entitled „Greetings to the seas”