"Vacationing With A Purpose"
Imagine all the personal pampering, fun social activities, incredible 24/7 cuisine, outstanding atmosphere, exciting venues changing daily with new places and faces, all with the opportunity included to learn, improve or excel in a subject or topic that you hold a passion for. Your not dreaming the impossible, your on a educational cruise, one of the fastest growing cruise excursions being offered today by the cruise lines. The popularity of these exceptional learning venues draws people from all over the world to participate in seminars, workshops and experience strategies and first hand information from lectures presented by world renown experts, professionals and celebrities onboard.

If you'd rather learn than lounge around, enrichment programs can turn your cruise vacation into a truly educational experience. Like cruising itself, enrichment topics span the globe, exploring the worlds of art history, ancient civilizations or modern issues--or more contemporary concerns like cooking and cash management or instruction in the finer points of personal growth and financial planning.. Special educational cruises can include technology seminars on new computer software or programming, real-estate investment strategies or even gaming maneuvers for chess with world class instructors and players to learn from.

Expedition cruises tend to be the most academically inclined, offering up-close discoveries of fascinating destinations like the Galapagos Islands, Maya and Inca civilizations, Amazon tributaries, African coastlines and Egyptian ruins to name a few. While the subject matter varies, the goal is always self-improvement or simply a up-to-date understanding of intriguing subjects that capture your interest.

The biggest name celebrity speakers are most commonly found on upscale lines and can include a world wide list of who's who speakers. Its not uncommon to be enriched by a Pulitzer Prize-winner, former ambassador, best selling author, famous photographer, world renown naturalist, geologist, anthropologist, historian, explorer, athlete or even business moguls. Most educational cruises are designed for the longer cruises of 7 days or more but cruise lines do offer many programs for the shorter cruises as well depending on the topics and the celebrity guests traveling onboard. Your educational cruise experience is limited only by the day is long. Educational cruises depending on the subject studies, generally have a set-limit for booking and can be booked-up months in advance. Give your "Cruise Travel Pro" a call or email the "Seniors Department", for more information in choosing the right educational cruise for you.