The academic program on board is made available to these participants, and most participate either formally or informally. They also become very involved in the shipboard community, relating well with the students, faculty and staff on board. May. Fall voyages depart in September and return in December. Spring voyages depart Nassau, Bahamas and the itinerary typically includes visits to Cuba, Brazil, South Africa, Kenya, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, China and Japan. Fall voyages depart from Vancouver and the itinerary includes Japan, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, Egypt, Croatia, Turkey, Italy, and Morocco.
Financial assistance is available.
Students who qualify for aid on their home campus can often use that aid, combined with additional grants from the program. Furthermore, assistance can be available to those students who have not qualified for the traditional forms of financial aid. A new summer program is now being offered. The summer 2000 voyage was a 65-day regional studies program that began and ended in Greece, taking students to Spain, Norway, Russia, Belgium, Portugal, Italy, Egypt and Israel. The summer 2001 program will follow a similar itinerary and will begin on June 13 th , ending on August 17 th .