Don't Miss the Educational Travel Deal of a Lifetime on the May 2012 Enrichment Voyage

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released today by Institute for Shipboard Education:

Who: The Institute for Shipboard Education (ISE) Enrichment Voyage, a one-of-a-kind travel and learn adventure for participants of all ages, is offering an incredible deal on its upcoming May 2012 voyage to six destinations in Central America and South America.

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What: The May 2012 Enrichment Voyage offers adventurous in-port excursions combined with abundant onboard learning opportunities and will include featured speakers Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky, the president and co-founder of Women's Campaign International; Political Strategist Valerie Biden Owens; and Former Ambassador Peter F. Romero.  Cabins for the May Enrichment Voyage are now available at 50 percent off the brochure rate.

Where: Aboard the safe and modern MV Explorer  floating campus (the ship used by the Semester at Sea® study abroad program), the Ancient Wonders of Ecuador, The Galapagos, and Beyond Enrichment Voyage will travel from Ensenada, Mexico to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala; Corinto, Nicaragua; Balboa, Panama; Manta, Ecuador, and Puntarenas/Caldera, Costa Rica (with an option to visit the Galapagos Islands).

When: May 4 – 19, 2012

About the Institute for Shipboard Education
The Institute for Shipboard Education (ISE) is a 501c3 non-profit organization based in Charlottesville, Virginia. Tracing its roots back to 1963, the Institute administers the multiple-country study abroad program Semester at Sea® as well as Enrichment Voyages, a Lifelong Learning Program, and the Forum on Global Engagement. The mission of ISE is to educate individuals with the global understanding necessary to address the challenges of our interdependent world.

SOURCE Institute for Shipboard Education