From Aztecs to Anglos : Aging in the Americas
GRN 1140 (01)

This Jan Term course is designed to provide experiential as well as classroom learning about aspects of aging in different cultures while enjoying a fun-filled travel experience during a two-week cruise that includes a full transit of the Panama Canal. Students will immerse themselves in learning from older persons what it means to experience the aging process while examining the impact of aging in persons of different socio-economic status and cultural backgrounds. (see this page for further details)

The course objectives are as follows:
   --define the state and status of older persons in cultures of the Americas
   --compare and contrast the realities of living for older persons in cultures of the Americas

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Index

• Itinerary
• Costs

Itinerary

January 4: Jan Term begins

January 5-7: on-campus meetings and trip preparation

January 8: depart BWI for Ft. Lauderdale; embark on ms Maasdam

January 8-22: cruising on the ms Maasdam (see cruise itinerary for details)

January 22: disembark from ms Maasdam; return flight from San Diego to BWI; Jan Term ends

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Costs

Cruise fees are for a verandah (balcony) suite, double occupancy.  It is required that the entire group be housed in cabins in the same geographical area on the ship, and these are the cabins we have been able to secure for our Jan Term group.

Cruise fees do not include gratuities for the ship personnel (calculate: $11 per passenger per day), on board alcohol, any food or drink purchased on land, or any of the optional shore excursions.  Please note that Holland America does not serve alcohol to persons under 21 years of age.

The breakdown for the costs of the cruise are as follows:

The fee for the cruise itself as of July, 2009 is $2,999 per person, double occupancy.  This will not go up and may go down as we progress to the date of embarkation.

Other costs are

• Roundtrip airfare from BWI - $679
• Transfers (airport to ship, ship to airport) - $36
• Taxes - $281.97
• Air taxes - $31.80

for a total of $4,027.77.

Platinum cruise protection (trip cancellation insurance, etc.), which is due at time of booking, is an additional $359.00. If you want to include the insurance, the total price is $4,386.77 per person based on double occupancy.

Other than passports, additional arrangements that would be the student's responsibility include transportation from campus to BWI on January 8 and from BWI to campus on January 22.  Several persons riding together in an airport shuttle is probably the most cost-effective method of transportation unless you have friends or family to get you to and from BWI.

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