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For those who want to learn in style, Academic Arrangements Abroad, an outfitter that crafts high-end educational journeys around the world, still has availability for a few of its remaining 2008 trips. These include: Italian Masterpieces: Rome to Naples Aboard the Sea Cloud II ; The Baltic’s Amber Coast: St. Petersburg to Copenhagen Aboard the Sea Cloud II; Mayan Kings & Great Pyramids: A Yucatan Voyage Aboard Le Levant and A Privileged Journey to the Highlands: Edinburgh & the Royal Scotsman. Academic Arrangements is well-known for securing fabulous conveyances as well as big-name academics and the first three trips will be cruises—the Sea Cloud II is the sister ship of Marjorie Merriwether Post’s former sailing yacht, the Sea Cloud (read a member’s rave) and the Le Levant is an elegant French vessel—while the third is a train journey aboard the Royal Scotsman, which won the U.K.’s prestigious Queen’s Award for Export. The latter is specifically sponsored by Harvard University, though all three feature on-board lectures and stops at prominent cultural, historical and archeological sites.

2008 Trips: Dates & Prices

Italian Masterpieces: Rome to Naples Aboard the Sea Cloud II (September 10-21; from $6,495)

The Baltic’s Amber Coast: St. Petersburg to Copenahgen Aboard the Sea Cloud II (July 5-16; from $5,996)

Mayan Kings & Great Pyramids: A Yucatan Voyage Aboard Le Levant (December 26-January 4; from $6,990)

A Privileged Journey to the Highlands: Edinburgh & The Royal Scotsman (June 02-June 10, 2008; from $8,450)

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