The Scholar Ship

The Scholar Ship[1] was an academic program aboard a modified Royal Caribbean Cruises[2] passenger ship hosting both undergraduate and postgraduate students on semester-long voyages around the world.

[3] Approximately 200 students from 35 countries participated in the inaugural voyage, which sailed on September 5, 2007.

[4] She is a 29,000 ton, 201 meter ocean liner with 398 staterooms that could accommodate 796 students, faculty and staff.

On June 11, 2008, the Scholar Ship indefinitely canceled all future voyages due to difficulties in raising the necessary finances.

Efforts are underway to reorganize the program and raise the necessary funds to launch future voyages.