HTM 38500 - Educational Study Cruise
The Cruise Class
You will learn about a main segment of the hospitality leisure travel and tourism sector with a unique combination of academic rigor and experiential learning.
Being in the HTM study abroad program has opened my eyes into learning about behind the scenes of working on a cruise ship and about all the people that help run it. It showed me a different career path I’ve never thought about.
Absolutely any major can use this course as free elective credits. HTM and Accounting majors can actually use the cruise class for a core requirement or business elective. Also, it meets the EXL-Experiential Learning attribute in a FUN way.
Course Details
Spring 2026 – Class Tuesdays: 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
The course is open to ALL majors!
Experiential Portion – Five-night Cruise on Carnival Valor
Program Cost $ 1,950*
- Monday, May 11, 2026 – New Orleans
- Tuesday, May 12, 2026 – Fun Day at Sea
- Wednesday, May 13, 2026 – Cozumel
- Thursday, May 14, 2026 – Progreso Yucatan
- Friday, May 15, 2026 – Fun Day at Sea
- Saturday, May 16, 2026 – New Orleans
*Program cost includes: 3 credits, cruise, a hotel the night prior to the cruise, two group excursions, transportation from the cruise back to the airport and travel insurance.
Program cost does NOT include travel to the New Orleans cruise port.
Carnival Valor
New Orleans
Yucatan