University of Virginia

Program Fees (Cost) for Undergraduates

Short-Term (Maymester) and Summer Voyages

Cabin Types and Fees Short-Term 2011 Summer 2011 Short-Term 2012* Summer 2012
Economy $3,475 $11,495 $3,475 $12,295
Deck 2
Inside Double
Outside Double

$3,775
$3,995

$12,295
$12,995

$3,775
$3,995

$13,150
$13,895
Deck 3
Inside Double
Outside Double
Outside Single**

$4,225
$4,425
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$13,995
$14,675
----

$4,225
$4,425
$5,530

$14,975
$15,695
$19,620
Deck 4
Inside Double
Inside Single**
Outside Double
Outside Single**


$4,375
----
$4,575
----


$14,495
----
$15,195
----


$4,375
$5,470
$4,575
$5,720


$15,495
$19,370
$16,250
$20,310

Fall and Spring Voyages

Cabin Types and Fees Fall 2011 Spring 2012 Fall 2012*
Economy $22,395 $22,395 $22,395
Deck 2
Inside Double
Outside Double

$23,935
$25,195

$23,935
$25,195

$23,935
$25,195
Deck 3
Inside Double
Outside Double
Outside Single**

$26,875
$28,345
----

$26,875
$28,345
$35,430

$26,875
$28,345
$35,430
Deck 4
Inside Double
Inside Single**
Outside Double
Outside Single**


$27,925
----
$29,395
----


$27,925
$34,905
$29,395
$36,745


$27,925
$34,905
$29,395
$36,745

* Course-related FDP costs are included

** Single cabins are not available to students at the point of admission. If space allows, single cabins will be made available to confirmed participants 30-60 days prior to sailing. 

What is included in the program fee?

Program fees are subject to change. All cabin categories subject to availability.

The program fee is per person and includes tuition, room, board, premium travel health insurance, and email account. The program fee may increase at any time before sailing. You may have certain rights to cancel without charge in the event of certain fee increases. See ticket contract for details. Expenses related to travel to and from the ports of embarkation and debarkation, textbooks, in-country travel, personal spending, and incidental fees are additional. Learn more about SAS Tuition, Cost, and Value.

Thirty days in advance of sailing, the Institute for Shipboard Education will enact a fuel supplement for all participants up to $9 per person per day should the price of light sweet crude oil--according to the NY Mercantile Exchange Index--increase above $85 per barrel.

Other Costs to Keep in Mind

  • Overnight stay prior to embarkation
  • Flights to embarkation/from debarkation
  • Travel visas
  • Textbooks
  • SAS field practica
  • Any appropriate vaccinations
  • Between-meal food & beverages while on board
  • Laundry
  • Independent travel