Enrichment Voyages has released a partial list of Enrichment Session experts and presenters for the Amazon Expedition sailing this December.

Onboard the MV Explorer, Amazon Expedition guests will sail with:

• Dan Everett, Professor of Linguistics, Anthropology, and Biological Sciences at Illinois State University. His new book, Don't Sleep There are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle  will be released in November. His lectures onboard will focus on the Piraha People, Languages of the Amazon Today, Culture of the Amazonian River Dwellers, and Brazilian Culture.
• Manuel Aguilar, Assistant Professor of Art History at California State University, Los Angeles. Dr. Aguilar is an expert on Maya culture and hieroglyphics and has extensive research experience in Latin and South America. His Enrichment Sesions will include History of Decipherment of the Maya Hieroglyphic Writing, Maya Art and Culture and History of Mariachi Music.
• Martha Madden, president of mMadden Associates. Dr. Madden will bring years of experience consulting in the environmental, energy, education and economic development arenas to bear when she presents Sessions on Global Environmental Issues of the Caribbean and Amazon Environmental Concerns. Additionally, Dr. Madden will present "Wake Up, it's GAP-TIME," a guided tour to transitioning and planning for your retirement dreams that is based on her new book.
• Richard Lozinsky, Professor of Earth Sciences at Fullerton College in Orange County, California. Dr. Lozinsky teaches courses in geology and oceanography, specializing in natural disasters and has  written several natural history field guides on portions of New Mexico and Southern California. His Enrichment Sessions will focus on the amazing Amazon River Basin, earthquake and volcanic hazards in the area, and weather and ocean patterns.
• Allan Schoenherr, retired Professor of Ecology at Fullerton College in southern California. Dr. Schoenherr is a published and  well-respected natural history expert. His Enrichment Sessions will include Whales and Other Marine Mammals, Wildlife of Tropical Forests, Island Wildlife, and Environmental/Ecology Issues in the Caribbean and Amazon.
• Ciel Duke, Artist-in-Residence. Ms Duke received rave reviews aboard the Passport to Central America Enrichment Voyage this past May, and she will be returning to the MV Explorer for the Amazon Expedition. She will provide art workshops such as sketching, water colors and copper tooling, as well as Enrichment Sessions on the artists, Frida Kahlo and Earl Bailly.

More information and full biographies on each of these presenters can be found here, and additional presenters and entertainers will be announced in the near future.

It is not too late to join us aboard the Amazon Expedition Enrichment Voyage. There are a limited number of staterooms remaining, but they are filling quickly. For itinerary and pricing details, visit our Amazon Expedition page, then contact your Personal Vacation Manager at 800-709-9520 or your local tavel agent to reserve your place.