Southeast Asia Cruise
January 7–21, 2025
Join the Purdue President's Council on a 14-night cruise through Southeast Asia and experience its treasure trove of rich cultural experiences. Visit futuristic cities, sacred temples, and blissful island beaches as you travel through Thailand and Vietnam aboard the ultra-luxury and all-inclusive, 392-guest Silversea Silver Whisper.
Your participation supports the
President's Council Enrichment Fund
Your travel-package registration fee includes support for ongoing adventures, events, and lifelong educational opportunities with the President's Council family. As a part of your overall price, a $500-per-person, tax-deductible donation to the President's Council Enrichment Fund helps underwrite the involvement of Purdue educators and administrators to enhance your personal travel experiences—a benefit exclusive to Purdue President's Council members.
President's Council Package Includes:
- 14-night ultra-luxury Southeast Asia cruise aboard the all-suite, all-inclusive, 392-guest Silversea Silver Whisper
- President's Council Welcome & Farewell Receptions
- Purdue University Guest Lecturer Wei Hong, Ph. D, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs in the College of Liberal Arts, Professor of Chinese, and Director of Chinese Language Program in the School of Languages and Cultures.
- Door-to-Door Service with private executive transfers to and from your home airport, international economy flights, with an option to purchase business class at a reduced fare, and transfers to and from the ship. Click here for more details.
- President's Council group dining in the main dining room plus options of al fresco dining at La Terrazza or The Grill, La Dame French specialty restaurant ($), and 24-hour room service.
- Beverages in-suite and throughout the ship including select wines, premium spirits, specialty coffees, and soft drinks, plus your own tailored mini-bar
- Butler service in every category with included gratuities for butler, housekeeping, bar, and dining staff
- Sophisticated entertainment including full-scale-production shows, soloists, cultural entertainment, and enrichment lectures
- A choice of select complimentary shore excursions in every port
- $500-per-person, tax-deductible donation to the President's Council Enrichment Fund
- Purdue President's Council and Global Tracks staff
- $300 shipboard credit per suite
President's Council Door-to-Door All-Inclusive Rates: (Click here for more details)
Dr. Wei Hong received her MA in German in 1986 from Tongji University, China, and Ph.D. in Linguistics from Purdue University in 1993. She joined the Purdue faculty in 1994. Dr. Hong was a recipient of the Purdue University Teaching for Tomorrow Award in 2000. In 2015, for her effort in developing online Chinese courses, she and her team received the Excellence in Distance Learning On-line Innovation Award, Purdue Digital Education. In 2010, Dr. Hong was elected to the Board of Advisors of Chinese Language Teachers Association in the US, and in 2019, Dr. Hong was selected as a Big Ten Academic Leadership Program Fellow by the Provost's Office.