Celtic Lands
May 16 - 25, 2017

Celtic Lands

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Cruise for eight nights aboard the exclusively chartered, five-star small ship MS Le Boréal from Glasgow, Scotland, to Wales, Ireland, and France, with guided excursions in each port. By special arrangement, walk the hallowed beaches of Normandy with Dwight David Eisenhower II, grandson of General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and meet Allen Packwood, Director of Churchill Archives Centre at Cambridge. Travel into the Scottish Highlands aboard the Jacobite steam train, visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Caernarfon Castle near Holyhead, Wales, experience the austere beauty of the Inner Hebridean isles, and view Celtic treasures in Dublin. A Glasgow/Edinburgh pre-cruise option and a Paris/Giverny post-cruise option are available.

Faculty Host

Jonathan Moreno

Jonathan D. Moreno is a David and Lyn Silfen University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania where he is one of fifteen Penn Integrates Knowledge professors. At Penn he is also Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, of History and Sociology of Science, and of Philosophy. His latest book is Impromptu Man: J.L. Moreno and the Origins of Psychodrama, Encounter Culture, and the Social Network (2014), which Amazon named a “#1 hot new release.” Among his previous books are The Body Politic, which was named a Best Book of 2011 by Kirkus Reviews and Mind Wars (2012). His book Undue Risk (2000) was the first history of human experiments for national security purposes, including an account of the trial of the "Nazi doctors" in the aftermath of World War II. Moreno is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and is the U.S. member of the UNESCO International Bioethics Committee. A Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C., Moreno has served as an adviser to many governmental and non-governmental organizations, including three presidential commissions, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He holds the Visiting Professorship in History at the University of Kent, Canterbury, England.

Staff Host

Alyssa D'Alconzo

Alyssa D’Alconzo is the Director of Penn Alumni Education, Travel, and Career Networking. She has hosted Penn Alumni Travel trips to the Galapagos Islands, Southern Italy and Sicily, Eastern Europe, Northern Spain, and six Penn Alumni Travel trips to Cuba. Inspired by a deep curiosity about other cultures and a love of photography, literature, nature, and authentic cuisine, her personal travel has taken her to countries across five continents. Having earned her Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Higher Education at the University of Pennsylvania, Alyssa is thrilled to share the travel adventures of a lifetime with fellow Penn alumni, family, and friends.