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Detailed Ship Information: National Geographic Explorer - the ship that 40 years of expedition experience built. It is designed for 21st-century exploration offering guests an environment of adventure, comfort and informality. A state-of-the-art 1A... Read More

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8 Night - Navigating the Atlantic Coast: Brittany, Wales & England's Channel Islands from Bordeaux, France to Dublin, Ireland
Starting in Bordeaux, France / Embark With Stops in Royan / Cognac / La Rochelle; Brest; Saint-malo / Dinan / Mont-saint-michel; Jersey & Guernsey, Channel Island, England; Penzance; Tresco, Isles of Scilly; Holyhead, Wales; Dublin, Ireland / Disembark
2024 Sails: May 20

8 Night - Exploring Scotland's Wild Isles: Shetlands, Orkneys & Inner Hebrides from Dublin, Ireland to Leith/Edinburgh, Scotland
Starting in Dublin, Ireland / Embark With Stops in Rathlin Island; Iona, Scotland / Staffa; Inverewe; Noss & Lerwick, Shetland Islands; Papa Westray & Rousay, Orkney Islands; Kirkwall, Orkney Islands; Stonehaven; Edinburgh / Home
2024 Sails: May 28

9 Night - North Sea Voyage: Northern Europe & the Normandy Beaches from Copenhagen, Denmark to London, England
Starting in Copenhagen, Denmark / Embark With Stops in Lubeck; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Antwerp and Bruges; Beaches and Historical Battlefields of Operation Overlord; Dover, England; London, U.k. / Disembark / Home
2023 Sails: Jun 7

9 Night - A Circumnavigation of Iceland Roundtrip from Reykjavik, Iceland
Starting in Reykjavik, Iceland / Embark Ship With Stops in Flatey Island; Northwestern Iceland; Isafjordur; Siglufjordur and Akureyri; Lake Myvatn and Husavik; Skalanes; Djupivogur; Islands of Heimaey & Surtsey, Westman Islands; Reykjavik / Disembark
2023 Sails: Jul 12, Jul 21

9 Night - The Canadian Maritimes and Newfoundland Roundtrip from St. Johns, Newfoundland
Starting in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada / Embark With Stops in St-pierre, France; Louisbourg & Baddeck, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia; Iles De La Madeleine, Quebec; Exploring the Gulf of St. Lawrence; Gros Morne National Park; Red Bay; L'anse Aux Meadows; Exploring Eastern Newfoundland; St. John's / Disembark / Home
2023 Sails: Aug 29, Sep 7, 2024: Sep 12, Sep 21

9 Night - The Canadian Maritimes and Newfoundland Roundtrip Cruise from St. Johns
Starting in St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada/EMBARK; with stops in St. Pierre; Louisbourg & Baddeck, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia; Iles de la Madeleine, Quebec; Exploring the Gulf of St. Lawrence; Gros Morne National Park; Red Bay; LAnse aux Meadows; Exploring Eastern Newfoundland; St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada/DISEMBARK
2023 Sails: Sep 7

9 Night - Patagonia: Chilean Fjords and Argentina's Staten Island from Puerto Natales, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina
Starting in Santiago, Chile With Stops in Punta Arenas / Puerto Natales /embark; Kirke Narrows & Exploring the Chilean Fjords; Tierra Del Fuego, Chile: Karukinka Natural Park; the Chilean Fjords, Beagle Channel & Exploring; Cape Horn; Isla De Los Estados (Staten Island),argentina; Ushuaia / Disembark / Santiago,chile
2023 Sails: Oct 23, Oct 31, 2024: Oct 22

9 Night - Patagonia: Chilean Fjords and Argentina's Staten Island from Ushuaia, Argentina to Puerto Natales, Chile
Starting in Santiago, Chile With Ushuaia, Argentina / Embark; Isla De Los Estados (Staten Island),argentina; Cape Horn; the Chilean Fjords, Beagle Channel; Tierra Del Fuego, Chile: Karukinka Natural Park; Exploring the Chilean Fjords & Kirke or White Narrows/puerto Natales; Puerto Natales / Disembark / Punta Arenas / Santiago
2023 Sails: Oct 23, Oct 31, 2024: Oct 22

10 Night - A Circumnavigation of Iceland Roundtrip Cruise from Reykjavik
Starting in Reykjavik, Iceland/EMBARK; with stops in Flatey Island/Latrabjarg; Exploring Northwestern Iceland; Isafjordur; Siglufjordur and Akureyri; Lake Myvatn and Husavik; Exploring Northeast Iceland; Djupivogur; Islands of Heimaey & Surtsey, Westman Islands; Reykjavik, Iceland/DISEMBARK
2023 Sails: Jul 11

10 Night - Coastal Powers of the North Sea: Medieval Capitals and Vibrant Cultures from Bergen, Norway to London, England
Starting in Bergen, Norway / Embark With Stops in Flekkefjord; Hamburg, Germany; Hamburg; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Antwerp, Belgium; Ghent or Brussels; Dunkirk, France; London, England / Disembark
2024 Sails: Jul 19

11 Night - Journey to Antarctica: The White Continent Roundtrip from Ushuaia, Argentina
Starting in Buenos Aires, Argentina With Stops in Ushuaia, Argentina / Embark; Crossing the Drake Passage; Exploring Antarctica; Exploring Antarctica; Exploring Antarctica; Disembark Ushuaia / Fly to Buenos Aires
2023 Sails: Feb 6, Nov 28

12 Night - Legendary Northern Isles: Scotland, Faroes, & Iceland from Bergen, Norway to Reykjavik, Iceland
Starting in Bergen, Norway / Embark With Stops in Orkney Islands, Scotland; Shetland Islands; the Faroe Island Archipelago; Djupivogur, Iceland; Grimsey; Lake Myvatn / Akureyri; Western Iceland; Surtsey & Heimaey, Westman Islands; Reykjavik / Disembark / Home
2023 Sails: Jun 30, Aug 12

12 Night - Scandinavian Discovery: Vibrant Cities, Coastal Villages, and Seafaring History from Helsinki, Finland to Bergen, Norway
Starting in Helsinki, Finland / Embark With Stops in Ekenas National Park; Mariehamn; Stockholm, Sweden; Visby; Ahus; Copenhagen, Denmark; Oslo, Norway; Southern Fjords of Norway; Bergen / Disembark
2023 Sails: Jul 7

12 Night - Barcelona to Basque Country: Tracing History & Culture on the Iberian Peninsula from Barcelona, Spain to Bordeaux, France
Starting in Barcelona, Spain With Stops in Valencia / Albufera National Park; Cartagena; Granada / Malaga; Cadiz / Sevilla; Portimao, Portugal; Lisbon / Sintra; Porto; Villagarcia De Arousa, Spain; Bilbao; San Sebastian; Bordeaux, France / Disembark /home
2024 Sails: May 8

13 Night - Journey to Antarctica: The White Continent Roundtrip Cruise from Buenos Aires
Starting in Buenos Aires, Argentina; with stops in Ushuaia, Argentina/EMBARK; Crossing the Drake Passage; Exploring Antarctica; Ushuaia/DISEMBARK; Buenos Aires, Argentina
2023 Sails: Feb 5, Dec 7, 2024: Jan 6, Feb 5

14 Night - Circumnavigating the Baltic Sea Roundtrip from Copenhagen, Denmark
Starting in Copenhagen, Denmark / Embark With Stops in Christianso & Bornholm; Gdask, Poland; Riga, Latvia; Riga; Tallinn, Estonia; Helsinki, Finland; Exploring Coastal Finland; Aland Islands; Stockholm Archipelago /stockholm, Sweden; Visby, Gotland; Oland, Sweden; Copenhagen, Denmark / Disembark
2023 Sails: May 10, May 24, 2024: Jun 23

14 Night - Circumnavigating the Baltic Sea Roundtrip from Helsinki, Finland
Starting in Helsinki, Finland / Embark With Stops in Exploring Coastal Finland; Aland Islands; Stockholm Archipelago /stockholm, Sweden; Visby, Gotland; Oland, Sweden; Christianso & Bornholm; Gdask, Poland; Riga, Latvia; Riga; Tallinn, Estonia; Tallinn / Helsinki, Finland /disembark
2023 Sails: May 10, May 24, 2024: Jun 23

14 Night - Ancient Isles: England, Ireland & Scotland from London, England to Bergen, Norway
Starting in London, U.k With Stops in Portsmouth; Fowey; Isles of Scilly; Cobh, Ireland; the Skelligs / Dingle; Inishmore / Exploring Aran Islands; Exploring Northwestern Ireland; Iona and Staffa, Inner Hebrides, Scotland; St. Kilda & Callanish; Orkney; Exploring the Shetland Islands; Shetland / at Sea; Bergen, Norway / Disembark / Home
2023 Sails: Jun 16, 2024: Jul 29

14 Night - Best of Chilean Patagonia: From Torres del Paine to Cape Horn from Puerto Natales, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina
Starting in Santiago, Chile With Stops in Punta Arenas / Puerto Natales; Torres Del Paine National Park; Torres Del Paine National Park /puerto Natales / Embark; Kirke Narrows & Exploring the Chilean Fjords; Exploring Tierra Del Fuego / Karukinka Natural Park; Exploring Fjords and the Beagle Channel; Cape Horn; Isla De Los Estados (Staten Island), Argentina; Ushuaia / Disembark / Santiago /u.s.
2023 Sails: Oct 23, Oct 27

14 Night - Best of Chilean Patagonia: From Torres del Paine to Cape Horn from Ushuaia, Argentina to Puerto Natales, Chile
Starting in Santiago, Chile With Stops in Ushuaia, Argentina / Embark; Isla De Los Estados (Staten Island),argentina; Cape Horn; the Chilean Fjords, Beagle Channel; Tierra Del Fuego, Chile: Karukinka Natural Park; Exploring the Chilean Fjords & Kirke or White Narrows / Puerto Natales; Torres Del Paine National Park; Torres Del Paine / Puerto Natales; Puerto Natales / Disembark /punta Arenas / Fly to Santiago, Chile / Home
2023 Sails: Oct 23, Oct 27

15 Night - Fabled Lands of the North: Greenland to Newfoundland from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland to St. Johns, Newfoundland
Starting in Reykjavik, Iceland With Stops in Reykjavik / Kangerlussuaq, Greenland/ Embark; Greenland's West Coast & Sisimiut; Disko Bay and Ilulissat; Davis Strait; Cumberland Sound, Baffin Island, Canada; Frobisher Bay, Baffin Island; South Baffin Island & Button Islands, Nunavut; Button Islands, Nunavut; Exploring the Labrador Coast; L'anse Aux Meadows; Northern Newfoundland; St. John's, Newfoundland /disembark
2023 Sails: Aug 14, 2024: Aug 28

17 Night - Iceland and Greenland: Edge of the Arctic from Reykjavik, Iceland to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
Starting in Reykjavik, Iceland / Embark With Stops in Flatey Island; Arnafjorour / Isafjaroardjup; Isafjorour; Crossing the Denmark Strait; Exploring East Greenland; Prins Christian Sund & Nanortalik; Hvalsey Ruins & Qaqortoq; Eriksfjord & Brattahlio; Nuuk; Kangaamiut and Evighed Fjord; Sisimut; Ilulissat & Disko Bay; Uummannaq & Qilakitsoq; Exploring Greenland's Fjords; Kangerlussuaq / Reykjavik / Keflavik
2023 Sails: Jul 30

17 Night - Antarctica and Patagonia: Legendary Ice and Epic Fjords from Punta Arenas, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina
Starting in Santiago With Stops in Punta Arenas / Embark; Tierra Del Fuego: Karukinka Natural Park & Ainsworth Bay; Francisco Coloane Marine Park; Puerto Natales & Torres Del Paine Park; Puerto Natales / Kirke Narrows; Exploring the Chilean Fjords; Drake Passage; Exploring Antarctica; Ushuaia / Disembark / Buenos Aires
2025 Sails: Feb 27

18 Night - Antarctica and Patagonia: Legendary Ice and Epic Fjords from Ushuaia, Argentina to Puerto Natales, Chile
Starting in Santiago, Chile With Stops in Ushuaia, Argentina / Embark; Crossing the Drake Passage; Exploring Antarctica; Exploring the Chilean Fjords; Tierra Del Fuego: Karukinka Natural Park & Ainsworth Bay; Francisco Coloane Marine Park; Puerto Natales / Kirke Narrows; Puerto Natales & Torres Del Paine Park; Puerto Natales / Disembark /drive to Punta Arenas / Santiago / Home
2025 Sails: Feb 27

21 Night - Antarctica, South Georgia, and the Falklands Roundtrip from Ushuaia, Argentina
Starting in Overnight Hotel in Buenos Aires With Stops in Ushuaia / Embark; Crossing the Drake Passage; Exploring Antarctica; Toward South Georgia; South Georgia Island; Toward the Falkland Islands; Falkland Islands; Ushuaia, Argentina; Disembark Ushuaia / Fly to Buenos Aires
2023 Sails: Feb 16, Nov 8, 2024: Feb 15, Oct 30, 2025: Feb 7

22 Night - Wild South America: Trinidad, Guyana, and Brazil from Port of Spain, Trinidad to Bahia de Salvador, Brazil
Starting in Trinidad & Tobago With Stops in Caroni Swamp / Port of Spain /embark; Essequibo River, Guyana/georgetown; Paramaribo, Suriname; Devil's Island, French Guiana; Amazon River Delta, Brazil; Belem; Fernando De Noronha; /salvador; Salvador/disembark/home
2023 Sails: Sep 24

23 Night - Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falklands Roundtrip Cruise from Buenos Aires
Starting in Buenos Aires, Argentina; with stops in Ushuaia, Argentina/EMBARK; Crossing the Drake Passage; Exploring Antarctica; South Georgia Island; Falkland Islands; Ushuaia/DISEMBARK; Buenos Aires, Argentina
2023 Sails: Nov 7

35 Night - Atlantic Isles Discovery: From the Falklands to Madeira from Ushuaia, Argentina to Madeira, Portugal
Starting in U.s. / Buenos Aires, Argentina With Stops in Ushuaia; Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas); South Georgia; Inaccessible Island / Tristan Da Cunha; Cross the Tropic of Capricorn; Saint Helena Island; Ascension Island; Cross the Equator; Santiago, Cape Verde; Fogo; Cross the Tropic of Cancer; La Palma, Canary Islands / La Gomera; Madeira Islands / Lisbon, Portugal / U.s.
2023 Sails: Mar 8

36 Night - Atlantic Isles Discovery: From the Falklands to Madeira
Starting in Buenos Aires, Argentina; with stops in Ushuaia, Argentina/EMBARK; Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas); South Georgia; Inaccessible Island / Tristan da Cunha; Cross the Tropic of Capricorn; Saint Helena Island; Ascension Island; Cross the Equator; Santiago, Cape Verde; Fogo; Cross the Tropic of Cancer; La Palma, Canary Islands; La Gomera; Madeira Islands/DISEMBARK; Lisbon,Portugal
2023 Sails: Mar 7

About National Geographic Explorer

National Geographic Explorer - the ship that 40 years of expedition experience built. It is designed for 21st-century exploration offering guests an environment of adventure, comfort and informality.

A state-of-the-art 1A ice-class expedition ship, National Geographic Explorer accommodates 148 guests in 81 outside cabins. It is fully stabilized, enabling it to navigate remote passages, and carries the most innovative tools for exploring from polar to tropical regions and the undersea.

Capacity: 148 guests in 81 cabins Registry: Bahamas

Public Areas: Main Lounge and glass-enclosed Observation Lounge, Chart Room, Library, Global Gallery, Fitness Center and Wellness Spa with two treatment rooms, sauna and relaxation area.

Meals: Guests are accommodated in a single seating in the Dining Room and Bistro, with no assigned seats for relaxed and easy mingling. Meals are international with local flair.

Cabins: All ocean-view cabins with windows or portholes, some with Balconies, have a stylish and comfortable ambience, decorated in warm woods. Each cabin has private facilities and climate controls An Elevator connects all guest decks.

Expedition Equipment: Zodiac landing craft and kayaks, hydrophones, HD underwater cameras and video microscopes, a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) that can dive up to 1,000 feet.

Special Features: Internet access, business center, full-time Doctor, laundry service, an Undersea Specialist and Wellness Specialist, LEXspa Therapist and Video Chronicler Our "Open Bridge" policy allows guests to learn about the art of navigation and state-of-the-art navigational equipment from our Captain and Officers.


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