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Detailed Ship Information: Our twin expedition ships, National Geographic Sea Bird and National Geographic Sea Lion, can reach places inaccessible to larger ships due to their small size, yet each comfortably accommodates 62 guests... Read More


5 Night - Wild Belize Escape: Wildlife, Reefs, and Rivers Roundtrip Cruise from Belize City
Starting in Belize City/EMBARK; with stops in Belize Barrier Reef; Mayflower-Bocawina National Park; Monkey River; Belize Barrier Reef; Belize City/DISEMBARK

5 Night - Wild Belize Escape: Wildlife, Reefs, and Rivers Roundtrip from Belize City, Belize
Starting in Belize Cit with stops in Belize Barrier Reef; Mayflower Bocawina National Park; Monkey River / Belize Barrier Reef; Belize Barrier Reef; Belize City

5 Night - Wild South Carolina Escape: Beaufort and the Barrier Islands Roundtrip from Charleston
Starting in Charleston, South Carolina/EMBARK; with stops in Beaufort and Port Royal Island; St. Phillips Island; Edisto Island; Exploring Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge; Awendaw; Francis Marion National Forest; Charleston/DISEMBARK

5 Night - Wild Alaska Escape: Haines, the Inian Islands, and Tracy Arm Fjord from Sitka, Alaska to Juneau, Alaska
Starting in Sitka / Embark with stops in Exploring Baranof or Chichagof Island; Icy Strait & the Inian Islands; Haines; Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness; Juneau / Disembark Ship;

5 Night - Wild Alaska Escape: LeConte Bay, Wrangell, and the Misty Fjords from Juneau, Alaska to Ketchikan, Alaska
Starting in Juneau / Embark Ship with stops in LeConte Bay or Tracy Arm; Sumner Strait; Wrangell; Misty Fjords National Monument; Ketchikan / Disembark Ship;

5 Night - Wild Alaska Escape: LeConte Bay, Wrangell, and the Misty Fjords from Ketchikan, Alaska to Juneau, Alaska
Starting in Ketchikan / Embark Ship with stops in Behm Canal / Misty Fjords National Monument; Wrangell; Sumner Strait; LeConte Bay or Tracy Arm; Juneau;

5 Night - Wild Alaska Escape: Haines, the Inian Islands, and Tracy Arm Fjord from Juneau, Alaska to Sitka, Alaska
Starting in Juneau with stops in Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness; Haines; Icy Strait & the Inian Islands; Exploring Baranof or Chichagof Island; Sitka / Disembark

5 Night - Wild Chesapeake Bay Escape: Waterways, Watermen, and Wildlife Roundtrip from Washington, D.C.
Starting in Washington, D.C.; with stops in Annapolis, Maryland/EMBARK; Smith Island; Cape Charles, Virginia; Virginia Barrier Islands; Tangier Island; Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland; Choptank River; Annapolis, Maryland/DISEMBARK; Washington D.C.

5 Night - Wild Maine Escape: Exploring Downeast & Acadia National Park Roundtrip from Portland, Maine
Starting in Portland/EMBARK; with stops in Island Exploration; Eastern Egg Rock; Monhegan; Penobscot Bay; North Haven Island; Schoodic Peninsula; Acadia National Park; Portland/DISEMBARK

5 Night - Wild Alaska Escape: The Glaciers of Prince William Sound Roundtrip from Cordova, Alaska
Starting in Cordova / Embark with stops in Esther Passage and College Fjord; Esther Island; Valdez / Shoup Bay; Exploring; Cordova / Disembark

7 Night - Exploring the Bahamas' Out Islands: Natural Wonders & Hidden History Roundtrip from Great Exuma, Bahamas
Starting in George Town, The Exumas, Bahamas with stops in Crooked Island / Long Cay; Acklins Island; Mayaguana; Long Island; Eleuthera; Conception Island; George Town, Exumas / Home

7 Night - Exploring the Bahamas Out Islands: Natural Wonders & Hidden History Roundtrip Cruise from George Town
Starting in George Town, The Exumas, Bahamas/EMBARK; with stops in Crooked Island; Long Cay; Acklins Island; Mayaguana; Long Island; Eleuthera; Conception Island; George Town, Exumas/DISEMBARK

7 Night - Exploring the Low Country: Cumberland Island to Charleston from Jacksonville to Charleston
Starting in Jacksonville, Florida; with stops in Fernandina Beach/EMBARK; Cumberland Island, Georgia; Jekyll Island; Brunswick; Sapelo Island; Ossabaw Island; Savannah; Daufuskie Island, South Carolina; Turtle Island; Charleston/DISEMBARK

7 Night - Columbia and Snake Rivers Journey from Portland, Oregon to Clarkston, Washington (Spring -Eastbound)
Starting in Portland, Oregon with stops in Columbia River Gorge / Hood River / The Dalles; Walla Walla, Washington; Palouse River; Clarkston, Washington; Clarkston / Disembark

7 Night - Columbia and Snake Rivers Journey from Clarkston, Washington to Portland, Oregon (Spring -Westbound)
Starting in Clarkston, Washington / Embark with stops in Clarkston, Washington; Palouse River; Walla Walla; Columbia River Gorge / Hood River / The Dalles; Portland, Oregon / Disembark Ship

7 Night - Exploring Coastal Maine: Lobsters, Lighthouses and Hidden Inlets from Boston to Portland, Maine
Starting in Boston/EMBARK; with stops in Provincetown; Cape Cod National Seashore; Stellwagen Bank; Isles of Shoals; Monhegan, Maine; Eastern Egg Rock; Penobscot Bay; Island Exploration; Schoodic Peninsula; Acadia National Park; Portland/DISEMBARK

7 Night - New York City to Cape Cod: Discovering Whales, Great White Sharks, and Seafaring History from Boston to New York
Starting in Boston/EMBARK; with stops in Stellwagen Bank; Provincetown; Chatham; Monomoy Island National Wildlife Refuge; Woods Hole; Penikese Island, Massachusetts; Plum Island; Great Gull Island, New York; Mystic Seaport; New London; Outer Island; Cruising the Connecticut Shore Islands; New York City/DISEMBARK

7 Night - New York City to Cape Cod: Discovering Whales, Great White Sharks, and Seafaring History from New York to Boston
Starting in New York City/EMBARK; Cruising the Connecticut Shore Islands; with stops in Outer Island; New London; Mystic Seaport; Great Gull Island, New York; Plum Island; Penikese Island, Massachusetts; Woods Hole; Monomoy Island National Wildlife Refuge; Chatham; Provincetown; Stellwagen Bank; Boston/DISEMBARK

7 Night - Columbia and Snake Rivers Journey from Portland, Oregon to Clarkston, Washington (Fall -Eastbound)
Starting in Portland, Oregon / Embark Ship with stops in Astoria; Columbia River Gorge / Hood River / The Dalles; Palouse River; Clarkston, Washington; Clarkston / Disembark Ship

7 Night - Columbia and Snake Rivers Journey from Clarkston, Washington to Portland, Oregon (Fall -Westbound)
Starting in Clarkston, Washington with stops in Palouse River; Columbia River Gorge / Hood River / The Dalles; Astoria; Portland

7 Night - Exploring the Hudson River: Fall Colors, Conservation & Creativity Roundtrip from New York
Starting in New York City/EMBARK; Cruising the Hudson River; with stops in Constitution Marsh; Bannerman Castle; Catskill; Rogers Island; Hudson; Kingston; Esopus Island; Esopus Meadows Lighthouse; Cruising the Hudson; Storm King Mountain; Bear Mountain Bridge; Popolopen Creek at Fort Montgomery; Sleepy Hollow; New York/DISEMBARK

8 Night - Belize to Tikal: Reefs, Rivers & Ruins of the Maya World Roundtrip from Belize City
Starting in Belize City/EMBARK; with stops in Belize Barrier Reef; Mayflower-Bocawina National Park; Monkey River; Belize Barrier Reef; Belize City/DISEMBARK; El Remate; Tikal; Yaxha; El Remate; Flores

8 Night - Belize to Tikal: Reefs, Rivers, and Ruins of The Maya World from Belize City / Embark to El Remate, Guatemala
Starting in Belize City / Embark with stops in Belize Barrier Reef; Mayflower Bocawina National Park; Monkey River / Belize Barrier Reef; Belize Barrier Reef; Belize City / El Remate; Tikal; Yaxha; El Remate / Flores / Home

14 Night - A Remarkable Journey to Alaska, British Columbia & Haida Gwaii from Seattle, Washington to Sitka, Alaska
Starting in Seattle/Embark with stops in Gulf Islands, British Columbia; Johnstone Strait and Alert Bay, British Columbia; Inside Passage of British Columbia; Haida Gwaii; Alaska's Inside Passage; Glacier Bay National Park / InianIslands / Chichagof Island; Sitka / Disembark

14 Night - A Remarkable Journey to Alaska, British Columbia & Haida Gwaii from Sitka, Alaska to Seattle, Washington
Starting in Sitka/Embark with stops in Glacier Bay National Park / Inian Islands / Chichagof Island; Alaska's Inside Passage; Haida Gwaii; Inside Passage Of British Columbia; Johnstone Strait and Alert Bay,British Columbia; Gulf Islands, British Columbia; Seattle/Disembark/Home


Our twin expedition ships, National Geographic Sea Bird and National Geographic Sea Lion, can reach places inaccessible to larger ships due to their small size, yet each comfortably accommodates 62 guests in 31 outside cabins. The feeling, we're told, is often compared to that of a large private yacht, with everyone integral to the adventure. Accessibility means freedom. Our captains have decades of sailing experience in the regions we explore. They know when and where to navigate so that you feel the places we visit are all ours.

Thanks to our sturdy fleet of Zodiacs and virtually untippable kayaks, you can be off the ship and out exploring within a moment's notice. Launch your kayak from a picturesque beach, hike with our naturalists into the rain forest or walk easily along a sandy dune. During your time with us, our expedition staff likes nothing better than to surprise and delight you by directing the ship toward breaching whales, bow-riding dolphins or into an alluring cove.

Our seasoned crew consists of expert Zodiac drivers and considerate service providers. Their energy, enthusiasm and field expertise are sure to enhance your experience. This is what expedition travel is all about: not just seeing wildness, but being out there, in it.

Registry: United States

Public Areas: Our twin sister ships feature a Library; Lounge with full-service bar and facilities for films, slide shows and presentations; Observation Deck; partially covered Sun Deck with chairs and tables, and LEXspa. Our "Open Bridge" policy provides guests and opportunity to meet our Officers and Captain and learn about navigation. Meals: Served in single seatings with unassigned tables for an informal atmosphere and easy mingling. Breakfast is a wide selection buffet and lunch is often served family style. Menu emphasizes local flair.

Cabins: All face outside with windows, private facilities, and climate controls. Expedition Equipment: Bow Camera, hydrophone, kayaks, snorkeling gear, Splash-Cam, underwater video camera, video microscope, Zodiac landing craft and wetsuits in Baja. Special Features: Guest internet access, Wellness Program and LEXmarket. A Video Chronicler onboard all voyages. A ship's doctor and an Undersea Specialist are onboard in Baja.