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Detailed Ship Information: The National Geographic Venture is the perfect ship to explore Alaska's Inside Passage and beyond. To build her and her sister ship, National Geographic Quest, we turned to Nichols Brothers Boat... Read More


4 Night - Wild California Escape: Channel Islands National Park Roundtrip Cruise from Los Angeles
Starting in Los Angeles/EMBARK; with stops in Anacapa and Santa Cruz Islands, Channel Islands National Park; Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands National Park; Catalina Island; Los Angeles/DISEMBARK

7 Night - Baja California : Among the Great Whales Roundtrip Cruise from Loreto - REVERSE
Starting in Loreto/EMBARK; with stops in Exploring the Sea of Cortez; Los Islotes and La Paz; Gorda Banks and Cabo Pulmo; Magdalena Bay; Boca de Soledad; Bahia Almejas; Rehusa Channel; Isla Magdalena; San Carlos/DISEMBARK; Loreto

7 Night - Baja California : Among the Great Whales Roundtrip Cruise from Loreto
Starting in Loreto; with stops in San Carlos/EMBARK; Bahia Almejas; Rehusa Channel; Isla Magdalena; Boca de Soledad; Magdalena Bay; Gorda Banks and Cabo Pulmo; Los Islotes and La Paz; Exploring the Sea of Cortez; Loreto/DISEMBARK

7 Night - Exploring the Sea of Cortez: A Living Sea & Desert Isles Roundtrip Cruise from Loreto
Starting in Loreto, Mexico/EMBARK; with stops in Exploring the Sea of Cortez: Isla San Esteban and San Pedro Martir, Isla San Marcos, Isla San Jose, Bahia Loreto Marine Park, Los Islotes and Isla San Francisco; Loreto, Mexico/DISEMBARK

7 Night - Exploring Alaskas Coastal Wilderness Cruise from Sitka to Juneau
Starting in Sitka, Alaska/EMBARK; with stops in Southeast Alaskas Islands, Bays and Fjords; Icy Strait and the Inian Islands; Glacier Bay National Park; Frederick Sound and Chatham Strait; Petersburg; Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness; Juneau, Alaska/DISEMBARK

7 Night - Exploring Alaskas Coastal Wilderness Cruise from Juneau to Sitka
Starting in Juneau, Alaska/EMBARK; with stops in Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness; Petersburg; Frederick Sound and Chatham Strait; Icy Strait and the Inian Islands; Glacier Bay National Park; Southeast Alaskas Islands, Bays and Fjords; Sitka, Alaska/DISEMBARK

7 Night - Voyage to Great Bear Rainforest: Native Culture & Wildlife in the Land of the Spirit Bear from Ketchikan, Alaska to Prince Rupert, British Columbia
Starting in Ketchikan, Alaska, USA/Embark with stops in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada; Exploring the Great Bear Rainforest and Rugged Coastline of British Columbia; Cruising and Lowe Inlet Provincial Marine Park; Prince Rupert, British Columbia,Canada / Disembark / Seattle, WA, USA / Home

7 Night - Exploring British Columbia and the San Juan Islands Cruise from Vancouver to Seattle
Starting in Vancouver/EMBARK; with stops in Desolation Sound; Alert Bay; Johnstone Strait; Exploring The Gulf Islands; Victoria, British Columbia; Friday Harbor, Washington; Exploring The San Juan Islands; Seattle/DISEMBARK

11 Night - A Southern Migration: From the Channel Islands to Baja California from Los Angeles to San Jose del Cabo
Starting in Los Angeles/EMBARK; with stops in Channel Islands National Park; Ensenada and the Valle de Guadalupe; San Quintin Exploration; Guerrero Negro; Islas San Benito; Isla Natividad; Bahia Magdalena; Los Cabos and Gorda Banks; Cabo Pulmo; Los Islotes; La Paz/DISEMBARK; San Jose del Cabo

13 Night - Treasures of the Inside Passage: Alaska and British Columbia Cruise from Seattle to Sitka
Starting in Seattle/EMBARK; with stops in San Juan Islands, Washington; Victoria, British Columbia; Gulf Islands; Alert Bay and Johnstone Strait, British Columbia; Inside Passage Of British Columbia; Misty Fiords, Alaska; Petersburg; Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness; Glacier Bay National Park; Inian Islands; Icy Strait; Exploring Chichagof Island; Sitka/DISEMBARK

14 Night - Baja California: A Remarkable Journey Roundtrip Cruise from Loreto - REVERSE
Starting in Loreto/EMBARK; with stops in Islands of the Sea of Cortez: Friars Rocks at Lands End, Isla San Pedro Martir, Los Islotes, Isla San Francisco, Isla Carmen, Canal de Ballenas, Bahia Concepcion; Laguna San Ignacio; Bahia Magdalena; San Carlos/DISEMBARK; Loreto

14 Night - Baja California: A Remarkable Journey Roundtrip Cruise from Loreto
Starting in Loreto; with stops in San Carlos/EMBARK; Bahia Magdalena; Laguna San Ignacio; Islands of the Sea of Cortez: Friars Rocks at Lands End, Isla San Pedro Martir, Los Islotes, Isla San Francisco, Isla Carmen, Canal de Ballenas, Bahia Concepcion; Loreto/DISEMBARK


The National Geographic Venture is the perfect ship to explore Alaska's Inside Passage and beyond. To build her and her sister ship, National Geographic Quest, we turned to Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, the company that built the beloved National Geographic Sea Bird and National Geographic Sea Lion-vessels that, with our regular maintenance schedule and refurbishments have been operating successfully for decades. Nichols Brothers has been building boats on beautiful Whidbey Island, Washington since 1964 and we are proud that the Venture and Quest will be the first expedition ships of their kind to be purposefully designed and built for expedition travel and made entirely in the U.S.

Designed with over 50 years of expedition heritage, National Geographic Venture is able to explore the same remote locations we've sought out for decades while setting a new standard in comfort and style. She will follow National Geographic Quest in featuring step-out balconies (available in 22 of the 50 spacious cabins), plus 6 sets of connecting cabins for families and groups; a Sun Deck bar, and a designated mudroom for expedition gear.

Comfortably accommodating 100 guests, Venture is larger than the 62-guest Sea Bird and Sea Lion, but has the same shallow draft depth, allowing us to navigate the same inner reaches and provide the same intimate experiences of the charismatic regions we explore. Her twin expedition craft landing platforms allow us to rapidly get on and off the ship to take advantage of wildlife sightings and to ensure we maximize our time off the ship exploring. Designed with decades of expedition experience in the region, the purpose-built vessel also features open decks, generous windows, and specialty tools for exploration-the ideal platform for sailing into the fast-moving channels and shallow coves of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest and for exploring the tropical waterways of Central America.