expedition cruise

Adventure sea travel

An expedition cruise is a voyage to remote or ecologically sensitive destinations—polar regions, the Galápagos, or remote coastlines—where the journey itself involves exploration and education rather than typical cruise ship entertainment.

These smaller vessels carry naturalists and guides, with passengers going ashore in Zodiac boats for wildlife encounters: We took an expedition cruise to Antarctica.

Related
  • voyageJourney by sea
  • shipSeagoing transport vessel
  • arcticOf extreme northern cold
  • glacierSlow-moving ice mass
  • fjordGlacially carved coastal inlet

sea ice · polar bear · wildlife · adventure · polar · icebreaker · zodiac · shore excursion · naturalist · remote · exploration · deck · seabirds · whales · penguins · landing · shore · rubber boots

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