The National Geographic Orion, the newest ship in the Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic fleet, was formally inaugurated in Auckland, New Zealand today. It marked the culmination of a year-long transition from Orion Expedition Cruises to Lindblad Expeditions. The inauguration ceremony was held alongside the dock at Queens Wharf, Auckland, New Zealand. Jeremy Lindblad, Business Development Manager Australia for Lindblad Expeditions, Captain Mike Taylor, and celebrated diver and underwater filmmaking legend Valerie Taylor shared a few words from the …
Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic are inviting their younger travelers to see and share the world in a whole new way with the launch of its Young Explorer Challenge. Created to mirror Lindblad-National Geographic’s unique legacy of exploration, geographic education, global stewardship and innovation, the Young Explorer Challenge invites the next generation of explorers to creatively capture the ways in which their voyage opened up the world to them in a new way. The year-long educational contest is open …
Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic has created the ultimate expedition for immersion in wildlife, South Georgia and the Falklands. Unanimously rated “the most spectacular place I’ve ever been” by travelers, and often compared to the Serengeti for the sheer mass of wildlife, the voyage takes place as South Georgia and the Falklands bursts with life after a fruitful summer, and includes time in Buenos Aires. The one time 19-day wildlife-focused voyage is set aboard the 148-guest National Geographic Explorer …
Well, this one’s up for debate, and rightfully so. Just in the last year, I’ve seen the cruise lines make a concentrated effort to promote their family-friendly status with some truly amazing entertainment, amenities, programs and shore excursions. You can find examples of imaginative and perfectly tailored programs on almost every line, but this week, I’m taking note of some information that came across my desk for Lindblad Expeditions. This line is sort of a favorite of …
Lindblad Expeditions is a particular favorite of mine to report on, mostly due to their green philosophy and their partnership with National Geographic. So I’m pleased to see that they’ve announced their newest partnered itinerary,The Fabled Lands of the North. Scheduled for departure on August 24, 2013, this 15-day voyage on the National Geographic Explorer will visit Greenland, Baffin Island, Newfoundland & Labrador. The line reports: “The adventure will begin in the High Arctic with towering icebergs …
Image courtesy of Royal Caribbean Wheezing my way through another “boot camp” fitness training session with my twenty-something, frustratingly fit instructor this week, my mind, as always, began to question the logic behind my continued workout regime. Is it the approaching milestone birthday that motivates me? The fact that I am watching friends, even at this relatively young age, having serious health issues that might be helped by diet and exercise? Is it my competitive spirit, or …
Everyone who takes a Galapagos cruise usually has a favorite shore landing. Mine comes unexpectedly almost midway through the trip when Lindblad’s National Geographic Endeavour takes us to Puerto Egas on Isla Santiago (also known as JamesIsland and Isla San Salvador). On our afternoon stop there, everything comes together: the sunlight is gorgeous, we encounter a good variety of birds and mammals and also witness lots of lively animal interaction, including a large bellowing male Galapagos …
DAY 7 — WALRUS! It is 34 degrees and the gusting wind makes it feel a lot colder. I’m hiking behind a man with a rifle, my hands cold inside my two layers of gloves. I’m wearing four layers of clothes as we hike through ankle-deep snow. Did I mention it is July 7th? Welcome to the Arctic. The Lindblad Expedition’s National Geographic Explorer is at Nordaustlandet (northeast land) the second largest of Svalbard’s islands. On …
DAY 6 — ARE YOUR KIDS SUFFERING FROM NATURE DEFICIT? The next time you think about getting your kids or grandkids a tutor, a private soccer coach or more violin lessons, take them out for a walk in the woods instead. “Most parents want their kids to get what it is like to be fully alive, using all of your senses” explains Richard Louv, author of the best selling Last Child In the Woods:Saving Our Children from …
DAY 5 — FOOD COURT FOR ANIMALS We’re smack in the middle of a bustling fast food court—for Arctic animals. Aboard the Lindblad Expedition’s National Geographic Explorer, in the Arctic, we’re at the north entrance of Wood fjord in the part of northern Spitsbergen that’s covered with what’s called “fast ice.” Naturalist Ian Bullock explains to me that there is an abundance o food here. Thus the Eider ducks, the walrus — yes, we see a walrus!– …
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