Lindblad Expeditions introduced right now that it’s including two purpose-built Galapagos ships to its fleet — the present Celeb Xpedition and Celeb Xploration. Which means that Celeb Cruises shall be left with only one small vessel crusing within the Galapagos Islands — Celeb Flora, which debuted in Might 2019.
“We recognize and appreciate the immense privilege our Company has to operate and grow our expedition cruise offerings in the Galápagos Islands,” mentioned Sven-Olof Lindblad, Founder and CEO of Lindblad Expeditions.
“When my father, Lars-Eric Lindblad, led the first international citizen expedition to the Galápagos nearly 60 years ago, I don’t think he ever could have dreamed it would serve as the foundation for ecotourism in the archipelago and would be the catalyst for meaningful, positively impactful connections. We look forward to not only bringing more Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic guests to the islands with the growth of our fleet, but also to having a greater positive social impact supporting conservation, education and the creation of livelihoods.”
Later this month, Lindblad Expeditions will open bookings for the 2 vessels and reveal their new names. The soon-to-be former Celeb Xpedition holds 48 friends and options 24 outward-facing cabins, together with 13 balcony suites. Celeb Xploration is an eight-cabin catamaran that holds simply 16 friends.
As soon as the transaction course of from Celeb Cruises to Lindblad Expeditions is full in January 2025, the vessels will endure multi-million-dollar revitalizations.
Lindblad Expeditions has been the worldwide chief and pioneer of recent expedition cruising within the Galapagos since main the first-ever non-scientific worldwide civilian expedition to the area in 1967. For years, the corporate has operated two ships within the area: the 96-guest Nationwide Geographic Endeavour II and the 48-guest former mega-yacht turned expedition vessel Nationwide Geographic Islander II. The road affords six itineraries throughout greater than 100 departures year-round. The addition of those two Celeb ships will double the scale of Lindblad’s Galapagos fleet.
For extra info on Lindblad Expeditions’ choices within the Galapagos, go to expeditions.com/locations/galapagos.
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