15 OCT 2018: Lindblad Expeditions radical new ship has got a unique hull design that will give guests a wraparound view of previously inaccessible areas of the world. That’s the promise Sven Lindblad, the company’s CEO and president made as he revealed details of company’s most advanced expedition ship– the 126-guest National Geographic Endurance.
While the company has 50 years of experience in expedition cruising, this is Lindblad’s first ship built from scratch. Fully stabilized with an ice class PC5 Category A rating (for year-round operation in medium ice), the Endurance is named in honor of the ship of legendary Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton. The ship that’s due to enter service in 2020 will make it possible to sail to previously unexplored areas of the world, Lindblad said.