A large, blue-hulled expedition cruise ship named "SH Minerva" is docked along a calm waterway under a blue sky with scattered clouds. The ship features several levels of white upper decks, large windows, and a distinctive rounded bow. A grassy bank and power lines are visible on the shore.

Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic

Voyage to Antarctica

Antarctica

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National Geographic Endurance

The first polar ship Lindblad ever built, and the one whose bow points the wrong way on purpose

Aboard

  • Polar Class 5, Category A, certified for year-round operation in polar ice
  • An inverted Ulstein X-BOW that cuts into a swell instead of climbing over it
  • Delivered in March 2020 and not christened until Reykjavík, sixteen months later
  • Change, a permanent shipboard art installation curated by Zaria Forman
  • Four suites cut into eight cabins during the layup, taking her from 126 guests to 138

Ashore

Where You Stop

Buenos Aires

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