WHY EXPEDITION? 50 YEARS OF EXPEDITION EXPERIENCE. Last year we celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Lars-Eric Lindblad's pioneering 1966 citizen explorer expedition to Antarctica. This year we're celebrating Lindblad's 50th in Galápagos. Over the past half century, we've introduced countless travelers to the wonders of wildness in authentic expedition style. We've learned how to maximize intelligent travelers' time and curiosity. And in partnership with National Geographic we'll continue to trail-blaze far into the 21st century. AUTHENTIC EXPEDITION SHIPS. Ranging in size from 28 guests to 148 guests, our ships are scaled to go where larger ships can't, to bring guests deep inside places where no infrastructure of docks or ports exists. In 2017 we welcome National Geographic Endeavour II to Galápagos, and National Geographic Quest to Alaska, the Pacific Northwest and Belize-Guatemala. In 2018 Quest's sister ship, National Geographic Venture, joins the fleet. EXPLORING ALASKA | ANTARCTICA | THE ARCTIC | THE AMAZON | BAJA CALIFORNIA | BELIZE | COSTA RICA &