Expedition Ships

Below is a complete list of expedition ships, grouped by destination, that sail the world's waterways. Click any ship name for details.

Ship Name	Company	Passengers	Built	Refurbished
Africa
Le Lyrial	Ponant	264	2015	-
Silver Cloud	Silversea	254	1994	2017
Silver Wind	Silversea	298	1995	2018
Alaska
National Geographic Quest	Nat Hab	100	2017	-
National Geographic Sea Bird	Nat Hab	62	1982	-
Le Soleal	Ponant	264	2013	-
Le Soleal	Tauck	264	2013	-
Antarctica
Le Lyrial	A & K	264	2015	-
MS Expedition	G Adventure	140	1972	2009
MV Ushuaia	A+R	84	1970	-
Ocean Adventurer	Intrepid	122	1975	1998
Ocean Diamond	Intrepid	189	1986	2012
World Explorer	Intrepid	176	2019	-
Fram	Hurtigruten	318	2007	-
MS Fridtjof Nansen	Hurtigruten	530	2020	-
MS Roald Amundsen	Hurtigruten	530	2018	-
Ocean Diamond	Quark	189	1986	2012
Scenic Eclipse	Scenic	228	2019	-
Silver Cloud	Silversea	254	1994	2017
Silver Explorer	Silversea	144	1989	2017
Silver Wind	Silversea	298	1995	2018
Le Boreal	Tauck	264	2010	-
Le Lyrial	Tauck	264	2015	-
Le Soleal	Tauck	264	2013	-
Arctic
Le Boreal	A & K	264	2010	-
MS Expedition	G Adventure	140	1972	2009
Ocean Adventurer	Intrepid	122	1975	1998
Fram	Hurtigruten	318	2007	-
MS Fridtjof Nansen	Hurtigruten	530	2020	-
MS Roald Amundsen	Hurtigruten	530	2018	-
Spitsbergen	Hurtigruten	335	2009	2016
Le Boreal	Ponant	264	2010	-
Ocean Adventurer	Quark	122	1975	1998
Scenic Eclipse	Scenic	228	2019	-
Silver Cloud	Silversea	254	1994	2017
Silver Wind	Silversea	298	1995	2018
Asia
Le Soleal	Ponant	264	2013	-
Silver Cloud	Silversea	254	1994	2017
Australia & New Zealand
Silver Cloud	Silversea	254	1994	2017
Silver Explorer	Silversea	144	1989	2017
Caribbean
Fram	Hurtigruten	318	2007	-
Scenic Eclipse	Scenic	228	2019	-
Europe and Britain
Fram	Hurtigruten	318	2007	-
MS Fridtjof Nansen	Hurtigruten	530	2020	-
MS Otto Sverdrup	Hurtigruten	919	2002	2020
Scenic Eclipse	Scenic	228	2019	-
Silver Cloud	Silversea	254	1994	2017
Silver Wind	Silversea	298	1995	2018
Le Lyrial	Tauck	264	2015	-
Galapagos
La Pinta	A & K	48	1983	2007
Treasure of Galapagos	Avalon	16	2009	2017
MV Galapagos Legend	Cosmos	100	2001	2007
MV Santa Cruz II	Cosmos	90	2015	-
Celebrity Xpedition	Celebrity	64	2001	2019
Celebrity Xploration	Celebrity	16	2017	-
MV Galapagos Legend	Globus	100	2001	2007
La Pinta	A+R	48	1983	2007
Daphne	Intrepid	16	1997	2004
Grand Queen Beatriz	Intrepid	16	2002	-
MV Galapagos Legend	Monograms	100	2001	2007
MV Santa Cruz II	Monograms	90	2015	-
MS Fridtjof Nansen	Hurtigruten	530	2020	-
MS Roald Amundsen	Hurtigruten	530	2018	-
Silver Origin	Silversea	100	2020	-
Isabela II	Tauck	40	1979	1988
MV Santa Cruz II	Tauck	90	2015	-
Silver Origin	Tauck	100	2020	-
Mexico & Central America
National Geographic Quest	Nat Hab	100	2017	-
National Geographic Sea Lion	Nat Hab	62	1982	-
MS Roald Amundsen	Hurtigruten	530	2018	-
Le Boreal	Ponant	264	2010	-
Silver Cloud	Silversea	254	1994	2017
Middle East
Silver Cloud	Silversea	254	1994	2017
Pacific Islands
Silver Cloud	Silversea	254	1994	2017
Silver Explorer	Silversea	144	1989	2017
South America
Fram	Hurtigruten	318	2007	-
MS Fridtjof Nansen	Hurtigruten	530	2020	-
MS Roald Amundsen	Hurtigruten	530	2018	-
Scenic Eclipse	Scenic	228	2019	-
Silver Cloud	Silversea	254	1994	2017
Silver Explorer	Silversea	144	1989	2017
Silver Wind	Silversea	298	1995	2018
Transatlantic
Le Boreal	Ponant	264	2010	-
Scenic Eclipse	Scenic	228	2019	-
Silver Wind	Silversea	298	1995	2018
U.S. (Continental)
Fram	Hurtigruten	318	2007	-
MS Fridtjof Nansen	Hurtigruten	530	2020	-
MS Roald Amundsen	Hurtigruten	530	2018	-
Scenic Eclipse	Scenic	228	2019	-
Silver Cloud	Silversea	254	1994	2017

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