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
L'Austral	Ponant	264	2011	-
Le Lyrial	Ponant	264	2015	-
Silver Discoverer	Silversea	128	1989	2016
Silver Explorer	Silversea	132	1989	2017
Aegean Odyssey	Antiquity	378	1973	2010
Alaska
MS Roald Amundsen	Hurtigruten	530	2018	-
L'Austral	Ponant	264	2011	-
Le Boreal	Ponant	264	2010	-
Le Soleal	Ponant	264	2013	-
Silver Explorer	Silversea	132	1989	2017
Le Soleal	Tauck	264	2013	-
Antarctica
Le Lyrial	A & K	264	2015	-
MS Midnatsol	Collette	1,000	2003	-
MS Midnatsol	Gate 1	1,000	2003	-
MS Roald Amundsen	Gate 1	530	2018	-
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
Ocean Endeavour	Intrepid	199	1982	2010
World Explorer	Intrepid	176	2017	-
Fram	Hurtigruten	318	2007	-
MS Midnatsol	Hurtigruten	1,000	2003	-
MS Roald Amundsen	Hurtigruten	530	2018	-
L'Austral	Ponant	264	2011	-
Le Boreal	Ponant	264	2010	-
Le Lyrial	Ponant	264	2015	-
Le Soleal	Ponant	264	2013	-
Ocean Adventurer	Quark	122	1975	1998
Ocean Diamond	Quark	189	1986	2012
Ocean Endeavour	Quark	199	1982	2010
World Explorer	Quark	176	2017	-
MS Scenic Eclipse	Scenic	228	2018	-
Silver Explorer	Silversea	132	1989	2017
L'Austral	Tauck	264	2011	-
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 Roald Amundsen	Hurtigruten	530	2018	-
Spitsbergen	Hurtigruten	320	2009	-
L'Austral	Ponant	264	2011	-
Le Boreal	Ponant	264	2010	-
Ocean Adventurer	Quark	122	1975	1998
MS Scenic Eclipse	Scenic	228	2018	-
Silver Cloud	Silversea	296	1994	2015
Silver Explorer	Silversea	132	1989	2017
Le Boreal	Tauck	264	2010	-
Asia
Le Soleal	A & K	264	2013	-
Le Soleal	Ponant	264	2013	-
Silver Discoverer	Silversea	128	1989	2016
Aegean Odyssey	Antiquity	378	1973	2010
Australia & New Zealand
Silver Discoverer	Silversea	128	1989	2016
Canada
Fram	Hurtigruten	318	2007	-
MS Scenic Eclipse	Scenic	228	2018	-
Caribbean
Fram	Hurtigruten	318	2007	-
MS Scenic Eclipse	Scenic	228	2018	-
Europe and Britain
Finnmarken	Hurtigruten	1,000	2002	2012
Kong Harald	Hurtigruten	691	1993	-
MS Midnatsol	Hurtigruten	1,000	2003	-
MS Roald Amundsen	Hurtigruten	530	2018	-
Nordkapp	Hurtigruten	691	1996	2016
Nordlys	Hurtigruten	691	1994	-
Nordnorge	Hurtigruten	691	1997	2005
Polarlys	Hurtigruten	737	1996	-
Richard With	Hurtigruten	691	1993	-
Spitsbergen	Hurtigruten	320	2009	-
Trollfjord	Hurtigruten	822	2002	-
L'Austral	Ponant	264	2011	-
Le Boreal	Ponant	264	2010	-
Le Lyrial	Ponant	264	2015	-
MS Scenic Eclipse	Scenic	228	2018	-
L'Austral	Tauck	264	2011	-
Le Lyrial	Tauck	264	2015	-
Aegean Odyssey	Antiquity	378	1973	2010
Galapagos
La Pinta	A & K	48	1983	2007
Treasure of Galápagos	Avalon	16	2009	2017
MV Galapagos Legend	Cosmos	100	2001	2007
MV Santa Cruz II	Cosmos	90	2015	-
Celebrity Xpedition	Celebrity	100	2001	2018
Celebrity Xperience	Celebrity	48	2017	-
Celebrity Xploration	Celebrity	16	2017	-
MV Galapagos Legend	Globus	100	2001	2007
MV Santa Cruz II	Gate 1	90	2015	-
Monserrat (G7)	G Adventure	20	2013	-
Xavier III (G4)	G Adventure	16	1996	2009
La Pinta	A+R	48	1983	2007
Daphne	Intrepid	16	1997	2004
Grand Queen Beatriz	Intrepid	16	2002	-
MV Santa Cruz II	Lux Gold	90	2015	-
MV Galapagos Legend	Monograms	100	2001	2007
MV Santa Cruz II	Monograms	90	2015	-
Fram	Hurtigruten	318	2007	-
MS Roald Amundsen	Hurtigruten	530	2018	-
Galapagos
MS Scenic Eclipse	Scenic	228	2018	-
Galapagos
Silver Galapagos	Silversea	100	1990	2014
MV Galapagos Legend	SITA	100	2001	2007
Isabela II	Tauck	40	1979	1988
MV Santa Cruz II	Tauck	90	2015	-
Silver Galapagos	Tauck	100	1990	2014
Hawaii
Le Boreal	Ponant	264	2010	-
Mexico & Central America
L'Austral	Ponant	264	2011	-
Le Boreal	Ponant	264	2010	-
Le Soleal	Ponant	264	2013	-
MS Scenic Eclipse	Scenic	228	2018	-
Silver Explorer	Silversea	132	1989	2017
Middle East
Aegean Odyssey	Antiquity	378	1973	2010
Pacific Islands
Le Boreal	Ponant	264	2010	-
Le Soleal	Ponant	264	2013	-
Silver Discoverer	Silversea	128	1989	2016
Silver Explorer	Silversea	132	1989	2017
South America
Treasure of Galápagos	Avalon	16	2009	2017
La Pinta	A+R	48	1983	2007
Fram	Hurtigruten	318	2007	-
MS Roald Amundsen	Hurtigruten	530	2018	-
L'Austral	Ponant	264	2011	-
Le Boreal	Ponant	264	2010	-
Le Soleal	Ponant	264	2013	-
MS Scenic Eclipse	Scenic	228	2018	-
Silver Cloud	Silversea	296	1994	2015
Silver Explorer	Silversea	132	1989	2017
Transatlantic
Le Boreal	Ponant	264	2010	-
MS Scenic Eclipse	Scenic	228	2018	-
U.S. (Continental)
Le Soleal	Ponant	264	2013	-
MS Scenic Eclipse	Scenic	228	2018	-

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