Small-ship Alaska Cruises into Pure Wildness
Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic small-ship expedition Alaska cruises let you go where others can’t, with the experts who know Alaska best. Each Alaska expedition cruise is an active, engaging adventure travel vacation through wild Alaska and beyond. Our passionate Expedition Team and experienced cruise ship Captains will take you to hidden coves and narrow channels that only Alaska adventure cruise travel experts know. From the ship, Zodiac landing craft and kayaks bring you further inside Alaska. Until it’s just you and the whales, bears, eagles and remarkable wildlife that makes a small ship Alaska cruise such a special adventure travel destination.
Join us this year for Alaska expedition cruises full of whales, wildness and wonder.
Learn More from an Expert Expedition Team
You will travel with a generous ratio of 1 expert for every 12 guests on our intimate and comfortable 62-guest expedition cruise ships and when exploring on land. You’ll be amazed at how easily interestingly our hand-picked Expedition Team (Naturalists, Historians and experts from National Geographic) can convey even the most detailed of information. And they’re always there when you need them.
Taking You Where Others Can’t
Via special-use permits, you are able to experience the hidden coves of Tongass National Forest and spend a full day in Glacier Bay National Park. The combination of special access and staff expertise allows you to hike, cruise and kayak in remote wildernesses that even smaller ships never explore. Zodiac landing craft allow you to cruise close to resting sea lions and feeding whales at a moment’s notice. A fleet of kayaks lets even beginning paddlers have an eye-level view of Alaska at their own pace.
Discover More with Expedition Technology
Our longstanding relationships with researchers in Southeast Alaska lets you be right where the action is, when it’s at its peak. Microscopes and hydrophones provide exceptional perspectives on wonders few are ever able to see or hear. Listen to the song of the humpback. Learn how a piece of algae can change your view of even the tallest mountains.
See More with Flexible Itineraries
You’ll be able to see more and do more because each of our Alaska expedition cruises explore on a flexible itinerary. Our Captains and Expedition Leaders craft your expedition cruise as it happens. Whether it is lingering to watch a group of feeding humpbacks or changing course to follow a fantastic wildlife report – you are able to indulge to the fullest.
A Note on Conservation
In Alaska, Lindblad works with the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC) and the Alaska Whale Foundation (AWF). Together with our guests, we have contributed $330,000 (as of September, 2008). Funds donated to AWF assist with research projects on humpback whale communication and behavior, which is shared with guests through the research team’s visit to the ships.
To learn more contact Craig Beal at CraigB@TravelBeyond.com or call us at (800) 823-6063.
no interest in spending our trip to Alaska sitting beneath a jumbotron, looking out the window at the last frontier, we wanted something more intimate, and we found it!
We started out heading north out of Sitka and the views were incredible; the setting sun to the west lit up the mountains to the east and the water was smooth as glass. Each night we anchored in a private bay (impossible for large ships to access) and each morning we got to choose from a list of activities ranging from kayaking, canoeing, hiking, fishing, or just camping out at the open bar. It was hard to pick! 
but also a pastry chef, so each day we had fresh breads, muffins, rolls – you name it. It was really quite impressive. I would have been thrilled with a granola bar and a firm pat on the back, but the assortment of food they served was beyond my wildest expectations. Every day we had fresh fruits, breads, halibut (that we caught), shrimp (that we caught) and crab (that we caught). The last night aboard the ship we had the single largest filet mignon I’ve ever seen. Believe me, none of the guests left hungry.
The crew was always ready to serve us; anything we needed, whenever we needed it. They waited on us, straightened up our rooms, took care of launching the skiffs, canoes and kayaks, and guided us on our fishing trips and hikes – they did everything. I can’t say enough about them. I think it was the first time in 35 years somebody else baited my hook!
My description of this experience really doesn’t do it justice. The scenery was incredible, the wildlife (bears, whales, seals, eagles, ravens, porpoises, ducks, geese….I guess the only thing we didn’t see much of was other people!), the fishing, the hikes, all simply incredible, beyond words. This was by far the coolest experience of my life. 
(her first fish ever!) – “isn’t typical”, went over about as well as our guide making her kiss it for luck! Yuck!
A very relaxed,
