Guests are accompanied by naturalists or historians who enhance the adventure through lecture, interpretation and analysis. The 80-passenger M.S. Polaris, which plies the waters of Central and South America. The MV Sea Lion and MV Sea Bird, both 70-passenger vessels that explore Alaska, the Pacific Northwest and Baja California. The 49-passenger Swedish Islander. The 110-passenger Caledonian Star, which earlier this year made its maiden voyage to the Red Sea and Mediterranean.
Meals are unfussy.
And each cruise ship is equipped with several motorized inflatable boats that can deliver guests to docks and islands inaccessible to larger craft. Over the years, we've had a tremendously diverse lot. What they do have in common is a sense of curiosity, a sense of adventure and a sense of discovery. His company's commitment to ecological issues has earned it praise and honors from the National Audubon Society and Smithsonian magazine. Special Expeditions' most recent commitment has been to the Charles Darwin Research Station in Ecuador's Galapagos Islands.