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Detailed Ship Information: The National Geographic Venture is the perfect ship to explore Alaska's Inside Passage and beyond. To build her and her sister ship, National Geographic Quest, we turned to Nichols Brothers Boat... Read More


4 Night - Discovering Channel Islands National Park : a Voyage
Starting in Los Angeles, California / Embark Ship, Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Park, Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands National Park, Catalina Island, Los Angeles / Disembark

7 Night - Baja California Holiday : a Living Sea and Desert Isles
Starting in Home / Loreto, Mexico / Embark Ship, Gulf of California, Loreto / Disembark Ship / Home

7 Night - Baja California : Among the Great Whales
Starting in Loreto, Mexico / Embark Ship, Bahia Concepcion, Gulf of California, Pacific Coast Gray Whale Lagoons, Cabo Pulmo / Los Islotes / Gulf of California, Loreto / Disembark Ship

7 Night - Alaska's Inside Passage
Starting in Sitka, Alaska / Embark Ship, Southeast Alaskas Islands, Bays and Fjords, Icy Strait and the Inian Islands, Glacier Bay National Park, Frederick Sound and Chatham Strait, Petersburg, Tracy Arm / Fords Terror Wilderness, Juneau, Alaska / Disembark Ship

7 Night - Alaska's Inside Passage
Starting in Juneau, Alaska / Embark Ship, Tracy Arm / Fords Terror Wilderness, Petersburg, Frederick Sound and Chatham Strait, Icy Strait and the Inian Islands, Glacier Bay National Park, Southeast Alaskas Islands, Bays and Fjords, Sitka / Disembark Ship

7 Night - Exploring British Columbia and the San Juan Islands
Starting in Seattle / Embark Ship, Victoria CA, Canada, Desolation Sound, Johnstone Strait / Alert Bay, Gulf Islands, Friday Harbor, San Juan Islands, Seattle / Disembark Ship

10 Night - Baja California Discovery : Exploring Mexico's Gulf of California
Starting in Loreto, Mexico / Embark Ship, Bahia Concepcion, Santa Rosalia / Cruising, Bahia de los Angeles, Midriff Islands / Bahia Loreto Marine Park, Southern Gulf Islands, La Paz / Disembark Ship / San Jose del Cabo

10 Night - Baja California Discovery : Exploring Mexico's Gulf of California
Starting in San Jose del Cabo / La Paz / Embark Ship, Southern Gulf Islands, Midriff Islands / Bahia Loreto Marine Park, Bahia de los Angeles, Santa Rosalia / Cruising, Bahia Concepcion, Loreto / Disembark Ship

12 Night - Channel Islands National Park to Baja California
Starting in Los Angeles, California / Embark Ship, Channel Islands National Park, Ensenada, Mexico / Valle De Guadalupe, Isla San Martin, Isla San Benito Oeste / At Sea, Bahia Magdalena, San Jose del Cabo / Gordo Banks, Cabo Pulmo / Los Islotes / Gulf of California, Loreto / Disembark Ship

13 Night - Treasures of the Inside Passage
Starting in Seattle, Washington / Embark Ship, San Juan Islands, Washington, Victoria CA, Canada, Gulf Islands, Alert Bay and Johnstone Strait, British Columbia, Inside Passage of British Columbia, Misty Fjords, Alaska, Petersburg, Tracy Arm / Fords Terror Wilderness, Glacier Bay National Park, Inian Islands / Icy Strait, Baranof or Chichagof Island, Sitka / Disembark Ship

13 Night - Exploring Alaska, Great Bear Rainforest and the San Juan Islands
Starting in Juneau, Alaska / Embark Ship, Tracy Arm / Fords Terror Wilderness, Southeast Alaska, Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada, Lowe Inlet Marine Provincial Park / Cruising, Great Bear Rainforest and Rugged Coastline of British Columbia, Alert Bay and Johnstone Strait, British Columbia, Southern British Columbia, San Juan Islands, Washington, Seattle / Disembark Ship

13 Night - Treasures of the Inside Passage
Starting in Seattle, Washington / Embark Ship, San Juan Islands, Washington, Victoria CA, Canada, Gulf Islands, Alert Bay and Johnstone Strait, British Columbia, Inside Passage of British Columbia, Misty Fjords, Alaska, Petersburg, Baranof or Chichagof Island, Glacier Bay National Park, Inian Islands / Icy Strait, Tracy Arm / Fords Terror Wilderness, Juneau, Alaska / Disembark Ship


The National Geographic Venture is the perfect ship to explore Alaska's Inside Passage and beyond. To build her and her sister ship, National Geographic Quest, we turned to Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, the company that built the beloved National Geographic Sea Bird and National Geographic Sea Lion-vessels that, with our regular maintenance schedule and refurbishments have been operating successfully for decades. Nichols Brothers has been building boats on beautiful Whidbey Island, Washington since 1964 and we are proud that the Venture and Quest will be the first expedition ships of their kind to be purposefully designed and built for expedition travel and made entirely in the U.S.

Designed with over 50 years of expedition heritage, National Geographic Venture is able to explore the same remote locations we've sought out for decades while setting a new standard in comfort and style. She will follow National Geographic Quest in featuring step-out balconies (available in 22 of the 50 spacious cabins), plus 6 sets of connecting cabins for families and groups; a Sun Deck bar, and a designated mudroom for expedition gear.

Comfortably accommodating 100 guests, Venture is larger than the 62-guest Sea Bird and Sea Lion, but has the same shallow draft depth, allowing us to navigate the same inner reaches and provide the same intimate experiences of the charismatic regions we explore. Her twin expedition craft landing platforms allow us to rapidly get on and off the ship to take advantage of wildlife sightings and to ensure we maximize our time off the ship exploring. Designed with decades of expedition experience in the region, the purpose-built vessel also features open decks, generous windows, and specialty tools for exploration-the ideal platform for sailing into the fast-moving channels and shallow coves of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest and for exploring the tropical waterways of Central America.