Small Yacht Adventure Cruising – AdventureSmith Explorations Announces a Better Way to Experience Hawaii

Book an Eight Day Winter Cruise By November 30 and Save $500 Per Person Tahoe City, California, November 18, 2010 – On a small ship cruising adventure through the Hawaiian Islands the next port of call might be a deserted beach or secluded rain forest trailhead. Active expedition cruise company AdventureSmith Explorations thinks this may be the optimum way to experience the essence of Hawaii. New for 2011, AdventureSmith Explorations is introducing two flexible itineraries cruising the Hawaiian Islands aboard the 36 passenger Safari Explorer. The eight day Hawaiian Seascapes cruise offers five islands exploring pristine areas of Hawaii that can only be accessed by sea. The eleven day Hawaii’s Traditional Shores itinerary delves deeper into island culture and the unique marine wildlife found in island waters. “I have never been more excited for the launch of a new small ship cruise program. Many small ship cruise companies have entertained the idea of a Hawaiian cruise in the past... Read More →

Families with Teens: Spring Break 2011 in Baja – one child goes free!

Loreto, Mexico – Book one child by December 10, 2010 and the second child goes for free (or bring one child at 50% off)!  Create a new family tradition and priceless memories with your teenagers – learn to paddle a sea kayak and bond with your teenager as endangered blue and fin whales – more than four times as long as your kayak – plumb the depths for tasty crustaceans in Baja’s Sea of Cortez.  March and April 2011, a selection of 6 to 8-day (includes air travel/hotel days) sea kayaking trips for families with teens ages 11 and up is being offered by Sea Kayak Adventures, Inc.  Paddle a leisurely 3-4 hours per day, broken up by lunch/snorkel stops, looking for the world’s largest animals and exploring desert islands in Mexico’s newest national marine park – Loreto Bay National Marine Park/UNESCO World Heritage site.  No prior experience is necessary; motor-boat supported. Along the way you’ll also spot frolicking dolphins and sea lions, snorkel... Read More →

Lindblad Expeditions to Celebrate 70th Anniversary of Steinbeck Classic ‘The Log from the Sea of Cortez’ with Special Guests on Baja Voyage

Eight-Day “Baja California: Among the Great Whales” Journey to Welcome Noted Steinbeck Scholar Susan Shillinglaw Along With Acclaimed Biologist and Sea of Cortez Researcher Dr. Bill Gilly NEW YORK, NY – Lindblad Expeditions, the pioneering expedition travel company with a strong commitment to responsible travel, will celebrate the 70th anniversary of John Steinbeck’s classic book The Log from the Sea of Cortez with a special Baja California expedition that will recall the author’s famous journey and explore the immense natural beauty and ecosystem of the ocean that inspired it. In 1940, the legendary writer John Steinbeck embarked on an enlightening fact-finding and soul-searching journey along with his biologist friend Ed Ricketts. The pair set out to study invertebrate species along the Gulf of California, but science becomes only a part of Steinbeck’s fascinating day-by-day recounting, which ventures into the worlds of philosophy and high-speed adventure. It’s a portrait... Read More →