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Photography-themed Cruise Itineraries

Photography Cruises

Photography tours and workshops offer hands-on learning experiences with professional photographers in incredible and iconic locations. And small ship photo cruises are the best way to explore intimate, out of the way locations with abundant wildlife, unique plant life and amazing scenic landscapes. Whether you are into landscape photography, wildlife photography, or simply nature photography, you'll receive once-in-a-lifetime opportunties onboard a small ship photography cruise.

Alaska Photography Cruises & Expeditions

Itinerary Name Date Photo-specific Sailing Professional Photographers on-board Photo-friendly Sailing Notes
Exploring Alaska's Coastal Wilderness Aug. 5, 2012 • •   Aboard on this sailing will be Kim Heacox, an assignment writer and photographer since 1985 for the National Geographic Society.
Exploring Alaska's Coastal Wilderness Aug. 25, 2012 • •   Aboard this sailing will be National Geographic Magazine photographer Flip Nicklin.
Exploring Alaska's Coastal Wilderness Aug. 26, 2012 • •   Aboard this sailing will be National Geographic photographer Michael Melford.
Alaska, British Columbia and the San Juan Islands Sep. 1, 2012 • •   Aboard this sailing will be National Geographic Magazine photographer Flip Nicklin.
Alaska, British Columbia and the San Juan Islands Sep. 2, 2012 • •   Aboard this sailing will be National Geographic photographer Michael Melford.

Antarctica Photo Expeditions

Itinerary Name Date Photo-specific Sailing Professional Photographers on-board Photo-friendly Sailing Notes
Antarctica: The White Continent Nov. 27, 2012
Dec. 7, 2012		 • • • Aboard on these sailings will be Kim Heacox, an assignment writer and photographer since 1985 for the National Geographic Society.
Antarctica: The White Continent February 4, 2012
Dec. 17, 2012
Dec. 27, 2012		 • • • Aboard this sailing will be National Geographic photographer, and the leading underwater photographer in the world, David Doubilet.
Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falklands Feb. 14, 2012 • • • Aboard this sailing will be National Geographic photographer Michael Melford.
South Georgia and the Falklands Oct. 18, 2012 • • • Aboard this sailing will be Chris Rainier, a photographer for National Geographic and considered one of the leading documentary photographers working today.
Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falklands Nov. 7, 2012 • • • Aboard this sailing will be Pulitzer-Prize winner and National Geographic photographer, Jay Dickman.
Antarctica: The White Continent Jan. 6, 2013
Jan. 16, 2013		 • • • Aboard these sailings will be husband & wife team Sisse Brimberg, a staff National Geographic photographer, and Cotton Coulson, an award-winning photographer and Contributing Editor to National Geographic Traveler Magazine.
Antarctica: The White Continent Jan. 26, 2013
Feb. 5, 2013		 • • • Aboard these sailings will be National Geographic staff photographer Mark Thiessen.
Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falklands Feb. 15, 2013 • • • Join National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson.

Arctic Photo Expeditions

Itinerary Name Date Photo-specific Sailing Professional Photographers on-board Photo-friendly Sailing Notes
Land Of The Ice Bears: An In-Depth Exploration Of Arctic Svalbard Jun. 8, 2012
Jun. 15, 2012		 • • • Join National Geographic photographer David Doubilet.
Land Of The Ice Bears: An In-Depth Exploration Of Arctic Svalbard Jun. 22, 2012 • • • Join professional natural history photographer and writer Kevin Schafer, whos work has appeared in all of the most respected science and nature magazines in the U.S., including National Geographic, Smithsonian, Audubon and Natural History.
Land Of The Ice Bears: An In-Depth Exploration Of Arctic Svalbard Jun. 29, 2012
Jul. 6, 2012		 • • • Join Kim Heacox, an assignment writer and photographer since 1985 for the National Geographic Society.
Epic Arctic: Russia's White Sea, Franz Josef Land & Arctic Svalbard Jul. 13, 2012 • • • Join husband & wife team and award-winning photographers Sisse Brimberg and Cotton Coulson.
Beyond the North Cape: Norway's Fjords and Arctic Svalbard Aug. 13, 2012 • • • Join husband & wife team and award-winning photographers Sisse Brimberg and Cotton Coulson.

European Photo Tours

Itinerary Name Date Photo-specific Sailing Professional Photographers on-board Photo-friendly Sailing Notes
Exploring The British Isles and Irish Isles May 15, 2012 • • • Join National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson.
Exploring the Baltic's Historic Waterways Aug. 29, 2012
Sep. 6, 2012		 • • • Join husband & wife team and award-winning photographers Sisse Brimberg and Cotton Coulson.
European Odyssey Sep. 20, 2012 • • • Join National Geographic photographer Catherine Karnow.

Galapagos Islands Photo Tours

Itinerary Name Date Photo-specific Sailing Professional Photographers on-board Photo-friendly Sailing Notes
Galapagos + Peru's Land of the Incas May 4, 2012
May 11, 2012		 • • • >Aboard these sailings will be National Geographic staff photographer Mark Thiessen.

Mexico's Sea of Cortez Photo Tours

Itinerary Name Date Photo-specific Sailing Professional Photographers on-board Photo-friendly Sailing Notes
Baja California and the Sea of Cortez: Among the Great Whales Mar. 10, 2012
Mar. 17, 2012		 • • • Aboard this sailing will be National Geographic Magazine photographer Flip Nicklin.

South Pacific Photo Adventures

Itinerary Name Date Photo-specific Sailing Professional Photographers on-board Photo-friendly Sailing Notes
Exploring Papua New Guinea's Cultures and Wildlife Dec. 29, 2012 • • • Aboard this sailing will be National Geographic photographer and the leading underwater photographer in the world, David Doubilet.