{"id":4042,"date":"2019-12-15T18:05:17","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T15:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/?p=4042"},"modified":"2019-12-15T18:05:19","modified_gmt":"2019-12-15T15:05:19","slug":"national-geographic-endurance-floated-out-in-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/national-geographic-endurance-floated-out-in-norway\/4042\/","title":{"rendered":"National Geographic Endurance Floated Out in Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Lindblad Expeditions Holdings\u2019 new polar expedition ship was floated out in Ulsteinvik, Norway on December 7, ship builder and designer Ulstein said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/worldmaritimenews.com\/archives\/247562\/ulstein-lays-keel-for-lindblad-expeditions-first-polar-ship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The National Geographic Endurance<\/a>\u00a0is the first of two X-Bow polar vessels ordered by the US-based cruise company Lindblad Expeditions at Ulstein Verft.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Scheduled to join the Lindblad-National Geographic fleet in 2020, the newbuild will undergo final work prior to delivery, according to Ulstein.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This past weekend, we celebrated the float out of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NatGeoEndurance?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NatGeoEndurance<\/a>\u00a0in Ulstein Verft, Norway! The 126-guest vessel will provide an extremely smooth ride in adverse conditions, which results in greater fuel efficiency and fewer emissions for reduced environmental impact.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/travel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#travel<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EzIlwb6LjA\">pic.twitter.com\/EzIlwb6LjA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lindblad Expeditions (@LindbladExp)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindbladExp\/status\/1204460083083657217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In late April 2019, the National Geographic Endurance was towed to Ulsteinvik from Gydnia, Poland, where construction of the main hull steel work was completed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The National Geographic Endurance, a Polar Class 5 vessel, can accommodate 126 passengers in 69 outside-facing cabins. One of its key features is Ulstein\u2019s X-Bow, a bow that provides fuel efficiency and a very high ice class for access deep into polar regions. The ship\u2019s expanded fuel and water tanks provide for extended operations in remote areas, while the zero-speed stabilizers will ensure stability, whether at zero speed or full steam ahead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The National Geographic Endurance will be followed by the National Geographic Resolution, the second polar newbuild slated for delivery in 2021. In October, Lindblad Expeditions and Ulstein\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/worldmaritimenews.com\/archives\/284441\/keel-laid-for-lindblads-2nd-polar-expedition-cruise-ship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">celebrated the keel laying<\/a>\u00a0for the National Geographic Resolution at the CRIST shipyard in Poland. The occasion also served as the official naming ceremony of the vessel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post_share_buttons\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lindblad Expeditions Holdings\u2019 new polar expedition ship was floated out in Ulsteinvik, Norway on December 7, ship builder and designer Ulstein said. The National Geographic Endurance\u00a0is the first of two X-Bow polar vessels ordered by the US-based cruise company Lindblad Expeditions at Ulstein Verft. Scheduled to join the Lindblad-National Geographic fleet in 2020, the newbuild &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64,20],"tags":[927],"class_list":["post-4042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maritime-news","category-news","tag-national-geographic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/4055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}