Accommodations

• Deluxe Cabins- all face outside with windows, private facilities and climate controls.

• Ships feature a Library; Lounge with full-service bar and facilities for films, slide shows and presentations; Observation Deck; partially covered Sun Deck with chairs and tables.

Maximum Capacity

• 62 guests
  

Season

• Departure Dates: 2010: Jan. 2, 9*, 16, 23*, 30; Feb. 6*, 13, 20*, 27 ; Mar. 6*, 13

Price Range

• Cost Per Person Double Occupancy starts at $4660

• 4 Day Package $4,350

• 7 Day Package $4,995

• 7 Day Combo Package $5,400
  (4 days at North Haven Resort and 3 days at North Star Resort)

Business Services

• Meeting area with facilities for films, slide shows and presentations.

• Unique technology and Expedition Equipment: Bow camera, hydrophone, Splash-Cam, underwater video camera, video microscope, Guest internet access, A Video Chronicler on board all voyages.
  

Other Services

• A ship’s doctor and an Undersea Specialist are on board in Baja.

• LEXspa.

Main Activities

• Small Ship Expedition

• Wildlife Viewing

• Hiking

• Snorkeling

Additional Activities

• Manuel Antonio National Park offers a walk in the rain forest and swimming from a pristine beach.

• At Isla Coiba, a World Heritage Site, experience outstanding snorkeling.

• Explore the remote Osa Peninsula by horseback riding and taking a waterfall swim.

• Exclusive for our Guests: By special arrangement with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, we are the only passenger ship permitted to overnight in the middle of our Panama Canal transit to explore Barro Colorado Nature Monument. Accessible only by ship, Barro Colorado Island has been managed since 1924 by the Smithsonian and is one of the premier sites for research on tropical forests and its plants and animals.

Country

• Panama and Costa Rica

City

• Panama City, Colon

Arrival to Destination

• Depart Miami late morning on a three-hour, non-stop American Airlines flight to Panama City. Drive to Colon, board National Geographic Sea Lion and set sail for the first part of our Panama Canal transit. Anchor in Gatun Lake for the night.