LINDBLAD Expeditions is preparing to relaunch Crystal Cruises’ former Crystal Esprit ship as National Geographic Islander II in the Galapagos Islands. The expedition cruise line acquired the former Esprit last year from Genting Hong Kong before the company collapsed (CW 03 Nov 2021), with Crystal saying at the time the...
LINDBLAD Expeditions is preparing to relaunch Crystal Cruises’ former Crystal Esprit ship as National Geographic Islander II in the Galapagos Islands.
The expedition cruise line acquired the former Esprit last year from Genting Hong Kong before the company collapsed (CW 03 Nov 2021), with Crystal saying at the time the ship “does not fit into our future plans” (CW 08 Sep 2021).
Esprit has been rechristened as Islander II, ahead of its commencement of operations in the Galapagos on Fri week.
Lindblad completed an extensive makeover of the ship, with additions to tailor her to the Galapagos market.