MS ''Xpedition'' is a

cruise ship Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, which are used for transport, cruise ships typically embark on round-trip voyages to various ports-of-call, where passengers may go on tours known as "s ...

for

Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Cruises is a cruise line headquartered in Miami, Florida and a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Caribbean Group. Celebrity Cruises was founded in 1988 by the Greece-based Chandris Group, and merged with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line in 19 ...

and one of three vessels making up the ''Xpedition'' class. The ship is an alternative to the line's larger ships, offering more personal attention afforded by its smaller size. The ship currently sails to the

Galápagos Islands The Galápagos Islands (Spanish: , , ) are an archipelago of volcanic islands. They are distributed on each side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean, surrounding the centre of the Western Hemisphere, and are part of the Republic of Ecuador ...

, revisiting the ports of

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. The ship's shallow draft allows it to access ports in the region that larger cruise ships cannot visit.

Incidents

On 5 November 2019 ''Celebrity Xpedition'' ran aground in the Galapagos Islands. No passengers or crew were injured and no environmental damage was caused.

References

External links

Official website
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