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Celebrity Xploration vs National Geographic Delfina
Lindblad Expeditions
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The verdict
Which should you choose?
Celebrity Xploration is an intimate Celebrity Cruises ship carrying 16 passengers, in service since 2007. National Geographic Delfina is an intimate Lindblad Expeditions ship carrying 16 passengers. Celebrity Xploration has no Bliss scores yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold. National Geographic Delfina has no Bliss scores yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.
Choose National Geographic Delfina if you want more crew per passenger: it has a crew member for every 1.3 passengers (vs 1.6).
Celebrity Xploration does not lead by a clear margin on any measure we track, so pick it for its itinerary or its dates.
Side by side
Specifications
marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.
| Celebrity Xploration | National Geographic Delfina | |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise line | Celebrity Cruises | Lindblad Expeditions |
| Ship size | Intimate | Intimate |
| Maiden voyagenewer highlighted | 2007 | — |
| Last refurbishedmore recent highlighted | 2017 | — |
| Gross tonnage | 319 | 319 |
| Passengers | 16 | 16 |
| Crew | 10 | 12 |
| Passengers per crew memberfewer is better | 1.6 | 1.3 (better) |
| Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier | 19.9 | 19.9 |
| Decks | 4 | — |
| Length | 98 ft | 98 ft |
| Beam | 37 ft | — |
| Speed | 11 mph | — |
| Cruiseable ratingout of 10 | 10 / 10 | — |
Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Xploration
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National Geographic Delfina
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Questions
Celebrity Xploration or National Geographic Delfina?
Which is bigger, Celebrity Xploration or National Geographic Delfina?
They are the same size, 319 gross tons each. Celebrity Xploration carries 16 passengers and National Geographic Delfina carries 16.
Which has more space per passenger?
They are level at 19.9 gross tons per passenger.
Which has more crew per passenger?
National Geographic Delfina, with one crew member for every 1.3 passengers against one for every 1.6 on Celebrity Xploration.
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