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Delfin III vs National Geographic Quest

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Delfin III sails for Lindblad Expeditions. National Geographic Quest is an intimate Lindblad Expeditions ship carrying 100 passengers, in service since 2005. Delfin III has no Bliss scores or specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose National Geographic Quest if you want more cruises to choose from: it has 24 cruises on sale (vs none).

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Specifications

marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.

Delfin IIINational Geographic Quest
Cruise line Lindblad Expeditions Lindblad Expeditions
Ship size Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2005
Last refurbishedmore recent highlighted 2017
Gross tonnage 2,906
Passengers 100
Crew 35
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 2.9
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 29.1
Decks 4
Length 238 ft
Beam 45 ft
Speed 14 mph
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 8 / 10
Cruises on sale 24
Upcoming sailings 102
Cruise lengths 4–13 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $3,200

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday.

Delfin III has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active National Geographic Quest: 10.0
  • Adventure & nature National Geographic Quest: 10.0
  • Cultural National Geographic Quest: 7.0
  • Dining National Geographic Quest: 5.0
  • Entertainment National Geographic Quest: 5.0
  • Family friendly National Geographic Quest: 6.0
  • Party National Geographic Quest: 5.0
  • Romantic National Geographic Quest: 7.0
  • Spa & fitness National Geographic Quest: 5.0
  • Staterooms National Geographic Quest: 5.0

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