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Sea Cloud vs Wilderness Adventurer

The verdict

Which should you choose?

Sea Cloud is an intimate Lindblad Expeditions ship carrying 64 passengers, in service since 1930. Wilderness Adventurer is an intimate Un-Cruise Adventures ship carrying 60 passengers, in service since 1984. Sea Cloud has no Bliss scores yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose Sea Cloud if you want more space per passenger or more crew per passenger: it has 39.6 gross tons per passenger (vs 10.7) and it has a crew member for every 1.1 passengers (vs 3.0).

Choose Wilderness Adventurer if you want a newer ship: its maiden voyage was in 1984 (vs 1930).

Side by side

Specifications

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

Sea CloudWilderness Adventurer
Cruise line Lindblad Expeditions Un-Cruise Adventures
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 1930 1984 (better)
Last refurbishedmore recent highlighted 2011 2011
Gross tonnage 2,532 639
Passengers 64 60
Crew 60 20
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 1.1 (better) 3.0
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 39.6 (better) 10.7
Decks 3 3
Length 360 ft 160 ft
Beam 48 ft 38 ft
Speed 11 mph 11 mph
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 9 / 10 (better) 8 / 10
Cruises on sale 3
Upcoming sailings 43
Cruise lengths 7 nights
Fares fromlower highlighted $5,300

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

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

Sea Cloud has no Bliss scores yet.

  • Active Wilderness Adventurer: 10.0
  • Adventure & nature Wilderness Adventurer: 10.0
  • Cultural Wilderness Adventurer: 5.0
  • Dining Wilderness Adventurer: 5.0
  • Entertainment Wilderness Adventurer: 5.0
  • Family friendly Wilderness Adventurer: 6.0
  • Party Wilderness Adventurer: 5.0
  • Romantic Wilderness Adventurer: 6.0
  • Spa & fitness Wilderness Adventurer: 5.0
  • Staterooms Wilderness Adventurer: 5.0

Lindblad Expeditions

Sea Cloud

There's a history of ships sailing the seas and windjammers, the graceful square sail ships, are part of that history. Sea Cloud is a ship with a soul, commissioned by Marjorie Merriweather Post and her husband E.F. Hutton, and launched in 1931. The ship has played host to royalty, known service in wartime, and sailed the world over.

Un-Cruise Adventures

Wilderness Adventurer

The interior of Wilderness Adventurer from Un-Cruise Adventures complements the wild places it sails through. The main lounge evokes the feel of a wilderness lodge or neighborhood pub, with a long bar made from reclaimed Alaskan yellow cedar. Three accessible decks are ideal for keeping watch for wildlife and taking in the outdoors.

Sailing now

3 cruises on sale, from $5,300.

Questions

Sea Cloud or Wilderness Adventurer?

Which is bigger, Sea Cloud or Wilderness Adventurer?

Sea Cloud is bigger at 2,532 gross tons, against 639 gross tons for Wilderness Adventurer. Sea Cloud carries 64 passengers and Wilderness Adventurer carries 60.

Which ship is newer, Sea Cloud or Wilderness Adventurer?

Wilderness Adventurer is newer, with a maiden voyage in 1984 against 1930 for Sea Cloud.

Which has more space per passenger?

Sea Cloud, with 39.6 gross tons per passenger against 10.7 on Wilderness Adventurer. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.

Which has more crew per passenger?

Sea Cloud, with one crew member for every 1.1 passengers against one for every 3.0 on Wilderness Adventurer.

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