Inside an Expedition-Only Mediterranean Cruise with National Geographic
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The highlight of the cruise came on our final night as our ship sailed through the spectacular Corinth Canal.
If you're looking for a voyage that combines Greek history, outdoor adventure, and the very best food and wine from the Balkan region, this sailing with National Geographic Lindblad Expeditions is well worth considering.
While the onboard amenities may be more limited compared to a larger ship, it was never an issue.
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These are the Mediterranean ports the big ships can't reach. World of Cruising's Jack joins National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions aboard National Geographic Orion for a different kind of Mediterranean sailing - smaller ship, stranger places, none of the crowds. We start in Ston, Croatia - known locally as "little Dubrovnik," with its own ancient walls (the second-longest in Europe) and a fraction of the tourists. From there it's Melissani Cave on Kefalonia, Greece, an underground lake you can only reach by small boat through a collapsed cave roof. And then the moment only an expedition ship can pull off - Orion transits the Corinth Canal, a channel cut so narrow most modern ships physically cannot fit through it. Here's the thing most cruisers don't know: you can sail the Mediterranean and never see a single one of these places on a standard itinerary. This is what small-ship expedition cruising actually looks like. Catch up on all our latest reviews, ship tours and cruise news at World of Cruising → https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk Subscribe and click the bell so you don't miss our next adventure 🔔 #Croatia #Greece #Ston #Kefalonia #CorinthCanal #NationalGeographic #LindbladExpeditions #ExpeditionCruising #MediterraneanCruise #SmallShipCruising #WorldOfCruising #CruiseReview