National Geographic Sea Bird accidents and incidents

National Geographic Sea Bird cruise ship

Former names
Nat Geo Sea Bird, MS Sea Bird, Majestic Explorer

Length (LOA)
46 m / 151 ft

CruiseMapper's National Geographic Sea Bird cruise ship accidents, incidents and law news reports relate to a 70-passenger vessel owned by Lindblad Expeditions. Our National Geographic Sea Bird accidents page contains reports made by using official data from renown online news media sources, US Coast Guard and Wikipedia.

Here are also reported latest updates on cruise law news related to ashore and shipboard crimes still investigated by the police. Among those could be arrests, filed lawsuits against the shipowner / cruise line company, charges and fines, grievances, settled / withdrawn legal actions, lost cases, virus outbreaks, etc.

Norovirus (passengers/crew) – 2017 (13/1), 2026 (9/3)

May 2026Cruise Illness / Virus Outbreaks

In May 2026, the CDC reported that on voyage SB32621 (May 26-31), a Norovirus outbreak infected a total of 9 passengers (out of 66, or 13,6%) and 3 crew (out of 24, or 12,5%).

The predominant symptoms were vomiting and diarrhea.

The ship reported the outbreak to the CDC on May 28th.

The affected voyage was a 5-day Alaskan cruise from Juneau to Sitka, visiting Tracy Arm Fjord, Haines, Icy Strait Point, and destinations in the Inian Islands and the Baranof Island.

(CruiseMapper-emailed report from feedback from Julie Weinstein, received on June 7th)

I was on the Seabird going to Southeast Alaska from May 31st to June 4th. The ship took extra time to clean after the outbreak before our cruise. By the evening of June 3rd, I had Novavirus, and numerous others got sick. The ship docked a day early in Juneau on June 4th out of concern for our well-being.

November 2017Cruise Illness / Virus Outbreaks

In October 2017, the CDC reported that on the cruise running Sep 26-Oct 2, a Norovirus outbreak (gastrointestinal illness) infected a total of 13 passengers (out of 57, or 22,8%) and 1 crew (out of 30, or 3,3%).

All sick patients suffered from Norovirus symptoms (stomach cramps, diarrhea) and were quarantined to their cabins.

The ship reported to the CDC increased cleaning and disinfection and administered 72-hour food questionnaires to all sick passengers and crew.

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