138-Foot Catamaran
Light, comfortable, and capable of reaching the coast’s wildest places.
Outfitted for Engaging with the Natural World
Cascadia is a go-anywhere, expedition-style catamaran. She accommodates up to 24 guests in 12 luxurious cabins, with a crew of 10.
She is unlike any other vessel offering expeditions on the BC coast, having been built specifically for high-quality, boutique cruises. Light, spacious and comfortable, she is also capable of reaching the wildest, most naturally rich places on the coast.
Her small size and guest numbers provide an authentic, human-scale experience that respects the carrying capacity of coastal inlets and communities.
Born to be a go-anywhere expedition ship
Maple Leaf Adventures proudly introduces Cascadia, our youngest ship acquired in 2019. With her spacious and elegant design, Cascadia seamlessly complements our existing fleet while offering an entirely unique way of exploring coastal British Columbia. Cascadia embodies our high standards of engineering, safety, beauty, guest experience, and environmental responsibility.
Before joining our family, Cascadia was built specifically for boutique tours in the natural world of New Zealand and the Polynesian Islands, showcasing her go-anywhere expedition capabilities. Purchased by Maple Leaf Adventures in 2019, she crossed the globe under her own power, on one of the longest sea-journeys possible, from the southwestern Pacific to the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
Following her arrival, crew and local trades dedicated a year and a half and millions of dollars to her impressive refit in Victoria’s Inner Harbor. She was decorated with local art, giving her the feeling of a West Coast lodge. In 2021, she was equipped with new fuel-saving engines.
When tourism was halted during the pandemic, her unique combination of spaciousness and seaworthiness made her invaluable to our industry-wide marine debris clean-up. Cascadia provided important planning and logistics support, worked as an operational communications hub, and even back-up heli-lift platform in very remote areas.
Cascadia’s spacious luxury and exceptional seaworthiness make her a unique vessel perfectly suited for coastal exploration. She expands our capacity to offer personalized, small-footprint trips to remote destinations like Haida Gwaii, the Great Bear Rainforest, and Vancouver Island. Together with our expert guides, Cascadia creates remarkable journeys that immerse guests in the captivating wildlife and rich cultural experiences of British Columbia.
- 2007: Built in New Zealand as a go-anywhere expedition ship
- 2019: Crossing the Pacific to join our family
- 2020: Leading an Industry-wide ocean clean-up