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First Expedition Ship Naming Ceremony In South Georgia

The ‘Ocean Victory’ (CruiseMapper), one in a series of X-BOW expedition cruise vessels of the CX103 design by Ulstein, has been officially named in South Georgia in the Atlantic Ocean.The series of expedition cruise vessels, built at the CMHI Haimen …

Dec 21, 2021 / Vessels

ULSTEIN: The Sylvia Earle’s new design revealed

Aurora Expeditions is on schedule with the build of its second state-of-the-art expedition ship, the Sylvia Earle (CruiseMapper), and recently revealed its new exterior design. The expedition cruise vessel, and X-BOW design from Ulstein Design & …

Nov 18, 2020 / Cruise

Crystal Expedition Cruises postpones the launch of its luxury expedition ship, Crystal Endeavor

Crystal Expedition Cruises has postponed the launch of its luxury expedition ship, Crystal Endeavor (see also CruiseMapper). The news comes following the temporary closure of the MV WERFTEN shipyards, which halted operations in ship production to …

Apr 14, 2020 / Cruise

Fleet Xpress powers new adventure cruise ship

The expedition ship, designed to explore the coastal waters, shallow coves and fast-moving channels where wildlife congregates, completed its first cruise around the Galapagos Islands in December 2018 before travelling to Baja California. It is …

Feb 21, 2019 / Vessels