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Sunstone Ships announced successful sea trials of Infinity-Class expedition vessels
Ocean Victory and Ocean Explorer completed sea trials the first week of February 2021SunStone Ships, the largest tonnage provider in the expedition market, announced the successful Sea Trials of their third and fourth next-generation, INFINITY-class …
Feb 16, 2021 / Vessels
The expedition cruise vessel Ocean Victory ready for sea trial
The expedition cruise vessel Ocean Victory (CruiseMapper), under construction at the CMHI yard in China, is scheduled for sea trials in the end of week 3, 2021. This is vessel number three in the series of Ulstein designed X-BOW expedition cruise …
Jan 25, 2021 / Cruise
Keel Laying Ceremony For The Sylvia Earle Cruise Vessel
The U.S. based ship owner SunStone Ships has contracted six expedition cruise vessels of the ULSTEIN CX103 design for construction at the shipyard CMHI, China. In July 2020 the keel-laying ceremony was held for the Sylvia Earle (CruiseMapper), vessel …
Aug 12, 2020 / Vessels
Ulstein Held Launching Ceremony For Ocean Victory
Ocean Victory (see also CruiseMapper), ship number three in the SunStone Ships' INFINITY series, had her launching ceremony 16 March at the CMHI Haimen yard. She is the second exploration cruise vessel built at the yard featured with the ULSTEIN …
Mar 19, 2020 / Vessels
Ulstein Held Steel Cutting Ceremony Of The Sylvia Earle
A steel cutting ceremony was held for the CX103 expedition cruise design, the ‘Sylvia Earle’ (see also CruiseMapper), on 16 March 2020 at the CMHI Haimen yard, China. She has been designed by Ulstein Design & Solutions AS for SunStone Ships. …
Mar 20, 2020 / Vessels
ULSTEIN: Keel Laid For The Ocean Explorer
On 16 December 2019, the CMHI Haimen yard in China carried out the keel-laying ceremony for the Ocean Explorer. This is the fourth ULSTEIN X-BOW® design in the INFINITY class of expedition cruise vessels that the U.S. based shipowner SunStone Ships …
Jan 16, 2020 / Vessels
Next Aurora Expeditions X-Bow Cruise Vessel To Be Named Sylvia Earle
The operator Aurora Expeditions’ next X-BOW® expedition cruise ship will be named ‘Sylvia Earle’ (see also CruiseMapper), to honour the renowned marine biologist, oceanographer and explorer. The ship is one of the vessels in owner, SunStone Ships’, …
Jan 9, 2020 / Cruise
DMC receives steering system contract for SunStone’s fifth Infinity-class 200 pax polar expedition cruise ship
Damen Marine Components (DMC) has received the contract to supply the rudders and steering gear for the fifth Infinity-class vessel to be built for SunStone Ships by China Merchants Heavy Industries to an Ulstein design. The contract was awarded once …
Nov 12, 2019 / Vessels
SunStone orders sixth INFINITY Class Vessel
SunStone Ships announces the signing of an agreement for INFINITY Class-vessel No. 6, continuing the European designed, Chinese built concept.SunStone President and CEO, Niels-Erik Lund, commented, “We have worked diligently in obtaining the long …
Apr 17, 2019 / Cruise
The Polar Vessel Greg Mortimer Ready for Launch
The launching ceremony of the ‘Greg Mortimer’ (see also CruiseMapper), the first polar expedition cruise vessel in SunStone Ships’ INFINITY series, was held in the morning of 12 March at the CMHI yard, China. The steel cutting ceremony of ship number …
Mar 12, 2019 / Vessels