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SunStone Maritime Group A/S, the world’s largest tonnage provider to the expedition cruise industry, has announced the delivery of the seventh and final vessel in this first series of newbuilds, the Douglas Mawson. (more…)
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Aurora Expeditions is proud to announce the successful completion of sea trials for its newest purpose-built vessel, Douglas Mawson. (more…)
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SunStone Maritime Group A/S takes next step in previously announced leadership transition. (more…)
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MS Ocean Victory, operated by the newly established Spanish cruise line Alma Cruceros, was detained on May 20th, 2025, at Port Málaga (Spain) following a legal request by the vessel’s general agent, Lantimar Group. (more…)
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On May 20, the Ocean Victory cruise ship—operated by Spain’s newcomer cruise line Alma Cruceros—was detained in the port of Malaga. (more…)
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In just one year, Aurora Expeditions, the B Corp-certified, Australian-owned adventure travel company, will welcome the inaugural season of the Douglas Mawson, its newest state-of-the-art, purpose-built expedition ship, designed to embody the pioneering spirit of its namesake, the legendary Australian geologist and explorer. (more…)
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SunStone Maritime Group A/S has announced the launch of its latest expedition cruise vessel, Douglas Mawson, marking a significant milestone in the completion of the groundbreaking Infinity Class series. (more…)
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Alma Cruceros has revealed the first details of its new cruise operation. (more…)
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SunStoneMaritime Group A/S is pleased to announce the long-term summer charter of the Infinity vessel, Ocean Victory, with a new client. (more…)
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Canada-based Bridgeman Services Group acquired a former cruise ship to expand its service of “floatel” accommodations and to meet growing demand from sectors such as LNG, mining, and renewable energy. (more…)
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SunStone Maritime Group A/S is pleased to announce the reactivation of two Infinity Class Expedition vessels with multi-year charters signed for the Ocean Explorer and the Ocean Odyssey. (more…)
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In a momentous occasion, the steel cutting ceremony for the seventh and final vessel in the groundbreaking Infinity series of expedition cruise ships took place at the Haimen shipyard of China Merchants Heavy Industries (CMHI). (more…)
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The cruise industry was set to a halt when the Covid-19 pandemic struck. “Our fresh market study shows that the cruise industry is projected to experience substantial growth ahead“. (more…)
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Two vessels of SunStone Ships, the Miami based expedition cruise ship tonnage provider, have been laid up at the request of the charterer. (more…)
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The SunStone Maritime Group has taken delivery of its sixth Infinity-class vessel, the Ocean Albatros, from the CMHI Shipyard in Haimen, China. (more…)
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SunStone Ships goes for another cruise vessel in its INFINITY class. All the vessels in this class are designed by Ulstein Design & Solutions AS. (more…)
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Being built for SunStone Ships in China, the new “Ocean Albatros” successfully completed its first set of sea trials on Jan. 19. (more…)
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SunStone Ships will build a seventh Infinity Class vessel as it has come to an agreement with China Merchants for another expedition ship in its highly successful series of newbuilds. (more…)
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Sunstone Ships reports that its president Ulrik Hegelund, 52, has, for family reasons, decided to move back to Denmark. (more…)
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SunStone Ships, the Miami base expedition cruise ship tonnage provider, has published some details about its projected Boundless class of up to 10 newbuildings. (more…)
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SunStone Maritime Group A/S, the world’s largest tonnage provider to the expedition cruise industry, is pleased to announce the delivery of two INFINITY CLASS vessels, the OCEAN ODYSSEY, and the SYLVIA EARLE. (more…)
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SunStone Maritime Group A/S has announced, that a launching ceremony for “Ocean Albatros” was successfully held on Friday, September 16, at China Merchants Heavy Industries in Haimen, China. (more…)
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SunStone Ships, the Miami based expedition cruise ship tonnage provider, has decided to move to a new class of newbuildings after the Chinese yard that as been building Infinity class ship for the company walked out of the contract, said Niels- Erik Lund, CEO of the company. (more…)
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SunStone Ships along with CMI Leisure Management and Cruise Management International are coming to the aid of Ukrainian crew members and their families. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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SunStone Ships, the world’s largest tonnage provider to the expedition cruise industry, announces the successful keel laying of the “Ocean Albatros”, the sixth vessel in their series of INFINITY CLASS new-builds. (more…)
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Albatros Expeditions has announced it will delay the introduction of the “Ocean Albatros” and cancel its 2022-2023 season. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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SunStone Ships, the largest tonnage provider in the expedition market, announced the successful Sea Trials of their fourth INFINITY-Class vessels. (more…)
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The expedition cruise vessel ‘Ocean Odyssey’, an Ulstein CX103 design, was successfully launched at the CMHI Haimen yard on 23 October 2021. The vessel is one in a series of cruise vessels contracted by the U.S. based SunStone Ships. (more…)
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SunStone Ships, the largest tonnage provider in the expedition market,
announced the successful delivery of their third next-generation, INFINITY-class vessel. (more…)
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SunStone Ships, the Florida based tonnage provider for the expedition cruise market, is planning to order newbuildings that would be larger than the Infinity class it is currently building, CEO Niels Erik Lund told “CruiseBusiness Online”.
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SunStone Ships, the largest tonnage provider in the expedition market, announced the successful delivery of their second next-generation, INFINITY-class vessel. (more…)
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The captains of the ‘Ocean Victory’ love the new expedition cruise vessel, stating that she ‘is perfect for any kind of expeditions’. A webinar hosted by the operator, Albatros Expeditions, talked about how this newbuild differs from the other vessels in the INFINITY series. (more…)
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SunStone Ships and its Infinity-class newbuild project continues to make impressive progress in China, as the company marked the launching of the Sylvia Earle in China, and also laid the keel for the new Ocean Odyssey. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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The ‘Ocean Victory’ is vessel number 3 in SunStone’s INFINITY series, while the ‘Ocean Explorer’ is vessel number 4. (more…)
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On 18 March 2021, the CMHI Haimen yard in China celebrated the launch of the ‘Sylvia Earle’ (Aurora Expeditions) and the keel laying of the ‘Ocean Odyssey’ (Vantage Cruise Line), both are Ulstein designed, X-BOW expedition cruise vessels under construction for the U.S. based SunStone Ships. (more…)
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SunStone Ships, the largest tonnage provider in the expedition market, announced the successful Sea Trials of their third and fourth next-generation, INFINITY-class vessels (CMHI 196-3 and CMHI 196-4). (more…)
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SunStone Ships, the largest tonnage provider in the expedition market, announced the successful Steel Cutting of their fifth next-generation, INFINITY-class vessel (CMHI 196-5). (more…)
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SunStone’s new expedition cruise vessel, the ‘Ocean Explorer’ has been launched at the CMHI shipyard, China, on Wednesday 12 August 2020. The ship is number four in the INFINITY class of X-BOW expedition ships, all designed by Ulstein. (more…)
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Poseidon Expeditions announced today that it has signed an agreement with ship owner SunStone Ships, Inc. to extend the charter of the 114-passenger expedition ship Sea Spirit for two years. This will keep the ship flying the Poseidon Expeditions banner until May 2024. (more…)
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Ocean Victory, 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 X-BOW®. (more…)
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