Aurora Expeditions has appointed cruise industry veteran Steve Mclaughlin as its new Director of Sales Asia-Pacific, based in Sydney.

Aurora Expeditions will chart a course for the waters of the Russian Far East, Raja Ampat/West Papua, Alaska, the Northwest Passage and Baja California in 2022.

Aurora Expeditions will name its second purpose-built expedition ship after acclaimed marine biologist and oceanographer Dr Sylvia Earle.

Aurora Expeditions today [1 November, 2019] celebrated the christening of its innovative new ship the Greg Mortimer, in a ceremony set against the snow-capped mountains of Ushuaia, Argentina.

Aurora Expeditions has today [30 October, 2019] announced that pre-registrations have opened for its 2021/2022 Antarctic and 2022 Northbound voyages onboard the Greg Mortimer and her yet-to-be-named sister ship.

Aurora Expeditions has taken delivery of the Greg Mortimer, the highly anticipated ship set to redefine expedition cruising with its revolutionary patented Ulstein X-Bow in China.

Aurora Expeditions’ purpose-built, X-bow expedition ship, the Greg Mortimer, has successfully completed sea trials this week ahead of her inaugural voyage on 31 October, 2019 to Antarctica. The Greg Mortimer is classified as a small expedition ship and has been built to world-class polar standards. The ship underwent a comprehensive trial over five days and nights and surpassed engineers’ speed, vibration and noise estimations.

Aurora Expeditions has enlisted NASA astronomer Dr Michelle Thaller and NASA Engineer Dr Andrew Booth as special guests for the expedition company’s total solar eclipse voyage in December 2021.

SunStone Ships’ first polar expedition vessel within its INFINITY series was officially launched at the China Merchants Heavy Industry yard in China yesterday [12 March, 2019].

Aurora Expeditions will introduce a second X-Bow vessel to its fleet in 2021/22, as the company responds to a near sell-out for the inaugural season of its newest asset, Greg Moritmer.

Aurora Expeditions has launched its 2020/21 program aboard the Greg Mortimer, one of the most advanced expedition ships in the world, at a time of exponential growth and excellent sales.

Australia’s Aurora Expeditions has confirmed the founder and well-known Australian explorer and mountaineer, Greg Mortimer OAM, will be the expedition leader aboard the maiden voyage of Aurora Expeditions’ new ship, the Greg Mortimer, departing Ushuaia, Argentina on 31 October, 2019.