Cruise news (AuroraExpeditions-tagged)

Greg Mortimer cruise ship's crew begin repatriation
A month after passengers were flown to Australia from Uruguay, the 89 crew which remained aboard the Coronavirus-hit Greg Mortimer ship have started...
May 12, 2020
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Uruguay finishes repatriation of the Coronavirus cruise ship Greg Mortimer
The repatriation of the last 15 passengers from the Aurora Expeditions' ship Greg Mortimer, is scheduled to take place Wednesday afternoon, April 16...
April 16, 2020
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Coronavirus cruise ship Greg Mortimer finally docks in Port Montevideo
After days of being stuck at sea, the government of Uruguay finally allowed a Coronavirus (COVID-19)-hit Australian cruise ship to dock in Port...
April 10, 2020
Accidents
81 Coronavirus passengers on cruise ship Greg Mortimer off Uruguay
81 passengers on the cruise ship Greg Mortimer (stranded off Uruguay's coast for ~2 weeks) have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). In a...
April 6, 2020
Accidents
Steel Cutting Held for Aurora Expeditions’ Sylvia Earle
A steel cutting ceremony was held for the new CX103 expedition cruise design, Sylvia Earle, on March 16, 2020, at CMHI Haimen yard in China. Sylvia...
March 27, 2020
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Aurora Expeditions to Name Second Purpose Built Expedition Ship Sylvia Earle
Australia’s leading expedition cruise company, Aurora Expeditions, announced it will name its 2nd purpose-built expedition ship after the...
January 7, 2020
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Aurora Expeditions Celebrates the Christening of Greg Mortimer
Aurora Expeditions celebrated the christening of their highly anticipated ship, Greg Mortimer, on Thursday, October 31. In an official ceremony set...
November 1, 2019
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Greg Mortimer Ready for Inaugural Voyage to Antarctica
Named after the adventurous co-founder of Aurora Expeditions, the 104-metre Greg Mortimer is the first expedition ship to feature the Ulstein X...
September 11, 2019
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Aurora Expeditions Announces Innovative Arctic Itineraries
The Australian-owned polar cruise tour company Aurora Expeditions is setting itself apart from the competition via a range of new itineraries for the...
March 11, 2019
Cruise Industry
Aurora Expeditions Announces 2020-2021 Program
The world leader in expedition cruising and the only home-grown polar exploration specialist in Australia, Aurora Expeditions, launched its 2020-2021...
January 19, 2019
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Aurora Expeditions Announces Greg Mortimer's Inaugural Polar Season
Australia’s leading expedition cruise company, Aurora Expeditions, announced the inaugural 2019-2020 polar season of its new world-class...
March 4, 2018
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Aurora Expeditions Names Newbuild Greg Mortimer
Polar adventure cruise line Aurora Expeditions is to christen its first purpose-built, ice-class expedition vessel Greg Mortimer to honour company...
November 26, 2017
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Aurora Expeditions Celebrates 25 Years in Antarctica
The southern hemisphere summer season 2017 marks a quarter of a century since cruise line Aurora Expeditions took a small group of adventurers on an...
July 30, 2017
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Aurora Expeditions Unveils World-Class Expedition Newbuild
Australia’s leading polar adventure cruise company, Aurora Expeditions, announced the delivery of its first new, purpose-built, expedition ship...
May 16, 2017
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