Florida-headquartered expedition cruise ship owner SunStone Ships, part of SunStone Maritime Group, has welcomed with open arms the seventh and final Infinity Class series unit, the Douglas Mawson.
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As disclosed, the cruise vessel was handed over in Haimen, China, by China Merchants Heavy Industries (CMHI) on September 9. The newbuilding was named after Australian geologist and Antarctic explorer whose work is considered essential to the study of the polar regions.
Now that it has been delivered, the 104-meter-long and 18.40-meter-wide Douglas Mawson is set to go on a long-term charter with Australia’s cruise company Aurora Expeditions. It is the third ship to join Aurora Expedition’s fleet, following Greg Mortimer and Sylvia Earle.
As informed, SunStone Ships’ latest addition is the fruit born out of