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A christening ceremony for Lindblad-Expeditions’ first purpose-built expedition ship in 50 years was held in Reykjavik, Iceland ahead of the vessel’s inaugural sailing last week. National Geographic Endurance was the first-ever ship to be christened in Reykjavik Harbour.

Victory Cruise Lines is adding a fourth vessel to its fleet of ships, to be delivered in September 2022. The cruise line is a division of American Queen Steamboat Company.

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].

Lindblad Expeditions has signed an agreement with Norwegian shipbuilder and ship designer Ulstein to build a new polar vessel, expanding the line’s National Geographic polar fleet to four ships.

At just 104 metres long, and eight decks high, the ship is named after the Aussie mountaineer and Aurora Expeditions co-founder. It’ll carry only 120 passengers to the polar regions in luxury and style.