The Ocean Diamond is completing its 50th anniversary this year. Originally built as a ro-ro carrier, the expedition ship was launched in 1973 as the Begonia. After over a decade in service for its original owners, the vessel was sold in the mid-1980s. A few years later, in a major…
US-based expedition cruise shipowner SunStone Ships, a subsidiary of SunStone Maritime Group, has taken delivery of the sixth Infinity-class expedition cruise ship.
US-based expedition cruise ship owner SunStone Ships, a subsidiary of SunStone Maritime Group, has signed a contract for the construction of the seventh Infinity-class eco-friendly expedition cruise ship.
Being built for SunStone Ships in China, the new Ocean Albatros successfully completed its first set of sea trials on Jan. 19. Scheduled for a Q1 delivery, the purpose-designed expedition vessel is now in final stages of construction at the China Merchants Heavy Industries shipyard in Haimen. Following the Ocean…