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On September 5th, 2019, we were pleased to take delivery of the first vessel in the Infinity Class, the M.V. “Greg Mortimer.” This day was long in the making, the result of literally millions of man hours in design, engineering and fabrication. With great anticipation the vessel was christened on September 5th, 2019 to an…

It is with great excitement and pleasure that we can announce the signing of new building orders. Detailed negotiations began early in the year after SunStone had been in contact with more than 60 shipyards worldwide. The field narrowed down to four yards and after many meetings and lengthy negotiations, a Letter of Intent was…

The first six months of 2017 turned out to be very exciting for SunStone; the most important event being the signing of a new building contract with China Merchants Industry Holdings to build four expedition vessels with options for an additional six ships. As most of you might know, for quite a number of years ISP and SunStone have been working…

Aurora Expeditions, Australia’s leading polar adventure cruising company, has today announced the delivery of its first brand new, purpose-built, expedition vessel. With 25 years’ experience in expedition cruising to Antarctica and the Arctic, Aurora Expeditions has worked closely with US-based ship builders SunStone Ships Inc. to create a custom-designed ship that remains true to the…

The first quarter of the year ended with a monumental bang for SunStone when the Company realized the start of its new building project with the signing of a ship building contract with China Merchants Industry Holdings Co., Ltd. for the INFINITY series of expedition vessels. During the week of the annual Cruise Shipping Conference in…