On 5 September 2019, the CMHI yard, China, carried out the keel laying ceremony for the 'Ocean Victory' and the steel cutting ceremony for the 'Ocean Explorer' newbuilds.
The expedition cruise vessels are under construction for U.S. based SunStone Ships and have been designed by Ulstein Design & Solutions. SunStone Ships has placed a ship construction order of up to ten expedition cruise vessels in their INFINITY Class series at the CMHI yard, of which the Ocean Victory is number 3, and the Ocean Explorer is number 4, respectively.
The first vessel in the series, the ‘Greg Mortimer’, is getting prepared for her naming ceremony on 6 September.
PHOTO: Commercial director in Ulstein Design & Solutions, Lars Ståle Skoge (left), at the steel cutting ceremony on the Ocean Explorer.