M/V Ortelius

Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctic Circle, South Shetland Islands, Weddell Sea, Ross Sea, South Georgia and Falkland Islands
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M/V Ortelius

The ice-strengthened vessel “Ortelius” is an excellent vessel for Polar expedition cruises in the Arctic and Antarctica, providing us with possibilities to adventure remote locations such as the Ross Sea and Franz Josef Land.

“Ortelius” was built in Gdynia, Poland in 1989, was named “Marina Svetaeva”, and served as a special purpose vessel for the Russian Academy of Science. The vessel is re-flagged and renamed “Ortelius”. As Plancius, Ortelius was a Dutch / Flemish cartographer. Abraham Ortelius (1527 – 1598) published the first modern world atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum or Theatre of the World in 1570. At that time, the atlas was the most expensive book ever printed.

The vessel has the highest ice-class notation (UL1 equivalent to 1A) and is therefore very suitable to navigate in solid one-year sea ice and loose multi-year pack ice. “Ortelius” is a great expedition vessel for 100 passengers with lots of open-deck spaces and a very large bridge which is accessible to the passengers. The vessel is manned by 34 highly experienced Russian nautical crew, 15 international catering staff, including stewardesses, 6 expedition staff (1 expedition leader and 5 guides/lecturers) and 1 doctor.

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Oct 25, 2021
19 nights / 20 days
from US$12,600
Nov 14, 2021
10 nights / 11 days
from US$11,300
Jan 3, 2022
10 nights / 11 days
from US$8,050
Jan 13, 2022
33 nights / 34 days
from US$27,400
Feb 16, 2022
31 nights / 32 days
from US$27,400
Dec 17, 2022
18 nights / 19 days
from US$14,250
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