Recent Stories On SunStone In The Media

Updated:  April 2023

2023

Apr 20, 2023; Cruise Industry News: SunStone Takes Delivery of Ocean Albatros
Apr 18, 2023; Cruise Industry News: At the Helm of the Ocean Explorer
Apr 3, 2023; Riviera: SunStone Unveils Boundless Design
Mar 14, 2023; Cruise & Ferry Review: Interview: Refined Exploration
Feb 17, 2023; Cruise Business: Ulstein Captures its 7th Ship Design Contract for SunStone
Jan 10, 2023; Riviera: SunStone Ships Launches Boundless Class

2022

Nov 23, 2022; Passenger Ship Interior & Refurbishment Review 2022/2023: SunStone Ships' New Cruise Vessels: Interiors Revealed
Nov 2, 2022; Cruise Business Magazine: SunStone Ships Updates on Boundless Class Project
Oct 26, 2022; Cruise Industry News: SunStone Takes Delivery of Ocean Odyssey and Sylvia Earle
Sep 22, 2022; Cruise Industry News: SunStone's Ocean Albatros Launched in China
September 2, 2022; World Cruise Industry Review 2022: Sailing Towards Sunnier Horizons Post-Covid
August 23, 2022; Cruise & Ferry Autumn/Winter 2022: Bouncing Back to Success
May 6, 2022; Seatrade Cruise News: SunStone Plans Next-Gen Ships
April 8, 2022; World Cruise Industry Review: A Return To Enabling Exploration
March 25, 2022; Cruise&Ferry Review: SunStone Returning To Exploration
March 6, 2022; Cruise Industry News: SunStone, CMI Step Up To Help Ukrainian Crew And Families
January 28, 2022; Shippax: SunStone Ships Announced Keel Laying Ceremony On Sixth Infinity Class Vessel
January 24, 2022; Cruise Industry News: Keel Laid For SunStone’s Ocean Albatros

2021

December 15, 2021; Passenger Ship Interior & Refurbishment Review 2021/2022: SunStone’s Ocean Explorer Boosting Panoramas
November 2021; CruiseTimes eNewsletter, Issue 1: SunStone’s Boundless Class Project Moves Ahead
November 10, 2021; Cruise Industry News: New Ocean Odyssey Launched For SunStone Ships in China
October 28, 2021; Cruise Industry News: Vantage Christens First Ocean-Going Ship, Ocean Explorer
October 27, 2021; Cruise Industry News: Poseidon Expeditions’ Sea Spirit To Sail To Antarctica From Dec. 20
October 26, 2021; Cruise Industry News: Aurora Expeditions To Resume Operations In Antarctica
October, 2021; Cruise&Ferry Review, Autumn/Winter 2021: Forging Ahead
October 26, 2021; Boston.com: A Look Inside The New Luxury Cruise Ship Christened In Boston This Week
October 23, 2021; Cruise Industry News: Inside The Ocean Victory Expedition Cruise Vessel
October 14, 2021; Postandcourier.com: Ship’s Stop In Charleston Harbour A Sign Cruise Industry Ready For Comeback
October, 2021; Seatrade Cruise News: Ocean Victory Delivered, Heading To Antarctica For Albatros
October 16, 2021; Cruise Industry News: SunStone’s Ocean Victory Has Been Delivered
May, 2021; Cruise Industry News 2021 Expedition Market Report: Three New Ships In 2021
September 28, 2021; World Cruise Industry Review, 2021 Volume 2: Infinity And Beyond
July 14, 2021; Cruise Industry News: SunStone’s New Ocean Explorer Delivered
May 25, 2021; Cruise&Ferry: How SunStone Ships Is Building Towards The Future
April 6, 2021; Cruise Industry News: SunStone Launches Sylvia Earle In China, Keel Laid For Ocean Odyssey
April 6, 2021; Seatrade Cruise News: Ocean Odyssey Keel Laid, Sylvia Earle Launched In China
March 29, 2021; Søfart: Danish Cruise Veteran Builds Ships For Albatros (Article In Danish)
March 10, 2021; Riviera News: SunStone Ships: The Achievements Behind Its Latest Newbuilds
February 19, 2021; Riviera News: SunStone Ships Conducts Sea Trials For New Expedition Vessels
February 15, 2021; Cruise&Ferry: SunStone Ships’ Infinity Class Vessels Successfully Complete Sea Trials
February 12, 2021; Cruise Industry News: Two New SunStone Ships Complete Sea Trials
February 8, 2021; Ulstein.com News: Successful Sea Trials Of Expedition Cruise Vessels
February 2021; Ulstein.com News: SunStone’s Chinese Built Cruise Vessels

​2020

November 16, 2020; Cruise Industry News: Tomas Tillberg Designed Sylvia Earle Interiors Revealed
November 12, 2020; Cruise Industry News: Aurora’s New Expedition Ship Sylvia Earle, Unveiled
November, 2020; World Cruise Industry Review, 2020 Volume 2: Eyes On The Horizon
October 20, 2020; Riviera: Infinity Class Cruise Ships: Smoother Sailing, Deeper Exploration
August 28, 2020; Cruise Industry News: Six New SunStone Expedition Cruise Ships Continue To Make Progress In China
August 18, 2020; Offshore Energy: Ocean Explorer Launched In China
July 17, 2020; Ulstein.com News: Keel Laying For The Sylvia Earle Cruise Vessel
March 21, 2020; Cruise Industry News: SunStone’s Ocean Victory Launched In China
January, 2020; CruiseBusiness.com Magazine, Winter 2020: Greg Mortimer Emerges From China
January 6, 2020; Cruise Industry News: Aurora Confirms Second SunStone Newbuild; Named Sylvia Earle

2019

November 1, 2019; Cruise Industry News: Aurora Expeditions Christens Greg Mortimer
October, 2019; World Cruise Industry Review, 2019 Volume 1: Infinity And Beyond 
September 18, 2019; Cruise Industry News: SunStone Marks Milestones For Two More Expedition Ships
September 11, 2019; CruiseBusiness Magazine: SunStone’s China-built Greg Mortimer Delivered 24 Days Ahead Of Schedule
September 11, 2019; Cruise Industry News: “Quality Will Not Go Unnoticed” On China-Built Greg Mortimer
September 6, 2019; Cruise Industry News: Greg Mortimer Delivered In China
August, 2019; Cruise Industry News Quarterly Magazine, Summer 2019: 10 Ships, Big Plans
July 2019; Riviera; SunStone Ships: Revolutionising Chinese Cruise Construction
June 2019; Riviera: First Chinese-Built Cruise Ships: Paving The Way For The Industry
May 2019; Cruise Industry News: Albatros Expeditions Confirms Second New-build
May 2019; Cruise Business.com Magazine: Silver Discoverer Sold - Two Ships Available For Sale/Charter From SunStone
May 2019; Cruise Industry News: CroisiEurope Acquires Silver Discoverer
April 2019; Ulstein Design & Solutions AS: SunStone Firms Up Number Six
April, 2019; International Cruise & Ferry Review, Spring/Summer 2019: Growing In A Niche Market
April, 2019; Cruise Industry News: SunStone Inks Deal For Sixth Newbuild
March, 2019; Cruise Industry News: SunStone “Extremely Pleased” With Newbuild Program
March, 2019; Travel weekly: Vantage Cruise Lines Confirms A Second SunStone Newbuild, Ocean Odyssey
March, 2019; Cruise Industry News: Vantage Cruise Lines Confirms SunStone Newbuild, Ocean Explorer
March, 2019; World Maritime News: CMHI Launches SunStone’s First Polar Vessel And Cuts Steel For Third Infinity Vessel

2018

November, 2018; Passenger Ship Interior & Refurbishment Review: A “New Frontier” For Cruise Design
November, 2018; Riviera: Bridging Chinese Shipyard Knowledge Gap
November, 2018; International Cruise & Ferry Review, Spring/Summer 2018: ​The Rise Of The Expedition Cruise Market
November, 2018; Inside Marine: One Stop For Adventure In The Fast Expanding Expedition Cruise Sector
November 2, 2018; TradeWinds: CMI Chief Prepares For Delivery Of China-Built Cruise Ships
November 13, 2018; Cruise Industry News: SunStone Confirms Two More Infinity Class Expedition Vessels
November 9, 2018; Seatrade Cruise News: SunStone’s Third Newbuild Will Sail For Victory Cruise Lines And Albatros
October 25, 2018; Seatrade Cruise News: Aurora Expeditions Confirms It’s Getting A Second New Ship
September/October 2018; World of Cruising: Be A Polar Explorer Onboard Greg Mortimer 
Fall 2018; Cruise Industry News Quarterly Magazine: Designing The Future
August 3, 2018; TradeWinds: LNG Gaining Momentum As Fuel For Cruiseships
August, 2018; International Cruise & Ferry Review, Autumn/Winter: Enabling Quality Expeditions
August 30, 2018; Riviera: SunStone To Open Floodgates For Cruise Ship Building In China 
August, 2018; Business Cruise Review: Keel Laying For The First Infinity Class Vessel, Greg Mortimer
August 10, 2018; Passenger Ship Technology: SunStone Ships Unveils Energy Efficiency Of Newbuilds
July 17, 2018; The Hin Group: Expedition Cruise Ships - A “Revolution” In Shipbuilding 
June 26, 2018; Cruise Industry News: SunStone Lays Keel For Greg Mortimer Expedition Ship
June 21, 2018; Trade Winds: Rivals See Positives In Royal Caribbean’s $1bn Expedition
June 20, 2018; Marine Link: Cruise Ship Construction: China Rising
June 18, 2018; Cruise Industry News: Aurora Expeditions Tripling Capacity
June 14, 2018; Ulstein: Keel Laid for “Greg Mortimer” Expedition Cruise Vessel 
June 13, 2018; Cruise Industry News: Aurora Expeditions Announces Final Season For Polar Pioneer
June 6, 2018; Shippax: SunStone Ships Firms Up On Third Infinity Class Vessel In China
June 6, 2018; Riviera: SunStone Finalises Contract For Third Infinity Ship
June 6, 2018; Marine Log: SunStone Inks Shipbuilding Contract For Third Expedition Cruise Ship
June 5, 2018; Seatrade Cruise News: SunStone Contracts Third China Newbuild, Ocean Victory
June 5, 2018; Cruise Industry News: SunStone Firms Up Third Expedition Newbuild
May 1, 2018; Cruise & Ferry: SunStone Ships Moves Ahead With Infinity Class Newbuilds
April 27, 2018; Riviera: “Aggressive” Delivery Schedule On Back Of “Accelerated Demand”
April 26, 2018; Seatrade Cruise News: SunStone Signs For Second Infinity Newbuild In China
April 26, 2018; Cruise Industry News: SunStone Firms Up More Expedition Ships Citing Demand
March 2, 2018; Trade Winds: Expedition Tonnage Flourishes As Passengers Warms To Polar Regions
January 2018; Company Insight: Four New Expedition Ships To Set Sail For SunStone

2017

March 2017; Cruise Industry News: SunStone To Build Up To10 Expedition Ships In China
January 2017; Cruise Business Review: Tough Conditions, Long Voyages Set High Demands On Expedition Ships