{"id":27115,"date":"2023-01-26T21:38:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T21:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/26\/ocean-albatros-completes-sea-trials-in-china-cruise-industry-news\/"},"modified":"2023-01-26T21:38:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T21:38:40","slug":"ocean-albatros-completes-sea-trials-in-china-cruise-industry-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/26\/ocean-albatros-completes-sea-trials-in-china-cruise-industry-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean Albatros Completes Sea Trials in China &#8211; Cruise Industry News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Being constructed for SunStone Ships in China, the brand new Ocean Albatros efficiently accomplished its first set of sea trials on Jan. 19.<\/p>\n<p>Scheduled for a Q1 supply, the purpose-designed expedition vessel is now in remaining levels of development on the China Merchants Heavy Industries shipyard in Haimen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cruiseindustrynews.com\/cruise-news\/2022\/10\/sunstone-takes-delivery-of-ocean-odyssey-and-sylvia-earle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Following the Ocean Odyssey and the Sylvia Earle<\/a>, the Ocean Albatros is ready to grow to be the sixth vessel in SunStone\u2019s Infinity Class.<\/p>\n<p>Created in partnership with Ulstein, the sequence of 8,000-ton vessels was custom-designed to discover distant and polar locations.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to ice-resistant hulls, the ships within the class launched new applied sciences, together with the X-Bow, which is alleged to enhance effectivity and stability, and a system of zero-speed stabilizer, which might preserve the vessels secure even whereas at anchor.<\/p>\n<p>To be operated by Albatros Expeditions underneath a long-term constitution settlement, the Ocean Albatros is ready to kick off its inaugural cruise in June.<\/p>\n<p>Replacing the 1985-built Ocean Atlantic, the newbuild will sail for the European expedition model on a year-round foundation, working in each the Arctic and Antarctica.<\/p>\n<p>For its maiden season, the Ocean Albatros sails within the Northern Hemisphere, providing exploration cruises to Svalbard, Jan Mayen, Greenland, Iceland, the Northwest Passage and extra.<\/p>\n<p>After repositioning to Antarctica in November, the 186-guest ship is ready to spend the 2023-2024 winter providing expedition cruises to Antarctica Peninsula, the South Shetland Islands, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, the Weddell Sea and extra.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Albatros, <a href=\"https:\/\/cruiseindustrynews.com\/cruise-news\/2023\/01\/sunstone-inks-deal-for-new-expedition-cruise-ship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a seventh Infinity-Class expedition ship is ready to enter service in 2025<\/a>. The just lately ordered vessel would be the remaining within the sequence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Being constructed for SunStone Ships in China, the brand new Ocean Albatros efficiently accomplished its first set of sea trials on Jan. 19. Scheduled for a Q1 supply, the purpose-designed expedition vessel is now in remaining levels of development on the China Merchants Heavy Industries shipyard in Haimen. 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