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Passengers to sue Aurora Expeditions after claims they were “forced to sail”

Passengers on the Australian owned adventure ship, Greg Mortimer, are set to launch a class action after 128 people became infected with COVID-19. Sydney-based Aurora Expeditions has been accused in a statement of claim, of […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . May 14 2020
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Rescued from hell – Greg Mortimer passengers expected to leave ship for $15,000 flights home

Some 112 Australian and New Zealand passengers, who have endured days on an adventure ship off the stormy coast of South America, have been allowed off in Uruguay. The Greg Mortimer was brought alongside at […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 8 2020
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“We’re sitting ducks” say Aussies on adventure ship in Uruguay

Close to a hundred Australians stuck on MV Greg Mortimer, an expedition cruise ship off Uruguay may be “sitting ducks” as fears of coronavirus outbreak spread. Already one passenger has been tested positive to COVID-19 […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Apr 3 2020
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The ultimate list of Polar cruise deals to book now and explore later

Ice expedition cruising has been one of the fastest growing travel sectors in years. It has come in leaps and bounds, with thousands more cruisers heading to the polar regions. There are an increasing number […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 27 2020
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Antarctica the new hot spot with Aurora’s ships already selling out

Australian expedition line Aurora has a new ship – but already, some of its journeys to the polar regions are sold out. The Sylvia Earle joins the Greg Mortimer for the 2021/22 season of journeys […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Jan 16 2020
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Aurora Expeditions announces launch of second X-BOW ship

Adventure cruise line Aurora Expeditions announced it will be launching its second expedition ship, the Sylvia Earle on October 21. She’ll be able to accommodate 126 passengers and she will be the second in the […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jan 7 2020
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Has this ship found the answer to sea sickness?

If cruising to the Antarctic has always been top of your bucket list but you dread battling the stomach-churning high seas of the Drake Passage, then Aurora Expeditions may be your answer. The line has […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Nov 7 2019
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Aurora Expeditions christens innovative ship Greg Mortimer

Aurora Expeditions has christened its latest innovative ship, Greg Mortimer, in a ceremony set against the snow-capped mountains of Ushuaia in Argentina. Godmother to the ship, Margaret Mortimer, smashed a ceremonial piece of Antarctic ice […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Nov 2 2019
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You’re Invited! FREE Aurora Expeditions Seminar – Meet an Expedition Guide

The Cruise Traveller team in conjunction with Aurora Expeditions, invite you and your friends to a FREE upcoming information event to be held in Sydney CBD on Wednesday May 16. Learn all about Aurora Expeditions, […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 27 2018
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New high-tech Australian expedition ship opens bookings

It’s an Australian-first design built by an Australian line. Even its name comes from the Aussie founder of Aurora Expeditions. But Greg Mortimer, whose moniker adorns the bows of the $80 million expedition ship which […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Jan 23 2018
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Aurora Expeditions – Celebrating a Quarter of a Century

A message from our friends at Aurora Expeditions: It’s been 25 years since Aurora Expeditions’ co-founders, Greg and Margaret Mortimer first started taking small groups of friends and keen travellers to Antarctica. Aboard small, ice-strengthened […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jul 6 2017
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Weekly roundup 19/05/17: Aurora announces new ship; Newcastle gets an upgrade and HAL’s bookings for Nieuw Statendam

New expedition vessel for Aurora One of Australia’s favourite adventure companies, Aurora Expeditions announced it would be building its first new expedition ship. The line has released images of its first custom-designed ship which will […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . May 19 2017