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The Australian cruise
company Orion Expedition Cruises was founded by Sarina
Bratton in 2004 and began cruising operations in March
2005 with the repositioning cruise of the MV Orion from
Papeete, Tahiti in French Polynesia to Sydney,
Australia. Since then Orion Expedition Cruises has been
operating Australian-based expedition-style cruises in
areas as diverse as the Antarctic continent to
Australian coast, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the
Solomon Islands. MV Orion is a purpose built luxury
expedition vessel designed to access the inaccessible.
The ship combines the best and the latest in design with
maritime and environmental technology, comfort and
casual elegance. From the ice-strengthened hull to the
superb cuisine, MV Orion offers expedition cruising at
its best. MV Orion is designed to be fully self
contained for up to 22 days at sea and meets the
strictest requirements for marine management established
by the International Association of Antarctic Tour
Operators. Orion Expedition Cruises announced that will
charter for a long term a second all-suite luxury
special expedition ship which will be joining the
company's fleet in 2011. Currently operated by the New
York based Travel Dynamics International, MV Clelia II
(originally launched in late 1990 as Renaissance Four of
Renaissance Cruises) will be renamed Orion II after she
joins the Orion Expedition Cruises. Orion II will focus
on Southeast Asia and Far East expedition cruises,
visiting Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Borneo and Japan.
Like the MV Orion, the vessel has an ice-strengthened
hull for sailings in Antarctica.
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Cruise ships and itineraries:
MV Orion:
Bahamas registry, built 2003, 4,000 gross tons, 106
passengers, 75 crew members.
Itineraries: Antarctica, New Zealand, Papua New
Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands,
Western Australia, Southeastern Australia out of
Auckland, Dunedin - New Zealand; Cairns, Darwin,
Broome, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, - Australia. |
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MV Orion II (formerly
Renaissance Four, currently Clelia II, joining Orion
Expedition Cruises in early 2011):
Malta registry,
built 1990, 4,260 gross tons, 100 passengers, 70
crew members.
Itineraries: Southeast Asia, Far East and Antarctica
expedition cruises. |
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