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SunStone Finds Home for 4th Vessel

The Fourth in SunStone’s ambitious newbuilding plan is headed to Vantage Cruise Line. SunStone, the Miami based technical manager, have announced that Vantage Cruise Line will long term time charter and operate the fourth in their Infinity-class of expedition vessels. She’ll…

American Queen Steamboat Company Acquires Victory Cruise Lines And Adds Newbuild

American Queen Steamboat Company has agreed to acquire Victory Cruise Lines. Victory started up in 2016 with the Victory I (ex- Cape May Light, Sea Voyager, St Laurent) and Victory II (ex-Cape Cod Light, Sea Discoverer). The former they acquired from…

A Steel Cutting and Keel Laying For Expedition Ships

This weekend saw the keel laying of the new Lindblad ship and the steel cutting for SunStone’s new ship. At an event in CRIST shipyard in Gdynia, Poland, the yard placed the bottom block of what will become the National Geographic…