m/v Ortelius
Aurora Australis Aurora Borealis Oceanwide Expeditions Expedition Ship
Ortelius was originally the Marina Svetaeva. Built in Gdynia, Poland in 1989, it served as a special-purpose vessel for the Russian Academy of Science. Later, it was re-flagged and renamed after the Dutch/Flemish cartographer Abraham Ortelius (1527–1598), who in 1570 published the first modern world atlas: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum or Theater of the World. At that time, his atlas was the most expensive book ever printed. Ortelius is classified by Lloyd’s Register in London and flies the Dutch flag.
Upcoming departures on the expedition ship m/v Ortelius
| 03.11.2026 - 15.11.2026 ( in 27 days) | Active & Adventure Trip Antarctic Basecamp | 13 days from €9.600,- | |
| 15.11.2026 - 25.11.2026 ( in 39 days) | Weddell Sea - In Search of the Emperor Penguin (incl. Helicopter) | 11 days from €12.700,- | |
| 25.11.2026 - 05.12.2026 ( in 49 days) | Weddell Sea - In Search of the Emperor Penguin (incl. Helicopter) 10% Advantage | 11 days from €11.450,- | |
| 05.12.2026 - 15.12.2026 ( in 59 days) | Weddell Sea - In Search of the Emperor Penguin (incl. Helicopter) 10% Advantage | 11 days from €11.450,- | |
| 15.12.2026 - 27.12.2026 ( in 69 days) | Active & Adventure Trip Antarctic Basecamp | 13 days from €9.600,- | |
| 27.12.2026 - 14.01.2027 ( in 81 days) | Falkland Islands – South Georgia – Antarctic Peninsula | 19 days from €14.250,- | |
| 14.01.2027 - 07.02.2027 ( in 99 days) | Bellingshausen Sea, Peter I Island & Ellsworth Land, incl. Helicopter 20% Advantage | 25 days from €18.550,- | |
| 07.02.2027 - 06.03.2027 ( in 123 days) | Remote Weddell Sea Explorer – including helicopter 20% Advantage | 28 days from €20.900,- | |
| 06.03.2027 - 18.03.2027 ( in 150 days) | Antarctica - Polar Circle - Deep South Discovery voyage | 13 days from €10.400,- | |
| 18.03.2027 - 28.03.2027 ( in 162 days) | Antarctica - Discovery and Learning Journey | 11 days from €7.350,- | |
| 31.05.2027 - 09.06.2027 ( in 236 days) | Arctic Ocean - Jan Mayen, Ice Edge, Spitsbergen, Birdwatching | 10 days from €3.000,- | |
| 09.06.2027 - 16.06.2027 ( in 245 days) | Discovery trip to North Spitsbergen - Polar bear special | 8 days from €4.350,- | |
| 16.06.2027 - 23.06.2027 ( in 252 days) | Discovery trip to North Spitsbergen - Polar bear special | 8 days from €4.350,- | |
| 23.06.2027 - 30.06.2027 ( in 259 days) | North Spitsbergen Basecamp - Kayaking, Snowshoeing, Hiking & Photo Workshop | 8 days from €4.350,- | |
| 30.06.2027 - 05.07.2027 ( in 266 days) | A Taste of North Spitsbergen – Compact Arctic Adventure | 6 days from €2.950,- | |
| 05.07.2027 - 10.07.2027 ( in 271 days) | A Taste of North Spitsbergen – Compact Arctic Adventure | 6 days from €2.950,- | |
| 10.07.2027 - 19.07.2027 ( in 276 days) | South Spitsbergen Explorer & Bear Island | 10 days from €5.700,- | |
| 19.07.2027 - 28.07.2027 ( in 285 days) | Svalbard circumnavigation - In the realm of the polar bears | 10 days from €5.700,- | |
| 28.07.2027 - 06.08.2027 ( in 294 days) | Svalbard circumnavigation - In the realm of the polar bears | 10 days from €5.700,- | |
| 15.08.2027 - 24.08.2027 ( in 312 days) | Spitsbergen Circumnavigation including Nordaustlandet | 10 days from €5.700,- | |
| 24.08.2027 - 06.09.2027 ( in 321 days) | Spitsbergen - Northeast Greenland - Scoresby Sund | 14 days from €7.550,- | |
| 06.09.2027 - 19.09.2027 ( in 334 days) | Northeast Greenland Extreme - Aurora Borealis & Long Hikes | 14 days from €7.550,- | |
| 30.10.2027 - 09.11.2027 ( in 388 days) | Falkland Islands – South Georgia – Antarctic Peninsula | 11 days from €8.600,- | |
| 09.11.2027 - 19.11.2027 ( in 398 days) | Weddell Sea - In Search of the Emperor Penguin (incl. Helicopter) | 11 days from €13.350,- | |
| 29.11.2027 - 09.12.2027 ( in 418 days) | Weddell Sea - In Search of the Emperor Penguin (incl. Helicopter) | 11 days from €13.350,- | |
| 09.12.2027 - 19.12.2027 ( in 428 days) | Antarctica - Discovery and Learning Journey | 11 days from €9.550,- | |
| 19.12.2027 - 06.01.2028 ( in 438 days) | Falkland Islands – South Georgia – Antarctic Peninsula | 19 days from €16.550,- | |
| 06.01.2028 - 24.01.2028 ( in 456 days) | Falkland Islands – South Georgia – Antarctic Peninsula | 19 days from €16.550,- | |
| 24.01.2028 - 05.02.2028 ( in 474 days) | Active & Adventure Trip Antarctic Basecamp | 13 days from €11.500,- | |
| 05.02.2028 - 15.02.2028 ( in 486 days) | Antarctica - Discovery and Learning Journey | 11 days from €9.550,- | |
| 15.02.2028 - 27.02.2028 ( in 496 days) | Weddell Sea - Basecamp | 13 days from €11.500,- | |
| 11.03.2028 - 23.03.2028 ( in 521 days) | Antarctica - Polar Circle - Deep South Discovery voyage | 13 days from €10.900,- | |
| 23.03.2028 - 02.04.2028 ( in 533 days) | Antarctica - Whale Watching | 11 days from €8.300,- |
m/v Ortelius: Pictures & Impressions
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