SunStone Ships have taken delivery of Ocean Victory from the CMHI shipyard in China.

“The Ocean Victory’ is one of six cruise vessels being constructed for SunStone Ships. All have been based on the CX103 design by Ulstein Design & Solutions,” the Norwgian company said in a statement.

The ship will be operated by Victory Cruise Lines for the summer season and Albatros Expeditions for the winter season.

After the sea trial of the vessel, Albatros Expeditions announced record-low emissions per passenger.

The President at Albatros Expeditions, Hans Lagerweij, has followed the construction progress closely and he is looking forward to the Antarctica season.

“Our first sailing is on the 26th of November, a fully sold-out one looking at a sun-eclipse between Antarctica and South Georgia. I expect our guests to be thrilled by the comfort and facilities, while at the same time still having the cosiness and compactness of the small expedition cruise vessels that started our industry,” he said in a statement.

“The ship is easy to find your way around, and it will be an excellent place to make new international friends. Finally, I am expecting our guests to be extremely happy about the performance and stability of the X-BOW on the Drake passage, a challenge we have to cross on the way to Antarctica,” he noted.