Ortelius

Ship Highlights
• Passengers : 106

The ice-strengthened vessel “Ortelius” is an excellent vessel for Polar expedition cruises in the Arctic and Antarctica, providing us with possibilities to adventure remote locations such as the Ross Sea and Franz Josef Land.

“Ortelius” was built in Gdynia, Poland in 1989, was named “Marina Svetaeva”, and served as a special purpose vessel for the Russian Academy of Science. The vessel is re-flagged and renamed “Ortelius”. As Plancius, Ortelius was a Dutch / Flemish cartographer. Abraham Ortelius (1527 – 1598) published the first modern world atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum or Theatre of the World in 1570. At that time, the atlas was the most expensive book ever printed.

The vessel has the highest ice-class notation (UL1 equivalent to 1A) and is therefore very suitable to navigate in solid one-year sea ice and loose multi-year pack ice. “Ortelius” is a great expedition vessel for 100 passengers with lots of open-deck spaces and a very large bridge which is accessible to the passengers. The vessel is manned by 34 highly experienced Russian nautical crew, 15 international catering staff, including stewardesses, 6 expedition staff (1 expedition leader and 5 guides/lecturers) and 1 doctor.

”Ortelius” offers a comfortable hotel standard, with two restaurants, a bar/lecture room and a sauna. Voyages are primarily developed to offer our passengers a quality exploratory wildlife program, trying to spend as much time ashore as possible. As the number of passengers is limited to approximately 100 on the “Ortelius”, flexibility assures maximum wildlife opportunities.

The vessel offers basic but comfortable cabins and public spaces. The cabin lay-out is as follows: 5 quadruple cabins with bunk beds and private facilities (these can also be used as triple or twin cabins); 23 twin cabins with portholes, private toilet and shower and 2 single lower berths; 10 twin cabins with windows, private toilet and shower and 2 single lower berths; 6 superior cabins with double beds, private toilet and shower and a separate day room, and 1 suite with a double bed, private toilet and shower and a separate day room. All cabins are spacious outside cabins with a minimum of two portholes or windows per cabin.

• Length: 91.25 meters
  
• Breadth: 17.61 meters
  
• Draft: 5.8 meters
  
• Ice class: UL1 (equivalent to 1A)
  
• Displacement: 4575 tons
  
• Engines: 6 ZL 40/48 SULZER
  
• Speed: 12 knots (14.3 knots max)
  
• Passengers: 106 in 45 cabins

Antarctica (cruises)from:$5,250

Itinerary	Days	Dates	Destinations
South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands & ...	23	Novshow dates South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands & the Antarctic Peninsula Nov 1–23, 2013	Antarctica: Deception Island Antarctica, Drake Passage, Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands, Weddell Sea
Weddell Sea - Emperor Penguin Voyage	11	Nov, Decshow dates Weddell Sea - Emperor Penguin Voyage Nov 23–Dec 3, 2013 Dec 3–13, 2013	Antarctica: Antarctic Peninsula, Drake Passage, Weddell Sea
Falkland Islands - South Georgia - ...	20	Jan, Febshow dates Falkland Islands - South Georgia - Antarctic Peninsula Jan 16–Feb 4, 2014 Feb 13–Mar 4, 2014	Antarctica: Antarctic Peninsula, Drake Passage, Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Orkney Islands, Weddell Sea
Antarctic Peninsula	11	Feb, Marshow dates Antarctic Peninsula Feb 3–13, 2014 Mar 15–25, 2014	Antarctica: Antarctic Peninsula, Drake Passage, South Shetland Islands
Antarctic Peninsula - Basecamp Ortelius	12	Marshow dates Antarctic Peninsula - Basecamp Ortelius Mar 4–15, 2014	Antarctica: Antarctic Peninsula, Drake Passage, South Shetland Islands

Arctic (cruises)from:$1,900

Itinerary	Days	Dates	Destinations
Whale Safari - Fair Isle - Jan Mayen - ...	12	May, Junshow dates Whale Safari - Fair Isle - Jan Mayen - Spitsbergen Jun 6–17, 2013 May 28–Jun 8, 2014	Arctic: Jan Mayen, Svalbard
Whale Safari - Fair Isle - Jan Mayen - ...	10	May, Junshow dates Whale Safari - Fair Isle - Jan Mayen - Spitsbergen Jun 8–17, 2013 May 30–Jun 8, 2014	Arctic: Jan Mayen, Svalbard
North Spitsbergen Polar Bear Special	8	Jun, Augshow dates North Spitsbergen Polar Bear Special Jun 17–24, 2013 Jun 8–15, 2014 Jun 16–23, 2014 Jun 23–30, 2014 Aug 24–31, 2014	Arctic: Svalbard
Around Spitsbergen	10	Jul, Augshow dates Around Spitsbergen Jul 17–26, 2013 Jul 26–Aug 4, 2013 Aug 4–13, 2013 Jul 9–18, 2014 Jul 18–27, 2014 Jul 27–Aug 5, 2014 Aug 5–14, 2014	Arctic: Svalbard
Around Spitsbergen with Kvitøya	11	Augshow dates Around Spitsbergen with Kvitøya Aug 13–23, 2013 Aug 14–24, 2014	Arctic: Svalbard
Northeast Greenland	13	Augshow dates Northeast Greenland Aug 23–Sep 4, 2013 Aug 31–Sep 12, 2014	Arctic: Svalbard
East Greenland, Scoresby Sund & ...	8	Sepshow dates East Greenland, Scoresby Sund & Basecamp Ortelius Sep 12–19, 2014	Arctic: Cape Hofmann Halvø, Danmarkso, Denmark Strait, Itoqqortoormitt, Scoresby Land, Sydkap, Volquart Boons Coast