MICHAEL Heath and the Aurora Expeditions team recently christened their third ship, Douglas Mawson, at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney. Marking the company’s 35th anniversary, co-founders Greg and Margaret Mortimer hosted a shakedown voyage to Hobart, joined by travel partners, staff and VIPs. On full display for all to...
MICHAEL Heath and the Aurora Expeditions team recently christened their third ship, Douglas Mawson, at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney.
Marking the company’s 35th anniversary, co-founders Greg and Margaret Mortimer hosted a shakedown voyage to Hobart, joined by travel partners, staff and VIPs.
On full display for all to see was the vessel’s X-BOW hull and advanced sustainable technologies as the ship made her way down the east coast.
It was particularly special to have Greg Mortimer as part of the expedition team – guests were treated to a taste of expedition cruising with a day of Zodiac safaris, hiking to the Wineglass Bay Lookout, kayaking in the Freycinet Peninsula, and more.
Douglas Mawson has now completed her circumnavigation of Tasmania, and has embarked on her inaugural 2025-26 Antarctic season.
