Douglas Mawson

Aurora Expeditions · Infinity class · 2025

Douglas Mawson measures 7,400 gross tons, with room for 154 guests. Douglas Mawson sails 11-night cruises from Ushuaia and moves to Reykjavík in Jul 2027.

See cruise scheduleShip specifications
BuiltYear built
2025
TonnageGross tonnage
7,400
Decks
8
Cabins
86
Guests
154
170 at full occupancy
Crew
102

Douglas Mawson cruise schedule

22 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

    1. Ushuaia
      ParkingHotels
      Sun 8 Nov 23:59
      Port crowd
      ParkingHotelsGetting there
    2. Ushuaia
      Mon 9 Nov23:5923:59
      Port crowd
    3. Ushuaia
      Mon 9 Nov23:5923:59
      Port crowd
    4. Drake Passage
      Tue 10 Nov 23:59Wed 11 Nov 23:59
    5. Antarctica Peninsula
      Thu 12 Nov 23:59Sat 14 Nov 23:59
    6. At sea
      Sun 15 Nov
    7. Elephant Island
      Mon 16 Nov23:5923:59
      Port crowd
    8. At sea
      Tue 17 Nov
    9. At sea
      Wed 18 Nov
    10. South Georgia Island
      Thu 19 Nov 23:59Mon 23 Nov 23:59
      Port crowd
    11. At sea
      Tue 24 Nov
    12. At sea
      Wed 25 Nov
    13. At sea
      Thu 26 Nov
    14. Ushuaia
      ParkingHotels
      Fri 27 Nov 23:59
      Port crowd
      ParkingHotelsGetting there
    Numbers match the port order

Showing 6 of 22 cruises

Where Douglas Mawson sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Arctic , Antarctica, with more in the Mediterranean. Douglas Mawson sails from Ushuaia (Nov 2026 – Mar 2027), Punta Arenas (Jan 2027) and Barcelona (May 2027).

UshuaiaPunta ArenasBarcelonaVillefranche-sur-MerRome CityVallettaLondon (Tilbury)DublinLeith (Edinburgh)ReykjavíkOsloTromsøNumber = cruises starting that month

Homeport · May 2027

Rome City

1 departure

Ports Douglas Mawson visits

90 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Douglas Mawson sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
36 h
median · 24 – 168 h
Port days
82%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
28
staying past midnight
Late departures
198
after 20:00 · latest 23:59

Cruise patterns

  • 5 ports · 0 sea days11 nights5 cruises
  • 6 ports · 0 sea days8 nights3 cruises
  • 6 ports · 6 sea days19 nights1 cruise
  • 6 ports · 5 sea days22 nights1 cruise
  • 5 ports · 0 sea days9 nights1 cruise

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 20:00, local time.

Douglas Mawson specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Aurora Expeditions
Class
Infinity class
Year built
2025
Status
In service
IMO
9992713
MMSI
311000951

Size

Gross tonnage
7,400 GT
Length
104.4 m
Beam
18.4 m
Decks
8
Cruising speed
12 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
154
Guests, full occupancy
170
Cabins
86
Crew
102
Guests per crew member
1.5
Space per guest
48.1 GT

How it compares

336th largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • Douglas Mawson7,400
  • Aurora Expeditions average7,837
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Douglas Mawson154
  • Aurora Expeditions average135
  • All ships in service2,189

Infinity class sister ships

Same design and size as Douglas Mawson

See the Aurora Expeditions fleet

About Douglas Mawson

Douglas Mawson was delivered by China Merchants Heavy Industry at Haimen, China, on 9 September 2025 to SunStone Maritime Group as the seventh and last Infinity-class ship, on long-term charter to Aurora Expeditions. She sailed her first voyage, around coastal Tasmania from Hobart, in December 2025. The expedition ship has 86 cabins.