World Navigator

Atlas Ocean Voyages · World Explorer class · 2021

World Navigator measures 9,934 gross tons, with room for 200 guests. World Navigator sails 9-night cruises from Ushuaia and moves to Nuuk in Jul 2027.

See cruise scheduleShip specifications
BuiltYear built
2021
TonnageGross tonnage
9,934
Decks
8
Cabins
98
Guests
200
200 at full occupancy
Crew
117

World Navigator cruise schedule

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

    1. Ushuaia
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      Sun 8 Nov 18:00
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    2. Drake Passage
      Mon 9 Nov 23:59Tue 10 Nov 23:59
    3. Antarctica Peninsula
      Wed 11 Nov 23:59Sat 14 Nov 23:59
    4. Drake Passage
      Sun 15 Nov 23:59Mon 16 Nov 23:59
    5. Ushuaia
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      Tue 17 Nov 08:00
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    Numbers match the port order

Showing 6 of 24 cruises

Where World Navigator sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Arctic , Antarctica, with more in the Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands. World Navigator sails from Ushuaia (Nov 2026 – Mar 2027), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Apr 2027) and Lisbon (May 2027).

UshuaiaLas Palmas de Gran CanariaLisbonBordeauxDoverStockholmOsloReykjavíkLongyearbyenNuukChurchill MBNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports World Navigator visits

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

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How World Navigator 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
24 h
median · 3.5 – 120 h
Port days
88%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
44
staying past midnight
Late departures
96
after 20:00 · latest 23:59

Cruise patterns

  • 3 ports · 0 sea days9 nights7 cruises
  • 3 ports · 0 sea days11 nights5 cruises
  • 7 ports · 0 sea days10 nights2 cruises
  • 6 ports · 0 sea days7 nights1 cruise
  • 7 ports · 1 sea day9 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 Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out.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.

World Navigator specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Atlas Ocean Voyages
Class
World Explorer class
Year built
2021
Status
In service
IMO
9871531
MMSI
255806207

Size

Gross tonnage
9,934 GT
Length
126 m
Beam
19 m
Decks
8
Cruising speed
16 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
200
Guests, full occupancy
200
Cabins
98
Crew
117
Guests per crew member
1.7
Space per guest
49.7 GT

How it compares

326th largest of 350 ships in service, shared with World Adventurer, World Discoverer, World Traveller and World Voyager

Gross tonnage

  • World Navigator9,934
  • Atlas Ocean Voyages average12,612
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • World Navigator200
  • Atlas Ocean Voyages average233
  • All ships in service2,189

World Explorer class sister ships

Same design and size as World Navigator

See the Atlas Ocean Voyages fleet

Also from Atlas Ocean Voyages: Atlas Adventurer, World Adventurer, World Discoverer, World Traveller

About World Navigator

World Navigator is a polar expedition yacht built by West Sea in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, where she was floated out in October 2020. She was delivered to Mystic Cruises on 7 June 2021 as the third ship of the World Explorer series and began service for its sister brand Atlas Ocean Voyages from Piraeus in August 2021, as the line's first ship. She carries up to 200 guests.