“M/V 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 “M/V Ortelius”. “Ortelius” is classed by Lloyd’s Register in London and flies the Cyprus flag. As Plancius, Ortelius was a Dutch / Flemish cartographer. Abraham Ortelius (1527 – 1598) published the first modern world atlas, theTheatrum Orbis Terrarum or Theatre of the World in 1570. At that time, the atlas was the most expensive book ever printed. ”Ortelius” offers a comfortable hotel standard, with a u-shaped, a bar and a lecture room. Our 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 116 on the “Ortelius”, flexibility assures maximum wildlife opportunities. “Ortelius” carries 10 zodiacs. The zodiac engines are 60hp Yamaha.
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Nov 11, 2025 - Nov 21, 2025 | 12,900 | ||
Nov 21, 2025 - Dec 01, 2025 | 12,900 | ||
Nov 15, 2026 - Nov 25, 2026 | 13,400 | ||
Nov 25, 2026 - Dec 05, 2026 | 13,400 | ||
Dec 05, 2026 - Dec 15, 2026 | 13,400 |
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Dec 11, 2025 - Dec 29, 2024 | 14,500 | ||
Dec 27, 2025 - Jan 14, 2025 | 15,050 |
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DEPARTURE | STARTING RATES IN EUR | ||
Dec 29, 2025 - Jan 10, 2026 | 11,100 | ||
Jan 10, 2026 - Jan 22, 2026 | 11,100 | ||
Nov 03, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026 | 10,100 | ||
Dec 15, 2026 - Nov 27, 2026 | 10,100 |
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Feb 18, 2026 - Mar 17, 2026 | 26,500 | ||
Feb 07, 2027 - Mar 06, 2027 | 27,550 |
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Located on Deck 3.
Located on Deck 3.
Located on Deck 4.
Located on Deck 5.
Located on Deck 5.
Located on Deck 5.
"M/V Ortelius” offers a restaurant/lecture room on deck 3 and a spacious observation lounge (with bar) on deck 4 & 6 with large windows, offering full panorama view. She has large open deck spaces (with full walk-around possibilities on deck 4), giving excellent opportunities to enjoy the scenery and wildlife.
”Ortelius” offers a comfortable hotel standard, with two restaurants, a bar/lecture room. Our 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 116 on the “Ortelius”, flexibility assures maximum wildlife opportunities
“Ortelius” is a great expedition vessel for 116 passengers with lots of open-deck spaces. The vessel is manned by 22 highly experienced international nautical crew, 19 international hotel crew, 8 expedition staff (1 expedition leader, 1 assistant expedition leader and 6 guides/lecturers), and 1 doctor