Sylvia Earle

Aurora Expeditions · Infinity class · 2022

Sylvia Earle measures 8,076 gross tons, with room for 120 guests. Sylvia Earle sails 11-night cruises from Ushuaia and moves to Punta Arenas in Jan 2027.

See cruise scheduleShip specifications
BuiltYear built
2022
TonnageGross tonnage
8,076
Decks
8
Cabins
71
Guests
120
144 at full occupancy
Crew
74

Sylvia Earle cruise schedule

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

    1. Ushuaia
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      Sat 24 Oct 23:59
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    2. Ushuaia
      Sun 25 Oct23:5923:59
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    3. Ushuaia
      Sun 25 Oct23:5923:59
      Port crowd
    4. At sea
      Mon 26 Oct
    5. Falkland Islands
      Tue 27 Oct 23:59Wed 28 Oct 23:59
    6. At sea
      Thu 29 Oct
    7. At sea
      Fri 30 Oct
    8. South Georgia Island
      Sat 31 Oct 23:59Thu 5 Nov 23:59
      Port crowd
    9. At sea
      Fri 6 Nov
    10. At sea
      Sat 7 Nov
    11. Antarctica Peninsula
      Sun 8 Nov 23:59Wed 11 Nov 23:59
    12. Drake Passage
      Thu 12 Nov 23:59Fri 13 Nov 23:59
    13. Ushuaia
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      Sat 14 Nov 23:59
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    Numbers match the port order

Showing 6 of 23 cruises

Where Sylvia Earle sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Arctic, Antarctica, with more in the South America. Sylvia Earle sails from Ushuaia (Oct 2026 – Mar 2027), Punta Arenas (Jan 2027 – Mar 2027) and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (May 2027).

UshuaiaPunta ArenasLas Palmas de Gran CanariaLeith (Edinburgh)AberdeenOsloReykjavíkTorontoCornwallis Island CanadaNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Sylvia Earle visits

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

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Sylvia Earle 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 · 24 – 168 h
Port days
83%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
41
staying past midnight
Late departures
153
after 20:00 · latest 23:59

Cruise patterns

  • 5 ports · 0 sea days12 nights4 cruises
  • 5 ports · 0 sea days11 nights4 cruises
  • 5 ports · 0 sea days13 nights2 cruises
  • 5 ports · 0 sea days10 nights2 cruises
  • 6 ports · 5 sea days21 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.

Sylvia Earle specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Aurora Expeditions
Class
Infinity class
Year built
2022
Status
In service
IMO
9872327
MMSI
311000867

Size

Gross tonnage
8,076 GT
Length
104.4 m
Beam
18.4 m
Decks
8
Cruising speed
12 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
120
Guests, full occupancy
144
Cabins
71
Crew
74
Guests per crew member
1.6
Space per guest
67.3 GT

How it compares

334th largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • Sylvia Earle8,076
  • Aurora Expeditions average7,837
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Sylvia Earle120
  • Aurora Expeditions average135
  • All ships in service2,189

Infinity class sister ships

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About Sylvia Earle

Sylvia Earle is an Infinity-class expedition ship, delivered to SunStone at Haimen, China, in October 2022 as the fourth ship of the class, for long-term charter to Aurora Expeditions. Her namesake, Dr Sylvia Earle, christened her at Stanley in the Falkland Islands before her maiden voyage to South Georgia in November 2022. She has 71 cabins.