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Douglas Mawson
Launch Year
2025
Cabins
86
Accessible
2
Douglas Mawson
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  • Kids & Teenagers
Fully-serviced accommodation in your chosen stateroom
An informative and entertaining lecture program by our team of experts
Complimentary 3-in-1 polar jacket and the use of gumboots
Entry fees to historic or tourist sites
Daily shore excursions, guided walks, Zodiac cruises and some activities
Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner including house wines, beers and soft drinks and afternoon tea and snacks
Complimentary use of fitness centre
Comprehensive pre-departure information kit and destination resource guide
Captain’s Welcome and Farewell Cocktail Reception including four-course dinner, house cocktails, house beer and wine, non-alcoholic beverages
Complimentary access to onboard medical doctor or clinic, if required
An experienced team of destination specialists and activity leaders
Pre-dinner cocktail hour including cold canapes and bar snacks
Photographic voyage log (post-voyage)

Adventure has a new name. Setting sail in 2025, our new state-of-the-art ship, the Douglas Mawson, is the last in a line of purpose-built vessels that have redefined small ship expedition cruising.

Named after the legendary Australian geologist and explorer, our new small ship embodies Mawson’s pioneering spirit and is designed for global discovery. Featuring the revolutionary Ulstein X-BOW® and purpose-built with enhanced sustainability features, it takes on average 154 adventurers to the world’s wildest places in smooth, quiet comfort. It boasts our most extensive range of cabins yet, including a range of single cabins.

The Douglas Mawson features a host of amenities to help you connect with like-minded travellers and elevate your time onboard our floating base camp for adventure. After a long day of exploring, head to the back deck to swim in the heated outdoor swimming pool, find a sun bed to read on, or soak in one of two Jacuzzis. Work up a sweat in the gym before unwinding in the sauna, resolve to learn something new in the Citizen Science Centre, then enjoy a delicious meal with new and old friends in one of two restaurants. Or, with multiple observation areas throughout the ship, simply relax in comfort while you keep watch for wildlife or incredible landscapes unfold before you.

While enjoying the luxurious amenities onboard, you can rest assured that our aim to get you off the ship to explore the natural environment as much as possible through our unique activities program remains unchanged.

The Douglas Mawson’s inaugural season will mark AE Expeditions’ return to East Antarctica for the first time in 15 years, with new itineraries to include a Mawson’s Antarctica voyage to East Antarctica in honour of the ship’s namesake, departing from Hobart, a semi-circumnavigation of Antarctica, and immersive explorations of the Subantarctic Islands.

Available cruises aboard the Douglas Mawson
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Coastal Tasmania: Untamed Wilderness
1st December 2025 for 10 nights
Hobart, Tasmania ~ Bruny Island, Tasmania ~ ~ Hunter Island ~ Kent Group National Park ~ Flinders Island, Tasmania ~ Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania ~ Maria Island, Tasmania ~ Port Arthur, Tasmania ~ Hobart, Tasmania
Cruise Only
from
Oceanview
£6,582pp
Balcony
£6,694pp
Suite
£9,185pp
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Mawson's Antarctica
11th December 2025 for 23 nights
Hobart, Tasmania ~ Macquarie Island, Tasmania ~ ~ Commonwealth Bay ~ Auckland Islands ~ Carnley Harbor, Auckland Islands ~ Auckland Islands ~ Campbell Island ~ Dunedin
Cruise Only
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Oceanview
£21,020pp
Balcony
£22,822pp
Suite
£35,435pp
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Subantarctic Discovery
2nd January 2026 for 14 nights
Dunedin ~ Oban, Stewart Island ~ Fiordland National Park ~ Snares Islands ~ Macquarie Island, Tasmania ~ Auckland Islands ~ Carnley Harbor, Auckland Islands ~ Auckland Islands ~ Campbell Island ~ Dunedin
Cruise Only
from
Oceanview
£10,460pp
Balcony
£12,162pp
Suite
£16,700pp
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Ross Sea Odyssey
16th January 2026 for 24 nights
Dunedin ~ Auckland Islands ~ Carnley Harbor, Auckland Islands ~ Auckland Islands ~ Campbell Island ~ ~ Macquarie Island, Tasmania ~ Dunedin
Cruise Only
from
Oceanview
Balcony
Suite
£34,412pp
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Epic Antarctica: Crossing the 7th Continent
8th February 2026 for 33 nights
Dunedin ~ Auckland Islands ~ Carnley Harbor, Auckland Islands ~ Auckland Islands ~ Campbell Island ~ Macquarie Island, Tasmania ~ ~ Antarctic Peninsula ~ Ushuaia
Cruise Only
from
Oceanview
£24,357pp
Balcony
£26,415pp
Suite
£41,042pp
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Falklands, South Georgia & Antarctic Peninsula
11th March 2026 for 21 nights
Ushuaia ~ ~ Antarctic Peninsula ~ South Georgia Island ~ Falkland Islands ~ Ushuaia
Cruise Only
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Oceanview
£18,654pp
Balcony
£14,236pp
Suite
£20,998pp
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Ireland: The Luck of the Irish
8th May 2026 for 10 nights
Dublin ~ Waterford ~ Cork ~ Bantry ~ Dingle ~ Galway ~ Killybegs ~ Londonderry ~ Belfast ~ Dublin
Cruise Only
from
Oceanview
£7,235pp
Balcony
£8,243pp
Suite
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Ireland & Scotland: Saints, Saviours and Secrets
15th May 2026 for 13 nights
Dublin ~ Belfast ~ Londonderry ~ Killybegs ~ Galway ~ Dingle ~ Bantry ~ Cork ~ Waterford ~ Douglas ~ Troon ~ Edinburgh
Cruise Only
from
Oceanview
£9,133pp
Balcony
£9,904pp
Suite
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A United Kingdom: The Crown and the Clans
23rd May 2026 for 14 nights
Edinburgh ~ Inverness ~ Troon ~ Londonderry ~ Belfast ~ Lake District National Park ~ Holyhead ~ Waterford ~ Falmouth ~ Plymouth ~ Cowes, Isle of Wight ~ Portsmouth ~ London Tower Bridge
Cruise Only
from
Oceanview
Balcony
£11,447pp
Suite
£15,718pp
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A D Day Commemoration
2nd June 2026 for 8 nights
London (Greenwich) ~ London Tower Bridge ~ Portsmouth ~ Caen ~ Saint-Malo ~ Saint Peter Port ~ Honfleur ~ Paris
Cruise Only
from
Oceanview
£5,633pp
Balcony
£5,811pp
Suite
£9,014pp
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Madrid to Marrakech: An Atlantic Adventure
10th June 2026 for 14 nights
Madrid ~ Burgos ~ Gijón ~ La Coruña ~ Vigo ~ Porto ~ Lisbon ~ Portimão ~ Cádiz ~ Tangier ~ Casablanca ~ Marrakech
Cruise Only
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Oceanview
£8,836pp
Balcony
£9,608pp
Suite
£14,887pp
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Morocco and Spain: Moor Than A Myth
20th June 2026 for 12 nights
Marrakech ~ Casablanca ~ Tangier ~ Seville ~ Cádiz ~ Gibraltar ~ Málaga ~ Granada ~ Cartagena ~ Valencia ~ Palma de Mallorca ~ Barcelona
Cruise Only
from
Oceanview
£8,777pp
Balcony
£9,489pp
Suite
£13,997pp
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The Rivieras; A Mediterranean Masterpiece
30th June 2026 for 12 nights
Barcelona ~ Port-Vendres ~ Marseille ~ Nice ~ La Spezia ~ Livorno ~ Portoferraio ~ Bastia ~ Bonifacio, Corsica ~ Porto Santo Stefano ~ Rome
Cruise Only
from
Oceanview
£8,302pp
Balcony
£9,014pp
Suite
£13,997pp
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The Amalfi, Sicily and Malta: The Godfather
8th July 2026 for 11 nights
Rome ~ Porto Santo Stefano ~ Gaeta ~ Naples ~ Castellammare di Stabia ~ Messina ~ Palermo ~ Porto Empedocle ~ Siracuse, Sicily ~ Valletta
Cruise Only
from
Oceanview
£7,768pp
Balcony
£8,480pp
Suite
£13,108pp
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Valletta to Venice: An Adriatic Renaissance
17th July 2026 for 11 nights
Valletta ~ Reggio di Calabria ~ Gallipoli ~ Bari ~ Dubrovnik ~ Split ~ Ancona ~ Ravenna ~ Rovinj ~ Venice
Cruise Only
from
Oceanview
£7,650pp
Balcony
£7,828pp
Suite
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Venice to Dubrovnik: Eight Million and One Dalmatians
25th July 2026 for 10 nights
Venice ~ Fusina ~ Koper ~ Rovinj ~ Rab Island ~ Zadar ~ Sibenik ~ Split ~ Dubrovnik
Cruise Only
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Oceanview
£6,760pp
Balcony
£7,294pp
Suite
£11,328pp
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Dubrovnik to Athens: The Tide of Time
2nd August 2026 for 12 nights
Dubrovnik ~ Hvar Island ~ Korčula ~ Kotor ~ Durrës ~ Sarandë ~ Corfu ~ Delphi ~ Náfplion ~ Athens
Cruise Only
from
Oceanview
£7,531pp
Balcony
£8,184pp
Suite
£12,692pp
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It's All Greek to Me
10th August 2026 for 11 nights
Athens ~ Corinth ~ Katakolon ~ Kalamáta ~ Khania ~ Agios Nikólaos, Kríti ~ Rhodes ~ Santorini ~ Mykonos ~ Athens
Cruise Only
from
Oceanview
£8,302pp
Balcony
£9,014pp
Suite
£13,997pp
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Greece & Turkey: Turkish Delight
19th August 2026 for 12 nights
Athens ~ Chíos ~ Lemnos ~ Istanbul ~ Çanakkale ~ Kusadasi ~ Bodrum ~ Marmaris ~ Pátmos ~ Athens
Cruise Only
from
Oceanview
£7,235pp
Balcony
£7,828pp
Suite
£12,158pp
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Sailing The Greek Islands
29th August 2026 for 11 nights
Athens ~ Mykonos ~ Kusadasi ~ Pátmos ~ Rhodes ~ Agios Nikólaos, Kríti ~ Khania ~ Santorini ~ Ermoupoli, Syra ~ Athens
Cruise Only
from
Oceanview
£8,540pp
Balcony
£9,252pp
Suite
£14,413pp
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Classic Greece: To Antiquity and Beyond
7th September 2026 for 9 nights
Athens ~ Corinth ~ Zakynthos ~ Katakolon ~ Kalamáta ~ Gythio ~ Náfplion ~ Athens
Cruise Only
from
Oceanview
£7,353pp
Balcony
£7,591pp
Suite
£11,743pp
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Athens to Naples: Myths of the Mediterranean
14th September 2026 for 17 nights
Athens ~ Mykonos ~ Kusadasi ~ Santorini ~ Khania ~ Katakolon ~ Corfu ~ Kotor ~ Dubrovnik ~ Bari ~ Gallipoli ~ Crotone ~ Messina ~ Salerno ~ Naples
Cruise Only
from
Oceanview
£12,633pp
Balcony
£12,989pp
Suite
£20,108pp
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Traversing 'The Med': A Mediterranean Feast
28th September 2026 for 16 nights
Naples ~ Olbia ~ Bastia ~ Nice ~ Toulon ~ Sète ~ Barcelona ~ Palma de Mallorca ~ Granada ~ Tangier ~ Cádiz ~ Portimão ~ Lisbon
Cruise Only
from
Oceanview
£9,845pp
Balcony
£11,209pp
Suite
£16,548pp
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In Shackleton's Footsteps
8th November 2026 for 19 nights
Ushuaia ~ ~ Antarctic Peninsula ~ ~ Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands ~ ~ South Georgia Island ~ Ushuaia
Cruise Only
from
Oceanview
£18,506pp
Balcony
£20,049pp
Suite
£29,540pp
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Spirit of Antarctica: In Partnership with New Scientist Discovery Tours
7th December 2026 for 11 nights
Ushuaia ~ ~ Antarctic Peninsula ~ ~ Ushuaia
Cruise Only
from
Oceanview
£12,288pp
Balcony
£13,360pp
Suite
£19,600pp
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