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Aurora Expeditions

21 crossings between 27 ports in 19 countries. On 6 they are the only operator on the water; on 1 they are the quickest of several; on 13 a rival is faster.

Sailing with Aurora Expeditions

Their busiest port

Three things the timetable does not say

29% alone of their network has no rival at all. On those 6 crossings the question is not who is quicker — it is whether you sail. A comparison site showing one result is not showing you a choice.

13 beaten crossings where another operator is quicker on the same water. Their own site cannot tell you this, and a booking engine sorted by price will not.

Where they are beaten

14 crossings where a rival is faster or the two are level. This is the section an operator would never publish.

Dubrovnik – Venice Mestre (Stazione FS) 555 km Aurora Expeditions 168 h 00 Windstar Cruises 96 h 00 rate not held 7 rivals

Punta Arenas – Ushuaia 250 km Aurora Expeditions 216 h 00 Quark Expeditions 216 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Barcelona – Villefranche-sur-Mer 494 km Aurora Expeditions 216 h 00 Ponant Cruises 120 h 00 rate not held 6 rivals

Rome City – Villefranche-sur-Mer 7159 km Aurora Expeditions 216 h 00 Emerald Cruises 192 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Dubrovnik – Piraeus-Athens Aurora Expeditions 312 h 00 Emerald Cruises 168 h 00 rate not held 6 rivals

Rome City – Valletta 8171 km Aurora Expeditions 312 h 00 Emerald Cruises 192 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria – Lisbon (Oriente) 1316 km Aurora Expeditions 336 h 00 Azamara Cruises 168 h 00 rate not held 5 rivals

Dublin – Edinburgh Bus Station Aurora Expeditions 336 h 00 Lindblad Expeditions 192 h 00 rate not held 5 rivals

Oslo – Reykjavik 1745 km Aurora Expeditions 360 h 00 Atlas Ocean Voyages 288 h 00 rate not held 6 rivals

Benoa – Singapore 1684 km Aurora Expeditions 384 h 00 Windstar Cruises 120 h 00 rate not held 10 rivals

Reykjavik – Tromso 1844 km Aurora Expeditions 384 h 00 Silversea Cruises 336 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Lisbon (Oriente) – Naples (FS Park Stazione Centrale) 2007 km Aurora Expeditions 408 h 00 Oceania Cruises 240 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Naples (FS Park Stazione Centrale) – Piraeus-Athens Aurora Expeditions 432 h 00 Princess Cruises 168 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Lisbon (Oriente) – Valletta 2109 km Aurora Expeditions 432 h 00 Silversea Cruises 168 h 00 rate not held 6 rivals

Where they are the only boat

6 crossings with no other operator on record.

Aberdeen Bus Station – Edinburgh Bus Station 288 h 00 rate not held

Aberdeen Bus Station – Tromso 336 h 00 rate not held 1722 km

Puerto Montt – Ushuaia 360 h 00 rate not held 1521 km

Toronto – land tour 384 h 00 rate not held

Dunedin – Hobart 624 h 00 rate not held 1865 km

Anchorage AK – Toronto 696 h 00 rate not held

Which months they sail

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for Aurora Expeditions crossings were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

Where our records stop

No fares. Every comparison on this page is time and frequency only, and the fast-versus-conventional decision is mostly a price decision.

No departure times. 0 of 21 crossings carry a weekly rate; none carry a clock.

No vessels. We hold a fast/conventional class and no ship names.