From a large Caribbean cruise ship to accommodation in Greenland and expedition voyages in Antarctica, three current projects demonstrate the range of work underway across Anglo-Eastern’s cruise and leisure divisions.
Margaritaville at Sea Beachcomber: our largest cruise ship yet
On 15 September, Anglo-Eastern took the former Costa Fortuna into management under her new ownership and name: Margaritaville at Sea Beachcomber. At 102,669 GT, she is the largest cruise vessel in Anglo-Eastern’s portfolio. She was renamed and reflagged to Portugal in Brindisi before sailing to Harland & Wolff in Belfast, the yard that converted her sister-brand vessel, Islander, in 2024.
Over the following 12 weeks, the ship’s former Costa interiors are being transformed to reflect Margaritaville’s beach-inspired identity. The work includes new public spaces, refreshed staterooms, a new aft pool complex and technical upgrades.
In January 2027, Beachcomber is scheduled to begin four- to eight-night Caribbean cruises from Port Miami, accommodating up to 2,700 guests. Delivering the project within a 12-week window requires close coordination across our technical, crewing and procurement teams.
Ocean Endeavour: a new role in Greenland
In one of the cruise team’s most unusual projects to date, Ocean Endeavour will be based in a Greenland fjord near the Tanbreez rare earth project outside Qaqortoq. The vessel will provide accommodation for approximately 200 to 300 mine workers for eight months of the year.
The ice-strengthened vessel has extensive polar experience and most recently accommodated Danish and NATO personnel in Nuuk. She is undergoing a major refit to restore class and flag compliance, including the addition of a helideck.
The project illustrates how experience developed in expedition cruising can be applied in a different operating environment.
Terra Nova Expeditions: preparing for Antarctica
Anglo-Eastern has signed an agreement with Terra Nova Expeditions, a new expedition operator founded by Greg Carter, co-founder of Chimu Adventures.
The operator’s first voyages are scheduled to depart from Argentina for the Antarctic Peninsula in November. They will take place aboard Terra Nova Adventurer, formerly MS Expedition, a vessel with an established history in polar expedition cruising.
Over a six-week period, the vessel will reposition from Poland via Las Palmas to Montevideo. In parallel, Anglo-Eastern’s hotel team is establishing the onboard operation, including procurement, IT, crewing and preparations for the vessel’s first Antarctic season.
One group, varied expertise
The three projects involve different passenger ships, clients and operating models, but draw on capabilities from across the same cruise and leisure division.
Together, they demonstrate how Anglo-Eastern Cruise Management Inc. (AECMI) and Anglo-Eastern Leisure Management (AELM) can support passenger-vessel projects through technical management, hotel operations, crewing, procurement and start-up services, wherever the vessel is operating.
