The former Exploris One will have a new home at Heritage Expeditions, as the company announced it would rename the ship the Heritage Discoverer.

The Heritage Discoverer, which also previously sailed as the Silver Explorer, will begin sailing alongside the family-owned and operated cruise company’s flagship Heritage Adventurer and expedition yacht Heritage Explorer in May 2027.

Heritage Expeditions owners and Directors Aaron and Nathan Russ said the Heritage Discoverer’s pioneering prowess and lineage perfectly mirrors Heritage Expeditions own legacy of adventure.

“The Heritage Discoverer combines decades of exploration, on expeditions from the Northwest Passage to navigating remote tropical waters, islands and atolls, and south to Antarctica, with a 1A ice class rating and wrapped in luxurious, spacious surrounds,” said Aaron.

The Exploris One was sold at auction earlier this year for a reported 4.5 million euro. The buyer was rumored to be Nordic Hamburg Group, which has involvement with both Heritage Expeditions and Polar Latitudes Expeditions.

“The Heritage Discoverer allows Heritage Expeditions to resume our renowned, authentic high Arctic and Antarctic Peninsula adventures and the return of our unique, expedition-style of travel to these regions,” added Nathan.

“Her arrival also heralds new opportunities to explore European, African and South American shores announcing an exciting, truly global offering for Heritage Expeditions,” he said.

Maiden voyage itineraries will be released shortly and start in May 2027, with a selection of Arctic and Antarctic departures already chartered to Polar Latitudes Expeditions.