German Council of Science and Humanities
In 2010, the German Council of Science and Humanities stopped to support the planning which made the future of the 800-million-euro ship, designed by Schiffko (nowadays Wärtsilä Ship Design), uncertain. The project has been delayed, and a slightly smaller and cheaper (less than 500-million-euro) version, "Aurora Slim", has been suggested by the Finnish engineering company Aker Arctic.