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EXPLORA I Longest voyage27 nights visiting 13 ports on EXPLORA I.

By the numbers

63,900 GT

Tonnage

922

Guests

2023

Built

11

Decks

461

Cabins

813ft

Length · 248 m

$4,000 pp

Fares from

$7,750 pp

Median fare

More specifications

700

Crew

5 star

Rating

About EXPLORA I

EXPLORA I, the first of four luxury best-in-class ships, will set sail in 2023, with the remaining ships ready to set sail in 2024, 2025 and 2026. Exquisitely designed with the guest and relaxed, home-like comfort in mind - and in partnership with the world’s foremost superyacht and luxury hospitality designers - the innovative ship will seamlessly blend elegant Swiss precision with modern European craftsmanship and vibrant design. With 461 oceanfront suites, penthouses and residences, guests will enjoy feeling closer to the sea and in port thanks to their floor-to-ceiling windows and personal private terrace. Suites will start at 35 sqm (377 sq ft) which makes them among the most spacious for the luxury cruise category. Fourteen decks will provide ample indoor public space, maximising guest choice and create areas of quiet seclusion and privacy. Generous outdoor decks will boast more than 2,500 sqm (26,909 sq ft) delivering stunning views of the sea, with 64 private cabanas across 3 outdoor pools. A fourth pool, with a retractable glass roof, will allow swimming and poolside relaxation in any weather. Combined with various indoor and outdoor whirlpools on the ship’s promenade deck, the ship has been designed with water as a real focal point of the onboard experience - helping our guests discover their ocean state of mind. Tailored to suit personal preferences, flexible dining times at nine distinct restaurants will provide unrivalled variety at sea. Each venue will celebrate global culinary talents, with a focus on provenance and wholesome ingredients sustainably sourced from local partners. To make sure guests are spoilt for choice, several indoor and outdoor bars and lounges will also be in place to unwind and relax. The wellbeing experience onboard was inspired by our love for the sea, with a spacious indoor/outdoor spa and fitness area on board. From treatment rooms to state-of-the-art fitness equipment, group workout classes to personal training appointments, tailor-made programmes make keeping well while on holiday effortless and enjoyable. Bespoke wellness experiences at each destination will make relaxation and rejuvenation easily accessible both onboard and ashore.

Ports EXPLORA I visits

Barcelona (71) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Barcelona Civitavecchia, Rome (57) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Civitavecchia, Rome Miami, Florida (28) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Miami, Florida Palma de Mallorca (26) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Palma de Mallorca Ibiza (25) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Ibiza San Juan, Puerto Rico (25) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting San Juan, Puerto Rico Mahon, Spain (24) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Mahon, Spain Malta (24) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Malta La Goulette (22) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting La Goulette Monte Carlo (22) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Monte Carlo St. Tropez, France (22) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting St. Tropez, France Naples (21) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Naples Ajaccio (20) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Ajaccio Giardini Naxos, Sicily (20) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Giardini Naxos, Sicily Marseille, France (20) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Marseille, France Villefranche (Nice) (20) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Villefranche (Nice)
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Cannes (19) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Cannes Livorno (19) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Livorno Portofino (19) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Portofino La Spezia (17) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting La Spezia Amalfi, Italy (16) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Amalfi, Italy Genoa, Italy (16) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Genoa, Italy Alghero (14) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Alghero Lipari (14) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Lipari Olbia/Sardinia (14) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Olbia/Sardinia St John's, Antigua (14) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting St John's, Antigua Capri (12) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Capri Basseterre, St. Kitts (11) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Basseterre, St. Kitts Philipsburg, Sint Maarten (11) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Philipsburg, Sint Maarten Road Bay (10) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Road Bay Belize (9) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Belize Puerto Plata/Dominican Republic (9) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Puerto Plata/Dominican Republic Roatan, Bay Islands (9) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Roatan, Bay Islands Cadiz (8) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Cadiz Funchal (8) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Funchal Gustavia, Saint Barthelemy (8) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Gustavia, Saint Barthelemy Malaga (8) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Malaga Sorrento (8) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Sorrento Valencia (8) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Valencia Alicante (6) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Alicante Charlotte Amalie (6) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Charlotte Amalie Lisbon (6) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Lisbon Porto Santo Stefano, Italy (6) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Porto Santo Stefano, Italy Roadtown (6) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Roadtown Santo Tomas De Castilla, Guatemala (6) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Santo Tomas De Castilla, Guatemala Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda, BVI (6) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda, BVI St. John (Cruz Bay), USVI (6) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting St. John (Cruz Bay), USVI Tangier, Morocco (6) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Tangier, Morocco Terre de Haut, Ile des Saintes (6) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Terre de Haut, Ile des Saintes Bridgetown, Barbados (5) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Bridgetown, Barbados Casablanca (5) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Casablanca Macapa (5) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Macapa Manaus (5) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Manaus Porto Cervo (5) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Porto Cervo Alter Do Chao, Brazil (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Alter Do Chao, Brazil Bequia (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Bequia Boca De Valeira (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Boca De Valeira Calvi (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Calvi Cartagena, Colombia (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Cartagena, Colombia Castries, St. Lucia (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Castries, St. Lucia Catalina Island, Dominican Republic (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Catalina Island, Dominican Republic Cayo Levantado (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Cayo Levantado Cozumel (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Cozumel Devil's Island, French Guiana (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Devil's Island, French Guiana George Town, Cayman Islands (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting George Town, Cayman Islands Grand Turk (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Grand Turk Jeddah (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Jeddah Jost Van Dycke (British Virgin Islands) (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Jost Van Dycke (British Virgin Islands) Key West (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Key West Little Bay, Montserrat (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Little Bay, Montserrat Motril, Granada (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Motril, Granada Ocean Cay (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Ocean Cay Ocho Rios (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Ocho Rios Oranjestad, Aruba (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Oranjestad, Aruba Palermo (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Palermo Parintins (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Parintins Port of Spain (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Port of Spain Progreso (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Progreso Puerto Costa Maya (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Puerto Costa Maya Saint Pierre, Martinique (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Saint Pierre, Martinique Santa Marta (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Santa Marta Santarem (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Santarem Willemstad, Curacao (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Willemstad, Curacao Agadir (2) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Agadir Aqaba (2) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Aqaba Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands (2) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands Cagliari (2) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Cagliari El Sokhna (2) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting El Sokhna Heraklion (2) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Heraklion Limassol (2) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Limassol Luxor (2) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Luxor Port Said (2) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Port Said Rhodes (2) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Rhodes Santa Cruz de Tenerife (2) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Santa Cruz de Tenerife Sharm El Sheikh (2) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Sharm El Sheikh Algiers, Algeria (1) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Algiers, Algeria Naxos Town (1) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Naxos Town Puerto Del Rosario, Fuerteventura (1) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Puerto Del Rosario, Fuerteventura Trapani (Sicily) (1) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Trapani (Sicily)

Ship gallery

Explora 1 Explora 1_2 Indoor Pool_01 Lobby_01_1 Anthology Anthology 1 Emporium Emporium Fil Rouge Fil Rouge 1 Grill Marble grill Med Yatch Club Med Yatch Club 1 sakura sakura Crema Café Lobby Bar 01_EXPLORA I_Exterior View_05 Explora Lounge Explora I_Exterior View_08_2 Malt Whisky Bar Exterior View_Aft Upper and Lower Pools Journeys Lounge Explora I_Indoor Pool_03 Astern Lounge Astern Pool & Bar Atoll Pool & Bar Helios Pool & Bar Sky Bar On 14 The Conservatory Pool & Bar Gelateria & Creperie at The Conservatory The Spa Fitness Beauty Wellbeing Casino Gallery Steinway & Sons Anthology- (42) Anthology- (46) Anthology- (54) Anthology-1(1) Astern ASTERN-LOUNGE ASTERN-LOUNGE-4(1) Atoll-Pool Chef-Kitchen-1(1) Chef-Kitchen-2(1) Chefs-table-2(1) christophe-sapy-raw(1) Clubs(1) Coffee-Lounge Concert-mob(1) Conservatory-pool CREMA-CAFE CREMA-CAFE CREMA-CAFE Digital-Entertainment EMPORIUM-MARKETPLACE Endless-worlds-hero-campaign Engaging-Sessions Entertainment Entertainment-revamp EXPLORA-JOURNEYS-LOUNGE LOUNGE LOUNGE NAUTILUS-LOUNGE SKY-LOUNGE-2 SKY-LOUNGE Conservatory_Pool_ ExteriorView EXPLORA_LOUNGE F1 FIL-ROUGE FRANCK-GARANGER frederic-godineau-raw img (10) img (2) img (3) img (4) In-Suite-Dining jerome-toumelin-raw JS landscape MARBLE-CO MED-YACHT-CLUB Shore-Club

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Frequently asked questions

What is Explora I?
Explora I is the inaugural ship of Explora Journeys, the luxury cruise division of MSC Cruises, built by Fincantieri and measuring 63,621 GT. She completed sea trials in April 2023 and launched her first cruise on 1 August 2023 from Copenhagen, ushering in a new era of ocean-going luxury for the MSC group.
What is the history of Explora I?
In October 2018, MSC announced an order with Fincantieri for four luxury cruise ships under the Explora Journeys brand; the order was subsequently expanded to six ships. Explora I completed sea trials in April 2023 but delivery was delayed due to faulty fire panels. Her first cruise departed Copenhagen on 1 August 2023. As of September 2024, the fleet comprises two ships in service (Explora I and Explora II) with four more on order.
Which cruise line operates Explora I?
Explora I is operated by Explora Journeys.
When was Explora I built?
Explora I was built in 2023.
How big is Explora I?
Explora I measures 63,621 gross tons.
How much does a cruise on EXPLORA I cost?
Fares start at $4,000 per person. The median fare across 95 upcoming sailings is $7,750 per person, and every sailing's page shows its full price history.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Explora I?
Explora I is the inaugural ship of Explora Journeys, the luxury cruise division of MSC Cruises, built by Fincantieri and measuring 63,621 GT. She completed sea trials in April 2023 and launched her first cruise on 1 August 2023 from Copenhagen, ushering in a new era of ocean-going luxury for the MSC group.
What is the history of Explora I?
In October 2018, MSC announced an order with Fincantieri for four luxury cruise ships under the Explora Journeys brand; the order was subsequently expanded to six ships. Explora I completed sea trials in April 2023 but delivery was delayed due to faulty fire panels. Her first cruise departed Copenhagen on 1 August 2023. As of September 2024, the fleet comprises two ships in service (Explora I and Explora II) with four more on order.
Which cruise line operates Explora I?
Explora I is operated by Explora Journeys.
When was Explora I built?
Explora I was built in 2023.
How big is Explora I?
Explora I measures 63,621 gross tons.
How much does a cruise on EXPLORA I cost?
Fares start at $4,000 per person. The median fare across 95 upcoming sailings is $7,750 per person, and every sailing's page shows its full price history.