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EXPLORA I Longest voyage — 27 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

$3,150 pp

Fares from

$6,648 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 (61) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Barcelona Civitavecchia, Rome (45) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Civitavecchia, Rome Miami, Florida (28) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Miami, Florida San Juan, Puerto Rico (25) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting San Juan, Puerto Rico Palma de Mallorca (22) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Palma de Mallorca Mahon, Spain (19) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Mahon, Spain La Goulette (18) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting La Goulette Ajaccio (17) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Ajaccio Ibiza (17) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Ibiza Malta (17) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Malta Monte Carlo (17) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Monte Carlo Amalfi, Italy (16) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Amalfi, Italy Cannes (16) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Cannes Genoa, Italy (16) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Genoa, Italy Livorno (16) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Livorno Portofino (16) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Portofino
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St. Tropez, France (16) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting St. Tropez, France Giardini Naxos, Sicily (15) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Giardini Naxos, Sicily Naples (15) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Naples St John's, Antigua (15) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting St John's, Antigua Alghero (14) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Alghero La Spezia (14) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting La Spezia Lipari (14) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Lipari Marseille, France (14) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Marseille, France Olbia/Sardinia (14) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Olbia/Sardinia Villefranche (Nice) (14) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Villefranche (Nice) Malaga (12) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Malaga Basseterre, St. Kitts (11) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Basseterre, St. Kitts Cadiz (11) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Cadiz Philipsburg, Sint Maarten (11) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Philipsburg, Sint Maarten Lisbon (10) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Lisbon Road Bay (10) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Road Bay Belize (9) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Belize Capri (9) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Capri Funchal (9) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Funchal 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 Buenos Aires (8) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Buenos Aires Gustavia, Saint Barthelemy (8) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Gustavia, Saint Barthelemy Rio de Janeiro (8) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Rio de Janeiro Tangier, Morocco (8) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Tangier, Morocco Casablanca (7) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Casablanca Charlotte Amalie (6) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Charlotte Amalie 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 Terre de Haut, Ile des Saintes (6) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Terre de Haut, Ile des Saintes Alicante (5) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Alicante Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands (5) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands Bridgetown, Barbados (5) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Bridgetown, Barbados Cartagena, Colombia (5) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Cartagena, Colombia Macapa (5) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Macapa Manaus (5) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Manaus Santa Cruz de Tenerife (5) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Santa Cruz de Tenerife Algiers, Algeria (4) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Algiers, Algeria Montevideo (4) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Montevideo Motril, Granada (4) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Motril, Granada Punta del Este (4) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Punta del Este Agadir (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Agadir Alter Do Chao, Brazil (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Alter Do Chao, Brazil Balneario Camboriu (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Balneario Camboriu 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 Buzios (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Buzios Cagliari (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Cagliari 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 Ilha Grande, Brazil (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Ilha Grande, Brazil Ilhabela (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Ilhabela Jost Van Dyke (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Jost Van Dyke 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 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 Parati (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Parati 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 Porto Belo, Brazil (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Porto Belo, Brazil 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 Puerto Del Rosario, Fuerteventura (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Puerto Del Rosario, Fuerteventura 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 Sorrento (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Sorrento Willemstad, Curacao (3) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Willemstad, Curacao Maceio (2) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Maceio Paranagua (2) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Paranagua Porto Cervo (2) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Porto Cervo Salvadore de Bahia (2) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Salvadore de Bahia Ushuaia, Argentina (2) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Ushuaia, Argentina Valencia (2) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Valencia Gibraltar (1) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Gibraltar Naxos Town (1) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Naxos Town Puerto Madryn (1) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Puerto Madryn Puerto Williams, Chile (1) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Puerto Williams, Chile Puntarenas, Costa Rica (1) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Puntarenas, Costa Rica San Sebastian (La Gomera) (1) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting San Sebastian (La Gomera) Santa Cruz de la Palma, La Palma (1) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Santa Cruz de la Palma, La Palma Sao Francisco do Sul (1) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Sao Francisco do Sul Stanley, Falkland Islands (1) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Stanley, Falkland Islands Trapani (Sicily) (1) port guide Search cruises on EXPLORA I visiting Trapani (Sicily)

Ship gallery

Explora 1 Explora 1_2 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 Wellbeing Casino Gallery 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) 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 Astern Lounge LOUNGE NAUTILUS-LOUNGE SKY-LOUNGE-2 SKY-LOUNGE Conservatory_Pool_ ExteriorView Cellar EXPLORA_LOUNGE Outdoor Cigar Lounge F1 FIL-ROUGE Home at Sea img (10) img (2) img (3) img (4) Indoor Pool In-Suite-Dining JS landscape MARBLE-CO MED-YACHT-CLUB Lounges Shore-Club Wellness.

Deck plans

EXPLORA I deck plan — Deck 3

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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 $3,150 per person. The median fare across 100 upcoming sailings is $6,648 per person. Open a sailing to see its listed cabin fares and any observed 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 $3,150 per person. The median fare across 100 upcoming sailings is $6,648 per person. Open a sailing to see its listed cabin fares and any observed price history.

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