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EXPLORA JOURNEYS CELEBRATES TRIPLE MARITIME MILESTONE AS LUXURY FLEET EXPANSION ACCELERATES
The triple milestone accelerates Explora Journeys' six-ship ultra-luxury fleet by 2028, backed by a $3.5 billion investment and advanced LNG and fuel-cell technologies.
- On March 9, 2026, Explora Journeys held a triple ceremony at Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente shipyard, marking EXPLORA IV's float out, EXPLORA V's coin ceremony, and EXPLORA VI's steel cutting.
- The €3.5 billion investment underpins Explora Journeys' six‑ship programme, built on the Aponte family's 300‑year maritime heritage and emphasising Italian shipbuilding.
- Designs for EXPLORA IV–VI include LNG capability, shore power and fuel‑cell readiness, with EXPLORA VI delivered with a fuel cell; Explora positions LNG as a transition to bio‑LNG and synthetic LNG cutting emissions by over 80%.
- Two ships, EXPLORA I and EXPLORA II, are already sailing at full capacity, while EXPLORA III is scheduled for early delivery, with EXPLORA V's coin ceremony and Cristina Bacigalupo's launch participation.
- EXPLORA IV and EXPLORA V are scheduled to enter service in 2027, with EXPLORA VI following in 2028, as the fleet aims for net zero by 2050 through sustainability efforts and innovation.
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The Fincantieri shipyards in Genoa hosted on the morning of Monday a triple ceremony that symbolized the start-up of the last phase of the mega-investment plan of Explora Journeys, the luxury division of MSC Cruises, which will allocate 3,500 million euros until completing its fleet with six ships. The first two (Explora I and Explora II) are already operational and the third (Explora III) will leave in the coming months of the shipyards of Geno…
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EXPLORA JOURNEYS CELEBRATES TRIPLE MARITIME MILESTONE AS LUXURY FLEET EXPANSION ACCELERATES
Triple milestone ceremony at Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente shipyard in Genoa marks the float out of EXPLORA IV, the coin ceremony of EXPLORA V and the steel cutting of EXPLORA VI, as Explora Journeys accelerates towards its six-ship ultra-luxury fleet by…
Explora Journeys Celebrates Triple Maritime Milestone – CruiseToTravel
Explora Journeys has celebrated another important milestone in its mission to redefine high-end hospitality at sea and further strengthen its position in the ultra-luxury travel segment. During a triple ceremony held at Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente shipyard in Genoa, Italy, Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chairman of the Cruise Division of MSC Group, was joined by Anna Nash, President of Explora Journeys, Pierroberto Folgiero, Chief Executive Offi…
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