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In early December Cruise Critic, the world's largest consumer cruise website, announced its 2025 Best in Cruise Awards.

Explora Journeys is a new high-end brand from MSC Cruises debuting its first ship Explora I in 2023. Explora Journeys is a new high-end brand from MSC Cruises debuting its first ship Explora I in 2023 ...

MSC's luxury cruise line, Explora Journeys, to get three times the ships originally appeared on TravelHost. With three landmark ceremonies at Fincantieri's Genoa shipyard, Explora Journeys reinforces ...

Trading the dead of winter for some sun-soaked island-hopping sounds like a very, very good idea. It is one that Explora Journeys can help you execute as well. The luxury cruise line, helmed by the ...

Explora I set sail in August 2023 on a seven-night voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark, to Reykjavik, Iceland. It was the first ship of MSC Group's new luxury brand, Explora Journeys. The ship ...

Today, at Fincantieri's shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, MSC Group's Cruises Division celebrated the float out of EXPLORA I, the first of four luxury cruise ships that will eventually comprise the fleet ...

Explora moves MSC beyond the large-ship, contemporary segment, which has long been a goal of the cruise company. Photo Credit: Explora Journeys MSC Group revealed Thursday that its upcoming luxury ...

Explora Journeys, the luxury travel brand of the Cruise Division of MSC Group, and Fincantieri have signed an agreement for the construction of two more hydrogen-powered cruise ships to take the total ...

Explora Journeys joins Virtuoso's portfolio of travel partners. The cruise line will launch the first of four new ships in 2023 and is the first cruise line to be invited to join Virtuoso's Preview ...

The Explora II is the second of six planned for Explora Journeys, MSC Group's luxury brand. Photo Credit: Tom Stieghorst Explora Journeys has pushed back the debut of the Explora II by about a month, ...