I just came off the Explora Journey's Explora 1. There will be 5 more ships by 2028.This is a luxury line, and the price point is from $600 to $1000pp pn.
Our cruising history is 68 cruises. Half on Celebrity and half on the luxury and Premium lines. We consider X to be the best of the Mass cruise lines.
We were in a Premium Penthouse Suite, and I think about the same price as a Royal Suite on X.
We have only been in Sky and Celebrity suites on X so I can`t compare anything above that level. We consider AQ cabins a good value,
but X suites have increased so much that we decided to go back to try the luxury lines.
I have been waiting for Explora Journey 1 to sail since it was being built in Italy. My expectations were very high! Well, they exceeded my expectations.
The ship and cabins are beautiful. Food and service wowed us. Granted the ship holds 900 passengers and we were only half full. They have their second ship coming out in August, so I think they may have had extra crew onboard to train. It felt like the ratio was 1 to 1.
Explora Journey`s is owned by MSC shipping company but is nothing like the Mass MSC CruiseLine.
Happy to answer any questions as I know Jim, Iian and others have been interested. This is an all-inclusive line, and we had a hard time spending our OBC.
They do run sales so keep your eyes open on their website. Cheers, Heather