Explora Journeys

[SummmerInKefalonia]

I managed to obtain the 8 inaugural cruises of Explora I for 2023/24.

Here they are:

 

A) 16 MAY 2023 INAUGURAL MEDITERRANEAN JOURNEY (7 OR 14 NIGHTS)

Barcelona - Saint Tropez - Calvi - Civitavecchia - At Sea - Fiskardo - At Sea - Piraeus - At Sea - Samos - Kusadasi (Overnight) - Bozcaada - Istanbul (Overnight).

 

B) 11 JULY 2023 INAUGURAL NORWEGIAN JOURNEY (12 OR 21 NIGHTS)

Southampton - At Sea - Kristiansand - At Sea - Hellessylt/Geiranger - Alesund - Molde - Trodheim - At Sea - Narvik - At Sea - Honningsvag - Tromso - At Sea - Leknes - Bronnoysund - At Sea - Flam - Bergen - Stavanger - Skagen - Copenhagen.

 

C) 24 AUGUST 2023 INAUGURAL UNITED KINGDOM JOURNEY (9 OR 16 NIGHTS)

Southampton - At Sea - Edinburgh (Overnight) - Newcastle - Invergordon -  Isle of Lewis/Stornoway - Oban - Liverpool - Glasgow - Fort William - Portree - Kirkwall - Lerwick - Thorshavn - At Sea - Reykjavik.

 

D) 9 SEPTEMBER 2023 INAUGURAL ICELAND & GREENLAND JOURNEY (16 OR 24 NIGHTS)

Reykjavik (Overnight) - Akureyri - Isafjodur - At Sea - Sailing the Prins Christian Sund - Paamiut - Nuuk - At Sea - Qaqortoq - At Sea - Sailing the Strait of Belle Island - Sydney/Nova Scotia - At Sea - Saint John/Bay of Fundy - At Sea - New York - New Port/Rhode Island - Boston - At Sea - Saint John/Bay of Fundy - 2 days Scenic Sailing of the Gulf of St. Lawrence - Quebec (Overnight).

 

E) 25 SEPTEMBER 2023 INAUGURAL NORTH AMERICAN EAST COAST JOURNEY (8 OR 16 NIGHTS)

New York - New Port/Rhode Island - Boston - At Sea - Saint John/Bay of Fundy - Scenic Sailing of the Gulf of St. Lawrence  (Overnight) - Quebec (Overnight) - La Bay/Saguenay River - Bale Comeau - Havre Saint Pierre - At Sea - Charlottetown - At Sea - Halifax - At Sea - New York (Overnight).

 

F) 3 NOVEMBER 2023 INAUGURAL CARIBBEAN JOURNEY (14 NIGHTS)

Miami - Key West - At Sea - At Sea - Virgin Gorda/Spanish Town - Falmouth Harbor - Road Bay/Anguilla Island - San Juan - Gustavia/Saint Barthelemy - Basseterre/St. Kitts - At Sea - Samana - At Sea - Ocean Cay - Miami.

 

G) 31 JANUARY 2024 INAUGURAL SOUTH AMERICAN JOURNEY (15 NIGHTS)

Bridgetown - At Sea - Devil's Island - At Sea - At Sea - Fortaleza - At Sea - At Sea - Salvador De Bahia (Overnight) - At Sea - Buzios - Rio de Janeiro (Overnight) - Ilhabela - Santos/Sao Paolo.

 

H) 18 APRIL 2024 INAUGURAL HAWAIIAN JOURNEY (18 NIGHTS)

Canada - At Sea - At Sea - At Sea - At Sea - At Sea - Hilo/Hawaii (Overnight) - Honolulu/Oahu (Overnight) - Lahaina/Maui - Nawiliwili/Kauai - At Sea - At Sea - At Sea - At Sea - At Sea - Victoria/British Columbia - Vancouver.

Edited August 7, 2021 by SummmerInKefalonia

[Wheelhouse]

Thanks.   There are a number of youtubes available about this new line.  Looks very interesting.  

[Ulsteinvik]

@SummmerInKefalonia

Thanks for posting them, hopefully the cruise on 1st August 2023 from Copenhagen will be soon published, should be a cruise through the Baltic.

[darn88]

Thanks so much for posting these.  Looking forward to additional information being released.  This line look very promising.

 

I have had friends have not so good experiences with MSC, so I am very interested to see how this new line is received.

[Host Jazzbeau]

4 hours ago, darn88 said:

Thanks so much for posting these.  Looking forward to additional information being released.  This line look very promising.

 

I have had friends have not so good experiences with MSC, so I am very interested to see how this new line is received.

There will be three distinct MSCs with these new ships:  Explora, Yacht Club, everything else.

[Happy Cruiser 6143]

On 8/8/2021 at 2:44 PM, Host Jazzbeau said:

There will be three distinct MSCs with these new ships:  Explora, Yacht Club, everything else.

 

Correct.  And there's no comparison between Explora, Yacht Club, and the ordinary MSC experience.  World's apart.

[Nunagoras]

3 hours ago, Happy Cruiser 6143 said:

 

Correct.  And there's no comparison between Explora, Yacht Club, and the ordinary MSC experience.  World's apart.

So true!... And now MSC has:

 

1) A baseline mainstream experience (regular MSC).

2) An above premium experience within the mainline ships (YC)

3) An advertised as true luxury experience; even though arguably such a travesty one; IMHO...

 

...But they have nothing as a middle the road premium line on the likes of Princess/X on their catalogue!... It will to be interesting to see where this will end up on the next years to come!...

 

Have a nice day!...

[dolls123]

I'm booked on F. Anyone else?

[cherylnj]

On 12/7/2021 at 8:58 AM, dolls123 said:

I'm booked on F. Anyone else?

I'm booked on the 2nd half of F. I have a few more years to go before I retire, so I try to limit my time off to a week (give or take) at a time 😊

[kidless]

On 12/7/2021 at 8:58 AM, dolls123 said:

I'm booked on F. Anyone else?

Dave & I are booked on F 

[InsGuy3]

On 12/7/2021 at 8:58 AM, dolls123 said:

I'm booked on F. Anyone else?

We are also booked on F as of this afternoon. Looking forward to it.

[happy cruzin]

On 4/8/2022 at 4:22 PM, InsGuy3 said:

We are also booked on F as of this afternoon. Looking forward to it.

 

On 1/14/2022 at 10:12 PM, kidless said:

Dave & I are booked on F 

 

On 12/9/2021 at 11:53 PM, cherylnj said:

I'm booked on the 2nd half of F. I have a few more years to go before I retire, so I try to limit my time off to a week (give or take) at a time 😊

 

On 12/7/2021 at 8:58 AM, dolls123 said:

I'm booked on F. Anyone else?

Us too....really looking forward to it!!  Nice that they have released the cabin and dining videos on various social media platforms.