Ljames23 Posted February 7, 2023 #1 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Has anyone seen pictures of the ship's progress since the last video update? Seabourn and other luxury cruise lines do an exceptional job of communicating progress updates. I have no idea whether the ship will have a white or blue hull. There are almost 6 months until departure, yet few details are available.🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted February 14, 2023 #2 Share Posted February 14, 2023 I just noticed that Michael Ungerer (CEO) has announced the ship's naming ceremony will be in Civitavecchia on July 8. The ship will than relocate to Southampton for its July 17th inaugural voyage. Hank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Dr. Cocktail Posted February 19, 2023 #3 Share Posted February 19, 2023 (edited) Posted October 5…. But could be earlier Edited February 19, 2023 by Dr. Cocktail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted March 17, 2023 #4 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Explora Journey 1 started her sea trials today 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ljames23 Posted March 18, 2023 Author #5 Share Posted March 18, 2023 (edited) Just saw these pictures on a link din post. Beautiful so far. Edited March 18, 2023 by Ljames23 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Dr. Cocktail Posted March 18, 2023 #6 Share Posted March 18, 2023 8 hours ago, Ljames23 said: Just saw these pictures on a link din post. Beautiful so far. Thanks for the pix! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankhi Posted March 18, 2023 #7 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Everything looks just like imaging had represented it to be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Dr. Cocktail Posted March 21, 2023 #8 Share Posted March 21, 2023 VERY handsome! The newly designed livery totally works! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike@sea Posted March 21, 2023 #9 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Looks almost like a Celebrity 2.0 ship to me. Not so sure I like the white bow. But maybe one just has to get used to it and see it for oneself. In the end, it’s the content that counts…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Dr. Cocktail Posted March 21, 2023 #10 Share Posted March 21, 2023 38 minutes ago, mike@sea said: Looks almost like a Celebrity 2.0 ship to me. Not so sure I like the white bow. But maybe one just has to get used to it and see it for oneself. In the end, it’s the content that counts…. Great minds think alike - I looked at my pix of Zenith and Century! I like the white bow because of the image/suggestion of motion..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctjon Posted March 21, 2023 #11 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Been docked in Triest - next to Crystal Serenity and Symphony for a couple of days not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Dr. Cocktail Posted March 22, 2023 #12 Share Posted March 22, 2023 one more…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare travelberlin Posted March 22, 2023 #13 Share Posted March 22, 2023 4 hours ago, Dr. Cocktail said: one more…. Is this already the real ship or still a virtual version? Ivi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daleandrews Posted March 22, 2023 #14 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Real ship. Apparently filmed during sea trials. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted March 22, 2023 #15 Share Posted March 22, 2023 1 hour ago, travelberlin said: Is this already the real ship or still a virtual version? Ivi I thought the Hull was going to be completely blue like the rendering on the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daleandrews Posted March 22, 2023 #16 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Looks like they changed their minds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted March 22, 2023 #17 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Looks a lot like the Costa/Carnival livery to me. Doesn't say 'luxury.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted March 22, 2023 #18 Share Posted March 22, 2023 5 hours ago, daleandrews said: Real ship. Apparently filmed during sea trials. Yes the ship is in the water having sea trials. Personally I never look at the hull of a ship - seriously for me its what's happening on the inside, looks, comfort, food and service that matters 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted March 22, 2023 #19 Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Host Jazzbeau said: Looks a lot like the Costa/Carnival livery to me. Doesn't say 'luxury.' It's luxury alright make no mistake about that Edited March 22, 2023 by Mr Luxury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare travelberlin Posted March 22, 2023 #20 Share Posted March 22, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 11:05 PM, Ljames23 said: Just saw these pictures on a link din post. Beautiful so far. In the picture is Heike Berdos? Who are the others? Ivi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Dr. Cocktail Posted March 23, 2023 #21 Share Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, Host Jazzbeau said: Looks a lot like the Costa/Carnival livery to me. Doesn't say 'luxury.' Now, I usually FULLY respect your opinions, but: blue funnel vs yellow and black Red inboard lifeboats vs yellow outboard blue hull with white forward slash vs white hull with blue slash I am respectfully going to disagree…. I don’t think that they look alike at all! I’m not sure what “luxury” is supposed to look like - Regent, Silversea and Seabourn’s white are blah… Edited March 23, 2023 by Dr. Cocktail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted March 23, 2023 #22 Share Posted March 23, 2023 14 minutes ago, Dr. Cocktail said: Now, I usually FULLY respect your opinions, but: blue funnel vs yellow and black Red inboard lifeboats vs yellow outboard blue hull with white forward slash vs white hull with blue slash I am respectfully going to disagree…. I don’t think that they look alike at all! I’m not sure what “luxury” is supposed to look like - Regent, Silversea and Seabourn’s white are blah… OK, not "Looks a lot like" – how about "reminds me of" ? The hull slash is reversed colors, but that was what I reacted to. And I'm not coming from a background of all-white hulls. The two cruise lines I favor most (Azamara and Noble Caledonia) have navy hulls. Navy – get it? A Ferrari looks fast while standing still. A well-designed ship shouldn't need a 'racing stripe' to look seaworthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Dr. Cocktail Posted March 23, 2023 #23 Share Posted March 23, 2023 11 hours ago, Host Jazzbeau said: OK, not "Looks a lot like" – how about "reminds me of" ? The hull slash is reversed colors, but that was what I reacted to. And I'm not coming from a background of all-white hulls. The two cruise lines I favor most (Azamara and Noble Caledonia) have navy hulls. Navy – get it? A Ferrari looks fast while standing still. A well-designed ship shouldn't need a 'racing stripe' to look seaworthy. You know why I love Cruise Critic? Only here could we have an intense and passionate debate about something that the rest of the world could care less about! 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike@sea Posted March 23, 2023 #24 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Meanwhile...Let´s change topic. How about today´s announced Explora 1 re-routing to the Med (instead Alaska) as off May or Jun 24... Wonder what this means for the Westcoast (Hawaii) sailings prior and whether or not it is being caused by a possible delay of Explora 2 ( thinking, that it hardly makes sense to cancel a full season abroad to have 2 ships simultaneously in the Med).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruiseswithfamilyornot Posted March 23, 2023 #25 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Perhaps Alaska wasn't selling enough as they had the ship there for a significant amount of time? I hope not for Explora 2 since I'm booked on her in the fall, but we shall see. Very curious to see the itineraries for the summer, I don't see them on the website right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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