Six all-suite ships where the wine, the spa thermal area and the gratuities are already in the fare. I am a registered travel partner with direct booking engine access.
Explora Journeys is the luxury line from the MSC family, six ships between 2023 and 2028, every one of them all-suite and oceanfront. Explora I carries 456 suites on 14 decks with a guest to host ratio of 1.25 to 1, five pools and five whirlpools, and roughly 16,600 square meters of public space. Nothing about it feels like a big ship.
I am a registered Explora Journeys travel partner with direct access to its booking engine, which is how I can quote you a suite, a category and a date in one message.
Ocean Terrace Suites start at 35 square meters (377 square feet) and are the entry category and the one the interline benefit fare is usually quoted on. Ocean Penthouses run 43 to 69 square meters. Ocean Residences run 65 to 149, and the single Owner's Residence is 315 square meters with a 132 square meter terrace. Every suite has floor to ceiling windows, a private sun terrace with a dining table and loungers, a walk-in wardrobe with a seated vanity and a Dyson hair dryer, heated bathroom floors, an espresso machine, a mini bar restocked to your preference and a pair of binoculars. Penthouses and Residences add early dining reservations, laundry, an in-suite bar and, for Residences, transfers. Eighty suites connect, 97 can be set up with twin beds, and 49 have bathtubs.
Explora publishes an interline benefit fare per person, double occupancy, by suite category. It appears as a promotion in Explora's travel partner booking engine and on a daily pricing report that lands in my host agency's inbox. Everything included in the public fare is included in the interline fare. I check the engine on the day I quote, because the report is only good for the day it was issued. How interline rates work.
Explora lets me hold a suite without payment: 5 days when the sailing is more than 120 days away, 3 days at 31 to 120 days, and 1 day inside 30 days. That is enough time to compare dates without losing the suite. Deposit and payment terms are Explora's and I confirm them on your quote.
Explora's own site: explorajourneys.com. Everything above comes from Explora's Explora I ship guide, its published inclusions and its travel partner booking engine.
Photos from the Explora Journeys ship guide, courtesy of Explora Journeys.
Drinks are included, which is the big one: fine wines, champagne, premium spirits, specialty coffee, soft drinks, anytime, including in your suite. Nine dining venues, WiFi, the spa thermal area, group fitness and gratuities are included too. Shore excursions, spa treatments and the four specialty venues (Anthology, Chef's Kitchen, Chef's Table, The Cellar) are extra.
Ocean Terrace Suites start at 35 square meters, about 377 square feet, with a private terrace. Penthouses run 43 to 69 square meters, Residences 65 to 149, and the Owner's Residence is 315 square meters. Explora says its suites are among the most spacious in the category.
Yes. Explora is not adults only. Most suites take two adults and two children under 18 with a sofa bed or cot, and there are 80 connecting suites. The Helios pool on deck 12 is adults only.
Yes. Explora offers an interline benefit fare per person by suite category, and everything in the public fare is included. I search it directly in Explora's travel partner booking engine and quote it against the public fare for the same suite.
Yes. Explora's option periods are 5 days for sailings more than 120 days out, 3 days at 31 to 120 days, and 1 day inside 30 days, with no payment to hold.
Explora I entered service in 2023 and Explora II in 2024. Explora III arrives in 2026, IV and V in 2027 and VI in 2028, according to Explora's ship guide.
Tell me the dates you are thinking about and who is traveling. I answer within 24 hours with a priced option, not a brochure. Airline employee? Say so and I will quote the interline benefit fare alongside the public one.