Explora Journeys

MSC Group Reveals New Luxury Cruise Brand

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The MSC Group has announced the company’s entry into the luxury cruise market with the launch of a new brand: Explora Journeys, reports Luxury Travel Advisor.

Explora Journeys

Built by Fincantieri, the first of four luxury ships—named Explora I—will set sail in 2023, with the remaining ships ready in 2024, 2025 and 2026. The brand was first teased in October 2018 as an “expansion of its MSC Yacht Club luxury ship-within-a-ship concept into an entirely new class of...

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Mystery buyer orders ultra lux cruise ship at Fincantieri

Trieste, Italy, headquartered Fincantieri has signed a contract for the construction of a new ultra-luxury cruise ship with what it describes only as “an international customer.” The ship is to be delivered by the end of 2025. The order, which includes an option for two additional vessels, is valued at approximately EUR 1.2 billion which, at today’s exchange rate is only marginally more in dollars.

Fincantieri says the contract “will be subject to access to financing, as per industry practice.”

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https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/cruiseships/mystery-buyer-orders-ultra-lux-cruise-ship-at-fincantieri/

Work Boat World Passenger Vessel Orders and Deliveries Roundup – July 8, 2022

A US cruise line expands its fleet of expedition ships while new battery-powered Ro-Paxes will soon begin operations in Norway and Finland. An Italian operator secures ad ..

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MSC Cruises’ luxury brand signs MOA with Fincantieri for hydrogen fuel cell newbuild duo

Explora Journeys, the luxury travel brand of the MSC Group’s cruise division, has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with shipbuilder Fincantieri covering the construction of an additional two luxury cruise ships.

In addition to new generation LNG-fueled engines with reduced methane slip they will feature a containment system for liquid hydrogen that will will power a 6 MW fuel cell that will deliver emissions-free power for hotel operations and allow for zero-emissions operations in port,...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/cruiseships/msc-cruises-luxury-brand-signs-moa-with-fincantieri-for-hydrogen-fuel-cell-newbuild-duo/

Italian builder lays keel of Explora Journeys’ second cruise ship

Italian shipyard Fincantieri has laid the keel of the second cruise ship slated to join the fleet of Explora Journeys, the new luxury brand of MSC Cruises. Once completed ..

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/cruise/italian-builder-lays-keel-of-explora-journeys-second-cruise-ship/

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