Inside MSC’s new luxury cruise line, Explora Journeys: the brand’s Explora I just set sail on its 7-day maiden trip from Copenhagen to Reykjavik – and its next voyages can cost up to US$21,500/person

Aug 13 , 2023

Explora Journeys is set to change the way we travel at sea. Photo: Explora Journeys

MSC Group’s new luxury cruise brand Explora Journeys has begun sailings following delays amid fire safety concerns, with its maiden voyage departing from Copenhagen, Denmark to Reykjavik, Iceland

Its 2023 cruises will range from US$2,150 per person for a 3-night sailing to US$21,500 for a 35-night itinerary – so what does it look like inside, from the interiors to restaurants and facilities?

Wealthy travellers now have a new playground: Explora Journeys, a new luxury cruise line backed by one of the world’s largest shipping companies, has finally set sail following delays amid fire safety concerns.

Explora Journeys is MSC Group’s latest venture into cruising. Photo: Explora Journeys

This budding brand is MSC Group’s latest venture into the cruise industry.

Explora Journeys offers all the luxuries you’d expect. Photo: Explora Journeys

If this name sounds familiar, it’s because the shipping and logistics giant also oversees the eponymous MSC Cruises, a popular European cruise line in the midst of a US expansion.

The MSC Poesia and MSC Magnifica. Photo: MSC Cruises

But unlike MSC Cruises – which has 2023 itineraries sailing for as little as US$40 per day according to data from Cruise Sheet – 2023 sailings on the Explora I will start at US$2,150 for a three-night cruise.

Explora Journeys’ rooms are plush indeed. Photo: Explora Journeys

On Wednesday, the cruise line’s first vessel, the Explora I, finally embarked on its seven-night maiden journey from Copenhagen, Denmark to Reykjavik, Iceland after faulty fire panels caused a delay in its initial launch.

Explora I is massive. Photo: Explora Journeys