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Explora Journeys is transforming luxury cruises into ocean journeys that inspire you to travel further, immerse deeper, and linger a little longer. Onboard you'll find an elegant, cosmopolitan atmosphere in which to discover, enjoy, and appreciate diverse flavors and talents from around the world.
EARLY BOOKING OFFER
Enjoy up to 5% Savings when you Pay in Full at the time of booking!
OUR BONUS: Book a 7-night or greater Explora Journey and receive a €300 Journey Experience Credit per suite (€150 per solo guest).
All journeys include complimentary Wi-Fi, access to sophisticated, varied experiences across 18 food and beverage venues, including six restaurants, five lounges, in-suite dining, unlimited beverages ... and more*
*Experience fee applies to two venues
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Inaugural Caribbean Journey - A Yachtsman's ParadiseNov 03, 2023 (8 days)
Miami to San Juan | EXPLORA I | Ocean Terrace Suite (OT1)Bonus: Save up to 5% when you Pay in Full at the time of booking! Plus receive a Journey Experience Credit of €300 per suite
CAD $5,550 Per Person Incl taxes
This Journey exudes a warm elan that's at once cosmopolitan and elegantly tropical. You'll explore the unique islands that truly make this part of the Caribbean a paradise.
An Extended Holiday Journey into White-Sand WonderlandsDec 22, 2023 (15 days)
Roundtrip Miami | EXPLORA I | Ocean Terrace Suite (OT2)Bonus: Save up to 5% when you Pay in Full at the time of booking! Plus receive a Journey Experience Credit of €300 per suite
CAD $12,650 Per Person Incl taxes
Escape from the city on a lavish journey in a tropical paradise adorned with sumptuous festivities and champagne toasts. A voyage when every detail is designed to take your holiday memories to the next level. From Miami to the salty sunsets of Key West, our sojourn sparkles. Peace and joy fill the air at colorful parties and sumptuous feasts as soft breezes lead us to Virgin Gorda. Next, we trade sugar plums for some of the Caribbean’s best snorkeling at Deshaies and St. John’s. To San Juan where historic UNESCO gifts sparkle along the shoreline. To the eden-like enclave of St. Kitts. This night, a gala dinner, midnight countdown, and champagne toasts set the stage for a blissful New Year’s Eve that slumbers into a lazy first day of 2024. Holidays continue in Le Marigot and Charlotte Amalie before white-hot Miami Beach ignites your New Year.
Discovering the Sainted Islands of the CaribbeanDec 06, 2023 (8 days)
Bridgetown to Miami | EXPLORA I | Ocean Terrace Suite (OT1)Bonus: Save up to 5% when you Pay in Full at the time of booking! Plus receive a Journey Experience Credit of €300 per suite
CAD $5,000 Per Person Incl taxes
Rugged and majestic, born of volcanic firest yet matured in barefoot elegance, you'll call on small harbors and private islands that all belong to the Caribbean but live spiritually in a state of mind.
Panama Canal PassageMar 18, 2024 (12 days)
Bridgetown to Panama City | EXPLORA I | Ocean Terrace Suite (OT1)Bonus: Save up to 5% when you Pay in Full at the time of booking! Plus receive a Journey Experience Credit of €300 per suite
CAD $8,300 Per Person Incl taxes
Mapped by Columbus. Fought over by the Spanish, French, Dutch, Danish, and English. The Southern Caribbean is a parade of islands and idyllic harbors that bed to be discovered. Nature and ingenuity conspire as you sail under the Bridge of Americas to negotiate the locks of the Panama Canal. Verdant, vibrant, and beguiling these islands will call to you.
A Sensational New Year CelebrationDec 29, 2023 (8 days)
San Juan to Miami | EXPLORA I | Ocean Terrace Suite (OT2)Bonus: Save up to 5% when you Pay in Full at the time of booking! Plus receive a Journey Experience Credit of €300 per suite
CAD $7,300 Per Person Incl taxes
You are invited to a soireé that will be unlike any other; a prestigious mixology of onboard celebrations and salutations that go beyond the calendar calculation of time and space. The merriment departs from San Juan, where a visit into the artsy neighbourhood of Santurce’s free-spirited creativity may have you seeing life from a new perspective. Anticipation builds as we call upon the Eden-like enclave of St. Kitts with its looming mountains and former English “Circus” modelled after London’s famed Piccadilly. Tonight, a gala dinner, midnight countdown and champagne toasts sets the stage for a memorable New Year’s night that leads to a lazy first day of 2024. Rise and shine in Le Marigot to sip Beaujolais in a French café or savour chocolate in a Dutch emporium. Slip over to Charlotte Amalie, formerly a pirate hideout for Bluebeard and Blackbeard, to admire the treasured Magen’s Bay. From the sensational to the sublime, we end in Miami Beach, where blindingly white beaches, a blazing hot nightlife are the perfect beginning to a New Year in “The Magic City.”
Quebecois Culture, Canadian Fjords & New AmsterdamOct 03, 2023 (11 days)
Quebec City to New York City | EXPLORA I | Ocean Terrace Suite (OT1)Bonus: Save up to 10% when you Pay in Full at the time of booking! Plus receive a Journey Experience Credit of €300 per suite
CAD $6,700 Per Person Incl taxes
Set out and follow the path of French explorers to ply the St. Lawrence and discover Quebecois' haute culture, craggy cleft landscapes and tiny islands with endless beauty.
A Journey Pulled by the Fates to Rewarding ShoresJun 28, 2024 (12 days)
Athens (Piraeus) to Venice (Marghera) | EXPLORA I | Ocean Terrace Suite (OT1)Bonus: Save up to 5% when you Pay in Full at the time of booking! Plus receive a Journey Experience Credit of €300 per suite
CAD $10,000 Per Person Incl taxes
Is it the mystical blue water at sunset, the endless beaches, or the star-studded sky where nature reveals her perfection? Your answer can be found along the luminous shores of the Mediterranean. From Athens, warm breezes will guide you to powdery beaches, storied lands, and ancient cultures, before a triumphant return to the towers and domes of stately Venice.
A Sensational New Year CelebrationDec 29, 2023 (8 days)
San Juan to Miami | EXPLORA I | Ocean Terrace Suite (OT1)Bonus: Save up to 5% when you Pay in Full at the time of booking! Plus receive a Journey Experience Credit of €300 per suite
CAD $6,950 Per Person Incl taxes
You are invited to a soiree that will be unlike any other; a prestigious experience when a magical mixology of onboard celebrations goes beyond the calendar calculations of time and space. On New Year's Eve, you'll enjoy a gala dinner, dancing, live music, a midnight countdown, and champagne toast. On the first day of 2024, you'll wake to see the new year across a warm and welcoming sea.
A Journey to an Arcadian Antilles AdventureJan 31, 2024 (10 days)
Roundtrip Bridgetown | EXPLORA I | Ocean Terrace Suite (OT1)Bonus: Save up to 5% when you Pay in Full at the time of booking! Plus receive a Journey Experience Credit of €300 per suite
CAD $6,150 Per Person Incl taxes
As the sun cools to peach, we set sail from beautiful Barbados and circle through the warm crystalline waters and sun-dappled sands of the Lesser Antilles, an island meandering from the mighty twin Pitons of St. Lucia to the mysterious crater lakes of St. Kitts and swaying masts of ultra-glam Gustavia in French-chic St. Barts. In Dominica, we find the intriguing Boiling Lake, a lush rainforest filled with living rarities and languid coves where shipwrecks scatter among thermal springs bubbling up from the ocean floor. We track further south to Gauguin’s Martinique, a Gallic-Caribbean meld of baguettes, petanque, and paradise beaches, and the spice island of Grenada, where the horseshoe of pastel-painted houses crown St. George’s the region’s prettiest harbor. Back to Bridgetown, shining bright like a diamond, with glorious gardens and emerald links.
A Journey to Age-Old Red Sea KingdomsNov 12, 2024 (10 days)
Roundtrip Jeddah | EXPLORA II | Ocean Terrace Suite (OT1)Bonus: Save up to 5% when you Pay in Full at the time of booking! Plus receive a Journey Experience Credit of €300 per suite
CAD $7,800 Per Person Incl taxes
Follow trade routes into the heart of Egpytian and Nabataean empires on this journey through four UNESCO-listed marvels.
UNESCO Treasures Below and Above the Caribbean SeaNov 27, 2023 (10 days)
Roundtrip Bridgetown | Explora I | Ocean Terrace Suite (OT1)Bonus: Save up to 5% when you Pay in Full at the time of booking! Plus receive a Journey Experience Credit of €300 per suite
CAD $6,300 Per Person Incl taxes
Presenting divers, windsurfers and nature lovers with the ultimate gifts of discovery, this journey fully displays Mother Nature's tour de force of beauty above and below the Caribbean Sea's surface
Central America to Centre Stage in Los AngelesMar 29, 2024 (15 days)
Panama City to Los Angeles | EXPLORA I | Ocean Terrace Suite (OT1)Bonus: Save up to 5% when you Pay in Full at the time of booking! Plus receive a Journey Experience Credit of €300 per suite
CAD $9,650 Per Person Incl taxes
Everything on this journey moves at the speed of desire: remote coasts and romantic resorts, chic cities, cultured UNESCO sites, and of course a dash of glitz and glamour.
A Journey of French-Italo Glamour, Grandeur and GastronomyJun 14, 2024 (8 days)
Barcelona to Rome | EXPLORA I | Ocean Terrace Suite (OT1)Bonus: Save up to 5% when you Pay in Full at the time of booking! Plus receive a Journey Experience Credit of €300 per suite
CAD $6,350 Per Person Incl taxes
From Spain’s sun-kissed Costa Brava, we swing north to the ultra-stylish South of France, our sojourn in le Midi beginning in Provence, an epicurious fantasy with picture-perfect fields turned mauve with rolling rows of lavender, hilltop hamlets and charming French market towns, papal palaces and soaring medieval abbeys. Saint-Tropez invites the unrivaled glamour of the French Riviera alongside the cultural cachet of old-quarter Cannes or F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Cap d’Antibes before we launch to the extraordinary craggy beauty, azure waters, and pristine white-sand beaches of Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda. To the Eternal City at sunrise, for ancient grandeur ne plus ultra, and Campari and sodas in sunshine-filled plazas.
A Modern Odyssey around the Greek IslesAug 23, 2024 (11 days)
Athens to Marghera (for Venice) | EXPLORA II | Ocean Terrace Suite (OT1)Bonus: Save up to 5% when you Pay in Full at the time of booking! Plus receive a Journey Experience Credit of €300 per suite
CAD $9,900 Per Person Incl taxes
From the heart of Ancient Greece, this is a journey into the origins of empires. After basking in the wonders of Athens, powdery beaches more lovely than Aphrodite herself herald your arrival in Paphos. Delve deeper in Kusadasi, the gateway to the ancient city of Ephesus and the Temple of Artemis, one of the original Seven Wonders of the World. Gaze upon the blue-domed buildings of Santorini, whose cavernous caldera is fringed with black lava beaches, before feating on olives and figs among the castle-speckled hillsides of Kalamata. The domes of St. Marks appear on the horizon as you arrive triumphantly in Venice: Queen of the Adriatic.
An Extended Journey into Legendary BeautyAug 15, 2024 (19 days)
Rome to Marghera (Venice) | EXPLORA I | Ocean Terrace Suite (OT1)Bonus: Save up to 5% when you Pay in Full at the time of booking! Plus receive a Journey Experience Credit of €300 per suite
CAD $17,150 Per Person Incl taxes
A resplendent overnight in Rome bestows sunset and sunrise experiences to its UNESCO-distinguished ensemble and adorns you with the riches of carpe diem. Take in Palermo's sumptuous mosaics before reaching Zen on Corfu's beaches. Spend overnight in Instagram-worthy Mykonos and by morning you are preening with the cats of UNESCO-crowned Delos. The magnificent ruins, and beaches of Athens and Paphos are next. Ephesus and Artemis extol a World Wonder before you set sail to Santorini, with an overnight, allowing you to wake to her natural beauty. Unwind on black beaches; indulge in a glass of chilled Assyrtiko. Explore Kalamata's castles, before you spot the Ionian's prettiest harbor, Fiskardo. Return, enrapt to the magical beauty of Venice.
Sybaritic Cities & Pacific Northwest CovesApr 12, 2024 (7 days)
Los Angeles to Vancouver | EXPLORA I | Ocean Terrace Suite (OT1)Bonus: Save up to 10% when you Pay in Full at the time of booking! Plus receive a Journey Experience Credit of €300 per suite
CAD $3,100 Per Person Incl taxes
From sybaritic cities and idyllic shores, we journey where Hollywood film crews regularly shoot movies. Start out in Los Angeles, a mecca for big dreamers, fashion designers, and Michelin-ranked restaurants. The "red carpet" treatment continues in San Francisco, a shimmering city by the bay. Astoria welcomes you with cozy vibes where lush forests set the perfect backdrop for small-town America. From British high tea to the tallest free-standing totem pole honoring its Indigenous People, to quaint shops selling Scottish tweeds, Victoria is a melting pot of wonders. Across the island-dotted bay, we find the hip capital, Vancouver boasting an amazing juxtaposition between an urban oasis and a serene wilderness that stretches from seascape to mountains.
Explora Journeys, a vibrant, cosmopolitan, European luxury, lifestyle brand is redefining ocean travel for a new generation of discerning travelers. With the first of six luxury ships scheduled to set sail in 2023, remarkable itineraries will blend renowned destinations with lesser-traveled ports for a journey that celebrates discovery. Explora Journeys will introduce a unique all-inclusive luxury travel experience for those who want to explore differently.
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Terms & Conditions
All fares are cruise only, per person, based on double occupancy in the lead in category. Fares include taxes and fees and are in the currency indicated. EXPLORA EARLY BOOKING BENEFIT All journeys and all suite categories, including the Inaugural Journeys Collection, are eligible for this benefit. Our cancellation policy applies. Our Flexible Journeys policy applies. The benefit only applies to the journey fare and not on any additional components or add-ons of the journey experience. After the eligibility period, the benefit will be removed from the booking if the guest cancels or rebooks into a new booking on the same ship and sail date, applies a fare change, or changes the ship or sail date of the booking; certain other changes to the booking may also result in the removal of the offer. The benefit is subject to ship and sail date availability and may be withdrawn at any time. Early booking savings are available up to 180 days prior to departure. Explora Journeys Flexible Journeys policy applies. In order to receive up to 5% Savings, full payment must be made within 7 days. Journey Experience Credits are available on all journeys. Offer is EUR 300 per suite (EUR 150 per solo guests) for 1st & 2nd guest applicable to all suite categories on 7-night or longer Journeys. Extended Journeys would qualify for the same condition where each journey is 7-night or longer. Combinability with other Journey Experience Credit offers can occur with a maximum of EUR 600 per suite for Ocean Suites and Ocean Penthouses and EUR 1,000 per suite for Ocean Residences regardless of promotional offer. Journey Experience Credits are not combinable with the Hosted Journeys nor Journey Together+ programmes. Journey Experience Credits cannot be exchanged, redeemed, or deducted if used or partially used and are non-commissionable. Journey Experience Credits can only be used onboard (credited to guest onboard account) on shipboard expenses and Destination Experiences; and will be offered in Euro currency. Additional terms and conditions may apply.