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Launched the first of the four new luxury cruise ships of Explora Journeys
It is under construction at the Monfalcone shipyard in Fincantieri
May 30, 2022
At the shipyard in the Monfalcone shipyard of Fincantieri, it was launched. Explora I , the first of the four luxury cruise ships ordered to the Italian shipbuilding group by the MSC Group's cruise division for the new luxury brand Explora Journeys with an investment of more than two billion euros ( of the March 14 2019). The new ship, the construction of which began in June 2021, will enter into service at the end of May 2023. In parallel it continues the construction of Explora II , second ship of the new brand that has begun to take shape and will be delivered in the summer of 2024.
The ships will have a gross tonnage of around 64,000 tonnes and will be equipped with the latest available technologies, also under environmental and sustainability profile.
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