This morning in Genoa in the Fincantieri shipyard of Sestri Ponente there was a double ceremony: the launch Explora II technician and Explora sheet metal cutting III. The two ships represent the second and third units out of a total of four ordered from the company navalmeccanica from the MSC group for its new luxury cruise brand Explora Journeys. The total investment for the four ships is amounting to approximately 2.3 billion euros.

Today's double ceremony follows by two months the delivery of Explora I, held in Monfalcone on July 20th. After having touched the water for the first time today with the technical launch, Explora II will be completed in the coming months and delivered in the summer of next year, spending the first seasons in the Mediterranean. Explora III It will enter service in summer 2026 and will be the first ship of the Explora fleet to be powered by natural gas liquified. Construction of Explora will begin in January 2024 IV, also powered by LNG, which will be completed at the beginning of 2027.