Explora Journeys
Cruise line · ships, cruises and homeports
Explora Journeys sails 6 ships from 30 homeports to 232 ports. Most cruises are 6–8 nights, mostly in the Mediterranean.
- ShipsShips in service
- 6
- CruisesCruises · 12 mo
- 165
- Homeports
- 30
- PortsPorts visited
- 232
- next 12 months
- Avg ship ageAverage ship age
- 0 yrs
The Explora Journeys fleet
6 ships in service
| Photo | Ship | Built | Gross tonnage | Decks | Cabins | Guests | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explora III Explora class · 2026 · 72,810 GT | 2026 | 72,810 | 14 | 463 | 926 | 640 | |
| MSC Explora 4 MSC Explora class · 2027 · 72,810 GT | 2027 | 72,810 | 13 | 463 | 926 | 640 | |
| MSC Explora 5 MSC Explora class · 2027 · 72,800 GT | 2027 | 72,800 | 13 | 463 | 926 | 640 | |
| MSC Explora 6 MSC Explora class · 2028 · 72,800 GT | 2028 | 72,800 | 13 | 463 | 926 | 640 | |
| Explora I MSC Explora class · 2023 · 63,621 GT | 2023 | 63,621 | 13 | 461 | 922 | 640 | |
| Explora II MSC Explora class · 2024 · 63,621 GT | 2024 | 63,621 | 13 | 461 | 922 | 640 |
Where Explora Journeys sails
Ships starting a cruise in each region, by month · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027
Most of the fleet sails in the Mediterranean: 3 ships at its busiest in Apr and 1 in Nov. Explora Journeys also sails in Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda, Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands and Alaska, and 7 more regions.
| Region | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Alaska | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| East Coast USA | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Asia | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| South America | 1 | |||||||||||
| Ireland, United Kingdom | 1 | |||||||||||
| Hawaii, Mexico, Panama Canal | 1 |
Ships in region:1–23–56–1516+
A ship counts in a region when a cruise starting that month has most of its port calls there.
How long Explora Journeys cruises are
Share of sailings by length, against other cruise lines in the same region and month · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027
Across all regions, 40% of Explora Journeys sailings are 6–8 nights, against 49% for other cruise lines.
Explora Journeys
165 sailings
Other cruise lines
16,380 sailings
Up to 5 nights6–8 nights9–13 nights14+ nights
| Length | Explora Journeys | Other lines | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 5 nights | 5% · 9 | 22% · 3,658 | −17 pts |
| 6–8 nights | 40% · 66 | 49% · 8,058 | −9 pts |
| 9–13 nights | 26% · 43 | 16% · 2,608 | +10 pts |
| 14+ nights | 28% · 47 | 13% · 2,056 | +16 pts |
Sailings starting in the period. A voyage sold from several embarkation ports is counted once. Region = where most of the sailing’s port calls are. Difference in percentage points.
Explora Journeys capacity
Available passenger cruise days (APCD): lower berths × nights · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027
- APCD · 12 months
- 1.58M
- Share of all capacity
- 0.5%
- of 336.2M APCD on 45 lines
- Rank by capacity
- 20th
- ahead of Ambassador Cruise Line 1.55M, Cordelia Cruises 1.35M
- Berths at sea per day
- 4,450
- average
By month
APCD per month · share of all cruise capacity that month below · Nov counts from 12 Nov
Busiest monthOther months
By region
Explora Journeys APCD and its share of all cruise capacity in each region · top 8 regions
| Region | By month | APCD | Share of region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean 0.6% of the region | 0.62M | 0.6% | |
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda 0.3% of the region | 0.38M | 0.3% | |
| Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia 0.7% of the region | 0.19M | 0.7% | |
| Alaska 1.0% of the region | 0.14M | 1.0% | |
| East Coast USA 1.7% of the region | 0.07M | 1.7% | |
| Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands 0.3% of the region | 0.06M | 0.3% | |
| Asia 0.4% of the region | 0.06M | 0.4% | |
| Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands 1.7% of the region | 0.03M | 1.7% |
Berths = guests at double occupancy. Each ship-night is counted once, even when the voyage is sold from several ports, in the month it falls in. A sailing’s nights count in the region where most of its port calls are. All capacity = the cruise lines CruiseDig tracks, not the whole industry.
Where Explora Journeys cruises start
Top 10 of 30 homeports by departures in the next 12 months
| Homeport | Departures | Ships | Plan your departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona Spain · 2 ships | 22 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Miami United States · 2 ships | 20 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Piraeus Greece · 1 ship | 18 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Civitavecchia Italy · 2 ships | 17 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| San Juan Puerto Rico · 2 ships | 13 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Vancouver Canada · 1 ship | 12 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Venice Italy · 1 ship | 11 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Copenhagen Denmark · 1 ship | 7 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Southampton United Kingdom · 1 ship | 7 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Tokyo Japan · 1 ship | 4 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
Top ports of call
Calls in the next 12 months · 230 ports
- 1St John'sAntigua and Barbuda22
- 2MykonosGreece18
- 3BasseterreSaint Kitts and Nevis17
- 4KotorMontenegro17
- 5PhilipsburgSint Maarten17
- 6AdamasGreece15
- 7DubrovnikCroatia15
- 8NaplesItaly15
- 9Gustavia (St. Barts)France14
- 10LivornoItaly14
- 11St John Island USVIU.S. Virgin Islands14
- 12KetchikanUnited States13