Explora, MSC Group’s luxury brand, will offer 25 sailings and 14 extended journeys between August 2024 and April 2025 on the new vessel, which will depart from Barcelona. Explora II will visit 82 ports and 26 countries in the Mediterranean, Middle East, India, the Indian Ocean and Africa.
Explora II will first traverse the Mediterranean, reaching Italy, Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Israel and Croatia. The ship will then pass through the Suez Canal to Egypt and on to the Middle East before sailing to southern India.
After this, it will voyage to the Indian Ocean islands before heading down the African coastline to South Africa.
Michael Ungerer, Explora Journeys chief executive, said: “This is a new chapter for the brand, we are extremely proud to unveil Explora II and these new itineraries.”
Explora I will set sail in July next year from Southampton.
