Explora Journeys
Cruise line · ships, cruises and homeports
Explora Journeys sails 6 ships from 30 homeports to 227 ports. Most cruises are 6–8 nights, mostly in the Mediterranean, Black Sea.
- ShipsShips in service
- 6
- CruisesCruises · 12 mo
- 157
- Homeports
- 30
- PortsPorts visited
- 227
- 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 |
Where Explora Journeys sails
Ships starting a cruise in each region, by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
Most of the fleet sails in the Mediterranean, Black Sea: 3 ships at its busiest in Apr and 1 in Oct. Explora Journeys also sails in Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda, Alaska and Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands, and 6 more regions.
| Region | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean, Black Sea | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Alaska | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| East Coast USA and Canada New England | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Ireland, UK, British Isles | 1 | |||||||||||
| Hawaii, Mexico, Panama Canal | 1 | |||||||||||
| Asia | 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 · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
Across all regions, 41% of Explora Journeys sailings are 6–8 nights, against 49% for other cruise lines.
Explora Journeys
157 sailings
Other cruise lines
15,847 sailings
Up to 5 nights6–8 nights9–13 nights14+ nights
| Length | Explora Journeys | Other lines | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 5 nights | 6% · 9 | 22% · 3,536 | −17 pts |
| 6–8 nights | 41% · 64 | 49% · 7,812 | −9 pts |
| 9–13 nights | 22% · 35 | 16% · 2,484 | +7 pts |
| 14+ nights | 31% · 49 | 13% · 2,015 | +18 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 · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
- APCD · 12 months
- 1.52M
- Share of all capacity
- 0.5%
- of 326.9M APCD on 45 lines
- Rank by capacity
- 21st
- ahead of Fred Olsen 1.27M, Azamara Cruises 1.18M
- Berths at sea per day
- 4,426
- average
By month
APCD per month · share of all cruise capacity that month below · Oct counts from 23 Oct
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, Black Sea 0.6% of the region | 0.59M | 0.6% | |
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda 0.4% of the region | 0.43M | 0.4% | |
| Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia 0.7% of the region | 0.19M | 0.7% | |
| Alaska 1.0% of the region | 0.14M | 1.0% | |
| Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands 0.3% of the region | 0.05M | 0.3% | |
| East Coast USA and Canada New England 1.4% of the region | 0.04M | 1.4% | |
| Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands 1.6% of the region | 0.03M | 1.6% | |
| Asia 0.2% of the region | 0.02M | 0.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami United States · 2 ships | 22 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Barcelona Spain · 2 ships | 20 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Piraeus Greece · 1 ship | 17 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Civitavecchia Italy · 2 ships | 16 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| San Juan Puerto Rico · 2 ships | 14 | 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 |
| Lisbon Portugal · 2 ships | 3 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
Top ports of call
Calls in the next 12 months · 224 ports
- 1St John'sAntigua and Barbuda24
- 2BasseterreSaint Kitts and Nevis19
- 3Gustavia (St. Barts)France18
- 4KotorMontenegro18
- 5PhilipsburgSint Maarten18
- 6MykonosGreece17
- 7AdamasGreece16
- 8DubrovnikCroatia15
- 9NaplesItaly15
- 10St John Island USVIU.S. Virgin Islands15
- 11Amber CoveDominican Republic14
- 12Anguilla IslandUnited Kingdom14