MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is a leading global transport and logistics company, privately owned and founded in 1970 by Gianluigi Aponte. As one of the world's leading container shipping lines, MSC has 675 offices in 155 countries worldwide. The company has grown from a one-ship operation to a globally recognised company with a fleet of 900 ships, providing goods and services to customers of all sizes and industries on time. MSC's activities now also include overland transport, logistics and a growing portfolio of port terminal investments. MSC calls at 520 ports with 300 liner services and transports around 27 million TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) annually. The MSC Group, including the passenger business, employs more than 200,000 people worldwide.
About Explora Journeys
Explora Journeys is the privately owned luxury lifestyle brand of the MSC Group, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and founded in the heart of the Swiss luxury hospitality industry. The brand was born out of a long-held vision to redefine the ocean experience for a new generation of discerning luxury travellers, drawing on the Aponte family's 300-year maritime heritage. The brand's goal is to create a unique "Ocean State of Mind" by connecting guests with the sea, themselves and like-minded travellers. Remarkable itineraries combine well-known destinations with less frequented harbours to offer a journey that inspires discovery in all its forms. A fleet of six luxury ships will enter service between 2023 and 2028, beginning with the delivery of EXPLORA I on 24 July 2023. Explora Journeys introduces a new style of transformative ocean travel. EXPLORA I offers 461 oceanfront suites, penthouse suites and residences designed as "Homes at Sea" for guests, all with sweeping ocean views, private terraces, a choice of eleven different culinary experiences in six vibrant restaurants as well as room service, Chef's Kitchen, twelve bars and lounges (eight indoor and four outdoor terraces), four swimming pools, extensive outdoor decks with 64 private cabanas, spa facilities and sophisticated entertainment. Inspired by the company's European heritage, Explora Journeys will offer guests an immersive ocean experience and respectful and intuitive hospitality. EXPLORA II was delivered on 12 September 2024.
EXPLORA III will enter service in 2026 and EXPLORA IV in 2027, with both vessels running on LNG. EXPLORA V and EXPLORA VI will enter service in 2027 and 2028 respectively.
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