by Sarah Kuta
Last updated: 4:10 PM ET, Tue March 10, 2026
Explora Journeys is celebrating several construction milestones.
This week, the brand hosted another triple ceremony at Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente shipyard in Genoa, Italy. Leaders gathered to mark the float out of EXPLORA IV, the coin ceremony for EXPLORA V and the steel cutting of EXPLORA VI.
It’s the third triple ceremony for Explora Journeys in 18 months. The brand has two ships sailing, plus EXPLORA III on track to launch in July. Three other vessels are under construction at Fincantieri’s Genoa shipyard, as the brand works toward its goal of having six ships on the water by 2028.
“For the first time, all six ships in our fleet are either in service or under construction—a defining moment,” says Anna Nash, president of Explora Journeys. “These ships realise the Aponte-Vago family's vision of an experience where the ocean itself becomes the destination—inviting wellbeing, discovery and a deeper connection with the ocean.”
She adds: “As our fleet grows, we are introducing more discerning guests to a new expression of luxury ocean travel—one that stands in a category of its own and challenges the idea that luxury must always be anchored to land, instead finding its home on the horizon.”
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