Boarding Explora 2 – Inside Our Luxury Cruise Experience | EXPLORA JOURNEYS
Is Explora Journeys the best luxury cruise line around today? Join us as we board Explora II and share our first impressions of the Explora Journeys experience — the new luxury cruise brand from MSC Cruises. Filmed during our 7-day sailing of the Eastern Caribbean in December 2024 — embarking in Bridgetown, Barbados and disembarking in Miami, Florida.
Newly delivered in September 2024, the ultra-luxury ship Explora II is an intimate mid-size ship that pampers guests with inviting interiors, relaxing outdoor spaces, and perhaps the very best food at sea. Watch and see if you agree with us that Explora Journeys is changing the game in the luxury/ultra-luxury cruise market.
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Thank you for the tour. We are sailing on Explora II next year for our Anniversary – which is Valentine’s Day. We are looking forward to trying the Explora Journey’s experience. Cheers!
Great to see you are making videos again. With only 300 passengers in the 900 passenger ship, the service on Explora must have been exceptional with no lineups for anything on the whole cruise. Lo
oking forward to seeing the dining video.
Have you guys sailed on Viking or Oceania? How do they compare with Explora?
We’re sailing on explora II next January to celebrate our retirement.
Just got off Explora II on January 6. It was an absolutely fantastic cruise. The service was stellar. The spaces ample and the food delicious. For me this was the best cruise I’ve been on. For my parents this was their 60th cruise and by far their most enjoyable.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Beautiful ship. Thank you for sharing.
Why so few people on the ship? I have heard such good things about Explora.
Fab! Been looking forward to seeing your review / videos on this 🎉
Gary (Tips for Travelers) referenced your channel and I'm glad he did. Enjoying the content, thanks for the vids!
Another great ship tour! Definitely looks like the line for foodies. Like the number of pools. Has more of a high-end yacht look than a traditional cruise ship. Is that how it feels?
5:33 agreed! I was 😻 with welcome 🥂
1:30 omg y’all stay at the Hilton Barbados!! We flew in one day early and stayed there as well. We arrived late but yeah. ( p.s this is Jose 😺)
12:35 the gyroscopic 🎱 pool table didn’t work for us when we were out at sea. Did we forget to turn it on? 🤦🏽♂️
17:55 champagne Xmas tree!! 😻
20:46 🪑 🐷… 😹
28:30 $20 French hot sauces!!! 🫶🏼
32:45 Juan, also, was all about the seafood buffet on the first night!!
34:30 🎶 trivia!! 🥰
37:20 I was soooo 😴😴😴😴
Enjoyed video. Can’t wait to see more! 😁
Well done narration you two – the level of detail is so nicely done.
Great video and agree wholeheartedly on the buffet, easily the best at sea or on land! If you could only combine Explora's buffet with Oceania Riviera aft outdoor seating you would have the perfect venue. No doubt the finest ship at sea, but there is something about the fellow passengers on Oceania that makes it hard to pick a no. 1 overall. Thanks for your hard work and looking forward to your next video!
Great tour. How is it that this ship sailed with 1/3 capacity at this point in time?
Diana, this video was excellent!! So helpful for our first Explora cruise in November. I’ll be watching all of your Explora videos!
Lisa
Great video and look into Explora II. My wife and I are thinking about booking a cruise with Explora Journeys because we are MSC Cruise vets and always cruise in the MSC Yacht Club. Have you two ever cruises in the Yacht Club? If so, how would you compare the two?
Lovely! Thanks for letting us live vicariously through your journeys!
Wow! I defy you to find a flaw on that ship. Everything is so clean & perfect. Opulent luxury at its finest.
I'm so glad I found your video! A small-ish ship, lots of space, great style, amazing food and not a child in sight, maybe this is the cruise line of my dreams… Thank you so much for sharing so much helpful insights.
Wonderful overview of Explora II
Very nice video , looking forward to see more content 😊 my wife and me are going on Explora II in march , gonna try to make some memory video ourselfs, thanks for the inspiration 😊
I've seen a lot of videos giving a general tour of Explora and I really think yours was the best. It seemed like I could feel the vibe of each of the spaces. Not sure whether it was the lack of passengers that gave you the freedom to be more relaxed with your shots or what, but I wanted to compliment you on capturing the essence of the public spaces, lounges and restaurants. Definitely makes me want to try the line as soon as we can.
Beautiful looking ship is this owned by MSC
Great video folks, im looking for my experience sailing out of Miami in Marhc on EX 1
was on same cruise took 2 cigars from a display table only to find 2 days later they are not free , my bad,lol, chief security officer was cool tho:)