A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of a first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard Today in the Genoa shipyard of the Fincantieri group three events were held for as many new cruise ships of the Explora Journeys company, the luxury cruise brand of the MSC group. In fact, the technical launch of Explora III, the laying of the coin of Explora IV and the cutting of the first sheet metal of Explora V.
Composed of a total of six units, of which the first two, Explora I and Explora II, already in service, the Explora Journeys fleet, totally built by Fincantieri, will be fully operational within three years: Explora III will be christened next year, Explora IV and Explora V will be delivered in 2027, while Explora VI it will touch the sea in 2028.
The MSC Group’s investment in the six Explora Journeys ships, of which five were built in Sestri Ponente, is equal to about 3.5 billion, with economic, technological and employment in Italy estimated at over 15 billion.
