Fincantieri Celebrates Delivery of Third Explora Luxury Travel Vessel

Explora Journeys celebrated the delivery of Explora III at Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente shipyard in Genoa. The vessel is the third ship built by Fincantier for Explora Journeys, MSC Group's luxury ocean travel brand.

Held in the presence of national, regional and local authorities, the ceremony marked a milestone in the development of the Explora Journeys fleet, which has now reached the halfway point of its planned growth. With the delivery of Explora III, three of the six vessels planned for the fleet are now in service, while the remaining three are all under construction and will enter service within the next two years (Explora IV and Explora V in 2027, followed by Explora VI in 2028), completing the fleet program entrusted to Fincantieri.

Among those attending the event were the President of the Liguria Region, Marco Bucci, the Mayor of Genoa, Silvia Salis, Admiral Inspector Antonio Ranieri, Maritime Director for Liguria and Commander of the Port of Genoa, the President of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority, Matteo Paroli.

Guests were welcomed by Biagio Mazzotta, Chairman of Fincantieri; Pierroberto Folgiero, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Fincantieri; Luigi Matarazzo, General Manager of the Merchant Ships Division; Massimo Canesin,