Have you heard of Explora Journeys? It's a new distinctive European lifestyle experience for refined travelers. They've created a category of their own; a true boutique resort at sea, where the address is the ocean and the destinations along their journey. Every private guest space is a home at sea; an all-suite ship, each suite is oceanfront with a large terrace offering an abundance of amenities. Foodies will be delighted by eleven onboard culinary experiences, across eighteen sophisticated and varied venues.
All Journeys Include:
- Sophisticated, varied culinary experiences across food and beverage venues, including restaurants, lounges and in-suite dining
-Unlimited beverages, fine wines and premium spirits, specialty coffees, teas and soft drinks available anytime, including in-suite mini-bar
-An in-suite welcome bottle of champagne, a bottle of wine, and a bottle of spirit of the guests' choice upon arrival
-Authentical, cultured and intuitive service from the team of hospitality experts
-Access to the spa thermal area
-Wellbeing and fitness programmes on-board and at destinations
-Complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the ship
-All on-board gratuities
-Shuttle services from port to city centre where required/available
With so much to love, where do you even begin? Keep reading for a breakdown of dining options onboard.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, this is what other cruise lines might call the main dining room. Except Explora Journeys isn't an ordinary cruise line. You can expect international cuisine with French influence. And Lobster is on the menu here nightly!
Lunch, Dinner
Next door to Fil Rouge, you'll find a great bar for pre-dinner drinks and a yacht inspired dining space. The menu is inspired by Mediterranean sea-side restaurants with tapas style dishes, seafood and pastas. Med Yacht Club is also available on a rotating basis for lunch.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
All of the options of a buffet without all of the sticky fingers! Here, you can visit stations that the hosts will serve you from, many of which will cook the food when you order. Be sure to try the fresh juices during breakfast. For dinner start at the fresh pasta station. Get your favorite pasta type with BOTH alfredo and pesto sauce. While that's cooking, walk over to the seafood and have them grill a fresh lobster with butter and lemon. Put it all together and you have an amazing lobster pasta!
Lunch, Dinner
Elevated Pan-Asian cuisine with both dinner and sushi menus. Sushi is also available for walk-ins at the sushi bar and lunch on a rotating basis. This is the only venue with restaurant inspired drinks and even a sake sommelier! My FAVORITE spot for dinner. Try the lobster rolls! And the duck! And the rosebud tea! And the lobster pad thai! And the coconut sorbet!
Dinner
Upscale European steakhouse featuring in-house dry aged steaks and cellar full of supreme wines. Not into beef? No worries - there are plenty of other options on the menu. Open exclusively for dinner. Best Brussels Sprouts I've ever had!
In Between
Specialty coffee and decadent snacks, plus an amazing view! What's not to love?
In Between
A proper tea with attentive hosts who will roll out the tea cart as soon as you sit down, followed shortly after by delightful small bites. Scones and clotted cream, anyone?
In Between
Grab an afternoon sweet treat while enjoying the pool.
24 Hours
Available 24hrs and can be set up on your terrace. Have an early morning shore excursion? Set out your order the night before.
Fee
One-of-a-kind fine dining experience with a 7-course tasting menu. You may purchase wine pairing or wine bottles, however wines by the glass during this experience are not included.
Fee
Intimate and immersive culinary class followed by the dinner you prepared paired with wines selected by the sommelier. The experience and ingredients evolve based on the destinations visited on the cruise. On embarkation day, you will receive a list of cooking opportunities to sign up for - don't wait!
Reservations are accepted 90 days before your journey for the following restaurants. It's best to reserve before your cruise to make sure you get your preferred dining time. If you missed your opportunity or ended up with reservations too early or late for your taste, there's still hope... when you board, you'll be able to use your app or see a dining host to secure your preferred reservations. As the cruise goes on, it'll be harder to make or change reservations, so we recommend to plan ahead. You're only allowed one reservation at these restaurants per sailing to ensure all guests have the opportunity to try them out. If you want to go more, you can try to walk in. I found that this worked better early on in the sailing before everyone else finds out how delicious these restaurants are! Traveling with friends and families in other staterooms? At the time of writing this, you'll need to book your reservations separately, ensuring you have your reservations set up for the same date/time, then let the host know that you'd like to dine together while onboard.
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