The World Explorer not too long ago kicked off the 2024 cruise program of Belgium-based tour operator Rivages du Monde.
Chartered from Mystic Cruises, the 200-guest ship is about to supply a sequence of itineraries in Europe and the Atlantic for the corporate, which caters to French-speaking friends.
The season mixes expedition sailings and conventional cruises and began with a nine-night voyage to Portugal’s Atlantic Isles.
After departing from Porto on April 20, the cruise is about to sail to Madeira and the Azores, visiting a complete of six locations earlier than ending in Funchal.
Among the many ports of name on the itinerary are much less normal locations for cruise ships, corresponding to Vila do Porto de Santa Maria and Lajes do Pico. The cruise can be set to go to Ponta Delgada, Ilha da Graciosa and Horta.
Persevering with Rivages du Monde’s 2024 cruise program, the World Explorer can be set to supply itineraries to the Norwegian Fjords, the North Cape, the Lofoten Isles, Spitsbergen, Iceland, Greenland and the Canadian Arctic.
Earlier than ending the corporate’s annual cruise season in October, the 200-guest vessel can be set to supply itineraries in Canada’s St. Lawrence River, in addition to the Caribbean, the Panama Canal and South America.
The World Explorer is then set to function a winter season in Antarctica for Quark Expeditions earlier than providing one other cruise program for Rivages du Monde in 2025.
Initially in service for Mystic’s Nicko Cruises model, the World Explorer was constructed on the West Sea shipyard in Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
Designed to supply exploration cruises in distant and polar areas, the 9,300-ton ship is provided with a sequence of expedition-ready options, together with a devoted mudroom, an ice-class room, a fleet of Zodiacs and extra.
Lately offered to Windstar Cruises, the 2019-built vessel is scheduled to bear a significant refurbishment earlier than turning into the Star Explorer in December 2026.
