EXPLORA IV

Steakhouse and guest chefs on EXPLORA IV

Dinner on EXPLORA IV centres on Marble & Co. Grill, a contemporary steakhouse included in the fare, where chefs prepare premium cuts in an open kitchen. Pan-Asian cooking, Mediterranean plates with a sea view and French-influenced dining from breakfast to dinner also come with the fare.

For the evenings worth planning around, Anthology hands its kitchen to rotating guest chefs, so the menus keep changing from voyage to voyage, and Chef Table seats guests at a single table for a meal shaped around their own palate. Both carry a charge, and Chef Table needs booking in advance.

The Caribbean from November, Norway and the British Isles from May

From May to August, through the Australian late autumn and winter, EXPLORA IV is in northern Europe, and her longest regular voyages are round trips from Southampton. She sails to Norway for 11 to 14 nights in June, July and August; ports vary, but Flam, Bergen and Ålesund are among them. Around the British Isles she runs 16 to 21 nights in May, July and August, with typical calls such as Cork, Greenock for Glasgow and Killybegs in Donegal. Both appear among our Southampton departures for 2027.

She also sails one-way from Copenhagen to Southampton, Hamburg or Amsterdam over five to seven nights, from Bruges to Copenhagen by way of Norway, and from Southampton to Reykjavik or Copenhagen over eight nights.

From November to April, across the Australian summer, she moves to the Caribbean for seven-night one-way sailings between San Juan and Miami, in both directions. Stops change between departures; you might see Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas, Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic or Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve in the Bahamas. Dates are on our Caribbean cruises for 2027.

Wherever she sails from, the trip begins with a flight from Australia, and we book the flights, the hotel either side and the transfers as one holiday, including the flight home from the port where a one-way voyage ends.

Her sister ships include EXPLORA I, EXPLORA II and EXPLORA III, and the wider fleet is on our Explora Journeys page.

Whisky, cabaret and a cinema under the stars on EXPLORA IV

The bar that sets her apart is the Malt Whiskey Bar, tucked inside her central lounge, which pours whiskies from around the world, rare bottles among them, and adds a walk-in humidor, cigar guidance and an outdoor terrace to enjoy them on.

Journeys Lounge, the largest lounge aboard, shifts through the day from mixology sessions and enrichment talks to cabaret in the evening. Outside, The Conservatory Pool Bar is a sheltered poolside lounge with gentle music by day and turns into an open-air cinema under the stars at night.

Coffee at Crema Cafe and light meals and afternoon tea in the Explora Lounge come with the fare, and so do drinks at her bars, from fine wines and champagne to premium spirits and cocktails, with only an ultra-exquisite selection sold separately. Every bar is free to walk into.

EXPLORA IV cabins and deck plans

All 461 cabins on EXPLORA IV are suites, and suite guests can order in-suite dining around the clock, on their own terrace if they like. Her cabins and deck plans are where to pick the suite for your voyage, deck by deck.

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