Seven Seas Explorer is set to be its most expensive luxury liner ever built, at an estimated price tag of US$450 million. ANNOUNCED this morning, Regent Seven Seas Cruises has engaged the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy to construct what it says will be “the most luxurious cruise ship in the...
Seven Seas Explorer is set to be
its most expensive luxury liner
ever built, at an estimated price
tag of US$450 million.
ANNOUNCED this morning, Regent Seven
Seas Cruises has engaged the Fincantieri
shipyard in Italy to construct what it says will
be “the most luxurious cruise ship in the era of
modern cruising”.
Explorer is expected to contain capacity for
738 guests and will be third in the company’s
all-suite, all-balcony fleet, with delivery
currently scheduled to take place during the
northern summer of 2016.
The ship will contain 369 suites ranging in
size from 300 to 1,500sq-feet, six restaurants
offering an open-seating plan, a double storey
Explorer Theatre, three boutique outlets and a
sizeable spa facility.
Serving as the centrepiece of the craft will be
a nine-deck Atrium, also employing state-ofthe-
art “green” technology aimed at boosting
the environmental credential of the ship.
“This new ship order is part of our disciplined
growth strategy to expand our footprint in
the luxury market,” Regent Seven Seas Cruises
president Kunal S. Kamlani said.
“Since we purchased the Regent Seven Seas
Cruises brand in 2008, the ships have sailed
full with industry-leading yields. We strongly
believe that now is the right time to expand
our fleet as our loyal guests have asked for
a greater array of itineraries and our travel
partners have proven that there is pent-up
demand for a new Regent ship,” he added.
Once completed, Explorer will join three
other vessels in the Regent Seven Seas fleet
consisting of the Seven Seas Navigator, Seven
Seas Mariner and Seven Seas Voyager.
Prestige Cruise Holdings chairman and CEO
Frank J Del Rio painted a picture of unrivalled
luxury to come from the new vessel in the
company’s announcement.
“The ship’s upscale yet timeless design,
extreme use of exotic stones and polished
woods, designer furniture, rich fabrics and
sophisticated lighting combined with what
promises to be a museum-quality, eclectic
art collection will clearly position Seven
Seas Explorer as the new standard in luxury
cruising,” Del Rio envisaged.
“Seven Seas Explorer will be the most
luxurious cruise ship ever built, boasting one
of the highest space ratios and staff-to-guest
ratios ever seen in the modern era of cruising
enabling us to deliver the highly personalised
service and extraordinary experience that is
the hallmark of the Regent brand,” he added.
