EXPLORA IV

Steaks, pan-Asian plates and guest chefs at dinner

Most of Explora IV’s restaurants are included in the fare, so dinner can change every night without a bill. Marble & Co. Grill sets the tone: a contemporary steakhouse with an open kitchen, where you watch the chefs prepare premium cuts. Sakura brings Japanese, Chinese, Thai and Korean flavours together in one restaurant, so a night of pan-Asian cooking costs nothing extra.

Anthology is the restaurant to plan around. It carries a charge, and rotating guest chefs bring new culinary concepts to it each voyage, so the menu on your sailing is unlikely to be the one the last guests saw.

Norway and the British Isles mid-year, the Caribbean from November

Through the Australian winter, from June to August, she sails Norway’s fjords on round trips of 11 to 14 nights from Southampton. Calls change between departures, but Flåm, Bergen, Hellesylt and Ålesund are typical. From July into September she also runs 12- and 14-night round trips from Copenhagen, where Trondheim, Molde and Leknes are among the ports you might see.

Her longest voyages circle the British Isles on round trips of 16 to 21 nights from Southampton, in May, July and August. Ports vary; Dun Laoghaire for Dublin, Greenock for Glasgow, Killybegs in Donegal and Cork are among them, and some of these sailings also cross to the Norwegian fjords. Our Southampton departures for 2027 list both the British Isles and the Norway round trips.

From November to April, spanning the Australian summer, she moves to the Caribbean. Her 7-night one-ways run between San Juan and Miami in both directions, from A$5,000pp*; stops change, but Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas, Basseterre on St. Kitts, Gustavia on St. Barth and Puerto Plata are typical. In December and January she adds 9- and 10-night round trips from Miami, with calls such as Cozumel, Belize City and Key West.

Wherever she sails from, it is a flight from Australia, and we book the flights, the hotel either side and the transfers with the cruise as one holiday, including the flight home from Miami or San Juan when a Caribbean one-way ends there. On the longer Southampton and Copenhagen voyages, that makes a proper few weeks away.

Explora IV shares her design with sister ships including Explora II and Explora III. The rest of the fleet is on our Explora Journeys page.

Whisky, sea views and a cinema under the stars

Her bars are built for lingering over a drink and a view. The Malt Whiskey Bar pours whiskies from around the world, including rare finds, and adds a walk-in humidor and an outdoor terrace. Up top, the adults-only Helios Pool Bar on Deck 12 faces forward over the sea, a sun-soaked spot to watch the ocean ahead. The Conservatory Pool Bar is a sheltered poolside lounge by day and becomes an open-air cinema in the evening.

Explora IV cabins and deck plans

Every one of Explora IV’s cabins is a suite, so the choice is about where on board you want to be rather than whether to upgrade. Her cabins and deck plans show the suites deck by deck beneath the pools and open-air bars.

Cruise1st sells Explora IV alongside the rest of the Explora Journeys fleet, and our team can help you match a season and a departure to your year. Our Best Price Guarantee applies. To see her sailings beside other high-end voyages, start with our luxury cruise search.