MSC Cruises will amplify awareness and messaging for its high-end MSC Yacht Club experience in the Australia/New Zealand market, as part of a new strategy LATTE can exclusively reveal.

Explora Journeys’ team in Australia and New Zealand will continue to expand as the luxury cruise line continues to forge its own path down under. In Sydney this week from his home in the UK, Antonio Paradiso, VP International Sales at MSC Cruises & Explora Journeys + Managing Director UK, Ireland & Australia, tells LATTE that the three-year strategy for the brand will be to increase its footprint here, steadily.

Explora Journeys has launched “Sky & Sea” fare options, an innovative fare designed to provide a seamless travel experience from the moment guests depart from their departure airport to the moment they step on board.

Explora Journeys celebrated its Virtuoso partners who have demonstrated unwavering support since the ultra-luxury brand’s launch at a lavish dinner held at Ocean Prime in Las Vegas. The event coincided with Virtuoso Travel Week, which itself welcomed more than 4,800 participants from around the world.

Tennis champion Jannik Sinner has been named as the new global brand ambassador for Explora Journeys, in a partnership deal signed just ahead of his appearance at the US Open.

A collection of pre- and post-journey Destination Immersions will complement Explora Journeys’ debut season of Alaska itineraries aboard EXPLORA III, set to launch during the northern hemisphere summer 2027.

Australian cruise virtuoso, Nicole Costantin, has reassumed her regional leadership position solely with Explora Journeys, LATTE can reveal.