SummmerInKefalonia Posted January 14, 2022 #1 Share Posted January 14, 2022 https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/exploris-des-anciens-de-ponant-lancent-une-nouvelle-compagnie-de-croisiere-francaise It was sold last November and will remain chartered to Silversea until the end of 2023 season. Exploris is a new french company that was formed by former investors of Ponant. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rojaan19 Posted January 14, 2022 #2 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Oh No .... not the Explorer !! We love that little ship, it was our first Silverseas cruise back in August 2010, got us hooked on expedition sailing, and since then we have sailed 144 days on the Explorer. Had a lot of great times, met heaps of great people, fantastic experiences and memories !! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare spinnaker2 Posted January 14, 2022 #3 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Agree, the Explorer is just a quirky old broad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labrasett Posted January 14, 2022 #4 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Beyond sad!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare RachelG Posted January 14, 2022 #5 Share Posted January 14, 2022 very sad--we love that ship. We do have a summer 2023 cruise to the Kimberley booked on her. Wonder what will happen with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WesW Posted January 14, 2022 #6 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Rachel; here is what was said about 2023 in the release: Renamed Silver Explorer in late April 2011.. It was announced in January 2022 that the ship was sold to the newly founded french company Exploris. It will remain chartered to Silversea until late 2023.. We have Lautoka to Cairenes booked in April 2023. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PaulMCO Posted January 14, 2022 #7 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Lots of quirky thing about the ship made it the best. Friendliest crew. Accessible Head Chef. The one passenger (with winter gear 2 pass if you squeeze) elevator is unique. The negative now -- is what if any maintenance will be done to the ship other than safety related. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare spinnaker2 Posted January 14, 2022 #8 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Loved that silly elevator! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare RachelG Posted January 14, 2022 #9 Share Posted January 14, 2022 1 hour ago, PaulMCO said: The negative now -- is what if any maintenance will be done to the ship other than safety related. That is what I was thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rojaan19 Posted January 15, 2022 #10 Share Posted January 15, 2022 3 hours ago, spinnaker2 said: Loved that silly elevator! I got stuck in that elevator once - it was when I was in a moon boot and we were in 702 !! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare taxatty Posted January 15, 2022 #11 Share Posted January 15, 2022 4 hours ago, RachelG said: That is what I was thinking Also my concern for our July 2023 Kimberley cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Fletcher Posted January 16, 2022 #12 Share Posted January 16, 2022 My hunch is that the Explorer will do the Kimberleys pretty much all-year-round, with occasional forays up to PNG and Malaku. That's what has happened to Noble Caledonia's Caledonian Sky. The Kimberleys is a very popular and profitable area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare frantic36 Posted January 16, 2022 #13 Share Posted January 16, 2022 6 hours ago, Fletcher said: My hunch is that the Explorer will do the Kimberleys pretty much all-year-round, with occasional forays up to PNG and Malaku. That's what has happened to Noble Caledonia's Caledonian Sky. The Kimberleys is a very popular and profitable area. Fletcher the ships like True North etc in the Kimberley cruises shut down over cyclone season late October to March and sail down south. Some go to the East coast and some shut down for a couple of months and have a break so I doubtful Explorer will be mainly year round. They may also do like True North and go to the southern and eastern coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted January 18, 2022 #14 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Yes a great ship and a very stable one at that. Went through 3 Force 12 gales and 1 typhoon on her and only once had spilled glass of red wine. A few broken plates around the dining room though. I still can hear the Guten Morgen from Stefan early each morning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare RachelG Posted January 18, 2022 #15 Share Posted January 18, 2022 13 hours ago, drron29 said: Yes a great ship and a very stable one at that. Went through 3 Force 12 gales and 1 typhoon on her and only once had spilled glass of red wine. A few broken plates around the dining room though. I still can hear the Guten Morgen from Stefan early each morning. yes, we were there with you. I think one night it was just you guys and George and me in the dining room. Great memories. I guess you were not on the time that the entire lunch buffet went flying to the floor. It was pretty amazing. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieflyer Posted January 24, 2022 #16 Share Posted January 24, 2022 (edited) On 1/15/2022 at 12:55 AM, rojaan19 said: Oh No .... not the Explorer !! We love that little ship, it was our first Silverseas cruise back in August 2010, got us hooked on expedition sailing, and since then we have sailed 144 days on the Explorer. Had a lot of great times, met heaps of great people, fantastic experiences and memories !! I know (from another board) that you are Silversea experts so know this will be sad for you. Funny, we boarded Explorer (then the PA2) the day you disembarked in Tromso in 2010 😉. We haven't done much Silversea since although have been on Muse. Had a booking for a short AU cruise next week on her but sadly gone by the board. L_t_L Edited January 24, 2022 by Aussieflyer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Port Power Posted January 24, 2022 #17 Share Posted January 24, 2022 On 1/15/2022 at 4:00 AM, PaulMCO said: Lots of quirky thing about the ship made it the best. Friendliest crew. Accessible Head Chef. The one passenger (with winter gear 2 pass if you squeeze) elevator is unique. The negative now -- is what if any maintenance will be done to the ship other than safety related. I can’t imagine the new owners not keeping the ship in tip top shape. It is an investment. Hearing these lovely comments confirms I’ve made the right choice of ship for Across the Top and the Kimberley in May 2023. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PaulMCO Posted January 24, 2022 #18 Share Posted January 24, 2022 24 minutes ago, Port Power said: I can’t imagine the new owners not keeping the ship in tip top shape. It is an investment. Hearing these lovely comments confirms I’ve made the right choice of ship for Across the Top and the Kimberley in May 2023. Was not talking about new owners. Talking about SS. No incentive to keep it spic and span... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgh Posted January 24, 2022 #19 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Iirc, under a less predatory ownership , SS did manage to keep the Silver discoverer in quite usable condition right to the end. I will try to have one last ride before she leaves the fleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumblefoot Posted January 24, 2022 #20 Share Posted January 24, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, PaulMCO said: Was not talking about new owners. Talking about SS. No incentive to keep it spic and span... SS has no incentive? not saying you’re wrong, but how do you know that? Most ship sales with ownership transfers at a future date contain massive penalties should the seller fail to maintain the ship in the present condition at the time of sale before completing the transfer. So, I would respectfully disagree SS has no incentive. As such, I fully expect Explorer to be maintained in a similar fashion as Discoverer was before it left the fleet. Edited January 24, 2022 by Stumblefoot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PaulMCO Posted January 25, 2022 #21 Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) I take recent examples of some Renaissance series ships that Princess and P&O/Fanthom cruises sold and were bought on a similar to be delivered in a year + (after the existing bookings were done). Condition when delivered to Azamara were fair to gross for the one going to Oceania (Sirena). Edited January 25, 2022 by PaulMCO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare taxatty Posted January 25, 2022 #22 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Interesting that former Ponant owners have acquired this ship to compete with (among others) Ponant--perhaps as a cheaper alternative? https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/expedition-cruising/ponant-co-founder-launches-new-cruise-line-exploris?fbclid=IwAR0Tlu_QwWp4miiEVxBKZ5B-_0CM-xElQz7ZCEsgs8PFEN-3pwNEDVqenJk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted January 27, 2022 #23 Share Posted January 27, 2022 The original owners of Ponant sold out in 2012 to a Container ship line so the original team still ran Ponant. In 2015 Ponant was bought by a French company Artemis and they had the other original founder of Ponant, Jean-Emmanuel Sauvée, as CEO. He was replaced in March 2021 so I presume that was when both founders left Ponant. So not surprising that a new cruise line has been started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocchi Posted January 31, 2022 #24 Share Posted January 31, 2022 https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/26689-silver-explorer-to-sail-for-new-cruise-line-exploris-from-2023.html The Explorer's future plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseej Posted February 1, 2022 #25 Share Posted February 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Rocchi said: The Explorer's future plan Yes, that's what this thread is about. This appears to be the same information posted above two weeks ago, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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