Explora Journeys Announces Godmother of Explora II

Rendering of the EXPLORA II – Photo Credit: Explora Journeys

Explora Journeys has selected marine environmentalist Rosalba Giugni to be the godmother of Explora II.

Giugni will officially name the ship at a ceremony in Civitavecchia near Rome, Italy, on September 15. The naming ceremony will take place after the cruise line takes delivery of the vessel at the Fincantieri shipyard in Sestri Ponente near Genoa, Italy, on September 12.

Explora II will be the second ship to join the company’s fleet. The first, Explora I, recently celebrated its one-year anniversary.

Rosalba Giugni, the godmother of Explora II – Photo Credit: Explora Journeys

Giugni is the founder and president of the Marevivo Foundation, an organization founded in 1985 that supports the preservation of marine environments. Today, the Marevivo Foundation has more than 30,000 members and plays a key role in the Italian environmental sector. The organization has had a partnership with the MSC Group and the MSC Foundation since 2019.

“I am pleased to support Explora Journeys and the MSC Group in promoting and advancing a cultural shift towards greater protection of our precious marine ecosystem,” says Giugni. “Our future is tied to the health of the sea, and its wellbeing depends on the choices we make. The climate crisis is a clear warning: we are out of time. The ecological transition needs to begin now, tomorrow may already be too late.”

After the naming ceremony on September 15, Explora II will depart on her maiden journey, a 7-night sailing to Tarragona, Spain, with stops in Sorrento, Lipari (Aeolian Islands), Trapani (Sicily) and Siracusa (Sicily) in Italy and Valletta, Malta.

This article originally appeared in TravelPulse.