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Itineraries of the Seven Seas Explorer

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Ship's attributes

Services And Amenities

  • Casino

Specific needs

  • Wheelchair accessible staterooms

Technical specifications

  • Tonnage:  55254
  • Speed:  19.5 knots
  • Passengers:  1294
  • Length:  224 m
  • Width:  31 m

History

  • 2016: Année de construction

The hull that launched the current generation

The Seven Seas Explorer left the Fincantieri yards at Sestri Ponente, near Genoa, in 2016. Two hundred and twenty-four metres, fifty-five thousand two hundred and fifty-four gross tons, three hundred and seventy-five suites all with private balconies, seven hundred and fifty-four guests at double occupancy and five hundred and fifty-two crew across thirteen decks. That ratio of space to guests is what most separates this line from its competitors.

Two ships followed on the same platform: the Seven Seas Splendor in 2020 and the Seven Seas Grandeur in 2023.

What is on the record

A norovirus outbreak affected the ship in May 2025, during a Pacific crossing. It was a contained episode, of the kind US health authorities record each year on several ships, but it is on the public record and we would rather you learned it here.

The number of wheelchair-accessible suites is published for no ship in this fleet. We ask at booking rather than putting a figure forward.

What is included, and the misunderstanding about flights

Start with what almost everyone thinks they know. This line built its reputation on included flights. They are no longer included by default. Since 1 July 2024 two fare structures exist side by side: the standard fare covers the cruise only and leaves the guest to arrange flights, while the higher fare includes round-trip air with a choice of class, transfers and a chauffeur credit. Check which one is on your booking, because the gap is considerable from Montreal.

The rest is generous and consistent from one text to another. Shore excursions are included, with no cap on how many, which is rare. Gratuities are prepaid. Drinks are included, wines and cocktails among them. Every speciality restaurant is included, with no cover charge. Wi-Fi is included. So is valet laundry.

Two qualifications worth knowing. The pre-cruise hotel night exists only from Concierge suites upward, and the butler only from Penthouse suites upward. They are not universal inclusions, whatever the brochure sometimes suggests.

Elsewhere in the fleet

The Seven Seas Mariner belongs to the earlier generation and carries a world first. The fleet numbers seven with us, one of which has not yet sailed and another which leaves in 2028.

Booking from Quebec

The contract is with Seven Seas Cruises S. de R.L., headquartered in Miami, and is governed by the general maritime law of the United States. A claim for personal injury, illness or death goes to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Miami, or to a Miami-Dade County court. Every other claim goes to binding arbitration in that same county, and the contract imposes a class-action waiver.

The deadlines differ by claim type, and the second one surprises people. Six months' written notice and one year to sue, for personal injury. But thirty days' notice after the cruise ends for any other claim, and six months to act. Damaged luggage, a service not delivered, a cancelled call: thirty days from disembarkation. Baggage liability is also capped, unless value is declared and a fee paid.

The carrier reserves the right to cancel the cruise, change its date, its port of embarkation or its destination, shorten it or substitute the ship, at any time and without notice. Nothing establishes a Quebec licence for it. Your protection comes from here: Voyages AquaTerra holds a licence from the Office de la protection du consommateur, your payments pass through a trust account, and your departure is covered by the compensation fund for travel agency customers.

Frequently Asked Questions

It depends on the fare, and this is the most common misunderstanding about this line. Since 1 July 2024 flights are no longer included by default: the standard fare covers the cruise only, the higher fare adds round-trip air with a choice of class, transfers and a chauffeur credit. Check which one is on your booking.
Yes, and with no cap on how many, which is rare to this extent. Shore excursions are included in the fare, whichever structure you book. It is this line's heaviest inclusion and the one that most changes the arithmetic against a competitor where every outing is charged.
Yes, they are prepaid. No daily service charge is posted to your onboard account and nothing is expected at disembarkation. It is the same principle as at Seabourn, and the reverse of several lines where the daily charge writes itself on.
Yes, wines and cocktails included, throughout the ship and at any hour. There is no package to buy and no restricted list to watch. This is a point where the comparison with a drinks-package line becomes very favourable.
All of them, with no cover charge and no paid reservation. The speciality restaurants are included on the same footing as the main dining room. On a ship this size that means several different tables without ever reaching for a card.
Both. Wi-Fi is included, with no package to buy, and valet laundry is included too, which lets you pack lighter. As anywhere at sea, the satellite link varies with the ship's position.
Not for everyone, and it is a distinction the brochure sometimes leaves in shadow. The pre-cruise hotel night exists only from Concierge suites upward, and butler service only from Penthouse suites upward. In entry categories, neither.
With Seven Seas Cruises S. de R.L., headquartered in Miami. The general maritime law of the United States applies. Personal injury, illness or death goes to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Miami, or to a Miami-Dade County court.
Yes. Every claim other than personal injury or death goes to binding arbitration in Miami-Dade County, and the contract imposes a class-action waiver: you claim in your individual capacity. It is the least favourable clause in this contract.
Far less than you would expect for ordinary claims. Six months' notice and one year to sue, for personal injury. But thirty days' notice after the cruise ends for everything else, and six months to act. Damaged luggage or a cancelled call: thirty days from disembarkation.
Nothing establishes a Quebec licence for this carrier. Your protection comes from here: Voyages AquaTerra holds a licence from the Office de la protection du consommateur, your payments pass through a trust account, and your departure is covered by the compensation fund for travel agency customers.
She left the Fincantieri yards at Sestri Ponente, near Genoa, in 2016. She is the first hull of her class: the Splendor followed in 2020 and the Grandeur in 2023, on the same platform and with the same dimensions.
A norovirus outbreak affected the ship in May 2025, during a Pacific crossing. It was a contained episode, of the kind US health authorities record each year on several ships, but it is on the public record.
Seven hundred and fifty-four at double occupancy, up to eight hundred and twenty-nine at maximum, with five hundred and fifty-two crew. Three hundred and seventy-five suites, all with private balconies, across thirteen decks.
One hundred and seventy-four with us: twenty-three in 2026, sixty-nine in 2027 and sixty-three in 2028. That is the largest inventory in the fleet, which leaves room if your dates are not fixed.
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