The independent Explora Journeys advisor.
A 30-minute call ends with a named voyage, a suite, and a one-page brief within 24 hours. Same fare as booking direct, made to go further.
"He talked me out of the suite I assumed I wanted, and was right. Same fare as booking direct." M.R., Greenwich CT, first cruise after fifteen years of Four Seasons and Aman
I'm Justin Feldstein. I help people who've spent their lives in Aman, Four Seasons, and Belmond hotels work out Explora Journeys: which suite, which ship, which voyage, and whether it's right for them at all, whether you're a couple, traveling solo, or bringing the grandkids. I've sailed Explora I with my family, so I can tell you what held up (an arrival that felt like a good hotel, easy on and off) and what didn't (a few venues kept short hours, and the ship goes quiet after dinner by design). You get the best available price, and I make the rest of it worth more.
I track every Explora fare, every day.
No other advisor keeps this record, and Explora's own site doesn't show it. See what it sees right now, the biggest drops and the best value per night, then set a watch on your sailing and I'll tell you the moment its fare moves.
Get one email the moment your sailing's price moves. Nothing else.
Not sure where to start?
Three questions, in the order they matter. All the ways to plan →
Every suite, compared
Fourteen categories side-by-side. Square footage in feet, price bands, who each tier fits, and which suites can sit near each other for a family traveling together. The comparison view Explora's own site doesn't have.
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What's actually included
The all-inclusive story on one page instead of buried three clicks deep, with the honest extras (excursions and air aren't in the fare), plus an honest comparison row against Regent, Seabourn, and Silversea.
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Voyages, refreshed daily
Every bookable Explora voyage, refreshed daily. Filter by ship, region, and date, and bookmark the result.
Browse voyages →Start from a port
Pick where you want to wake up, and work back to the voyage.
Guides worth your time
The questions people actually ask before they book.
Where the ships are right now
- Explora IIn port or at anchor · off La Valletta · fix 1d ago
- Explora IIUnderway at 11.1 kn · off Argostoli (Kefalonia) · fix 2d ago
Live position from terrestrial AIS, refreshed through the day. On an open crossing a ship goes quiet until her next landfall. See the full fleet tracker →
Best available price, made to go further.
Fares are the same in every channel, so you're never charged more for booking through me. Then I layer on what the current offer allows.
The same fare, made to go further
Fares are the same whether you book direct or through me, so you never pay more. Explora pays my commission, not you, so the advisor costs you nothing. The real question isn't price. It's how much more the same fare is worth in hands that have been aboard.
- Suite-selection expertise: which deck is quiet, which Penthouse beats which for the same dates
- Onboard credit where the current offer allows, favorable deposit and early-booking terms, and a clear read on cancellation flexibility
- Honest cross-line routing: if Silversea Nova wins your specific voyage, I'll say so
- A real person to call if something goes sideways at sea
Is Explora Journeys worth it?
For the right traveler, almost always yes. The fuller answer depends on who you are. Explora is built for the traveler who stays at Four Seasons, Aman, or Belmond and has quietly written off cruising as too formal or too rigid. This is the ship that changes their mind: all-suite and all-oceanfront, no dress code and no formal nights, contemporary design, a near one-to-one staff ratio, and flexible dining across eight of its nine restaurants, with drinks, Wi-Fi, and gratuities in the fare, usually below the per-night rate of an equivalent Aman or Belmond stay. The honest catch is that excursions and air sit outside the fare, and the wrong suite or a port-light itinerary can make it feel overpriced. Getting those right is the part I handle before you book. More in my first-hand review.
In their words
I'd written off cruising for years. We're Four Seasons and Aman people, and every advisor who pitched me a ship was selling a deal. Justin talked me out of the suite I assumed I wanted and was right. Same fare as booking direct. Ready for another.
Seven nights, four ports, and two hours to plan it. Justin took the whole thing: the suite, the flights, private guides so we weren't on a coach with forty people. Same fare as booking it myself, which I checked. I just got the week back.
Nine of us, three generations. He found two adjacent Ocean Terrace suites plus a connecting pair down the hall. No dress code, no fixed dinner hour to manage around a toddler. My father, who complains about everything, complained about nothing.
I'd sailed Silversea and Seabourn for fifteen years, so I came skeptical of Explora, not of cruising. Justin didn't oversell it. He told me plainly I'd be giving up the formal nights and the white-glove polish, and to stay put if dressing for dinner was what I loved. It wasn't. He books all four luxury lines, so I knew he wasn't just pushing me to the newest one.
Ready to talk it through?
The 30-minute Pre-flight call ends with a named voyage, a suite tier with a deck recommendation, a price range, and a one-page brief in your inbox within 24 hours. No obligation, and I'll tell you if Explora isn't the right line for the trip you're describing.
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"He didn't oversell it. He told me plainly to stay put if dressing for dinner was what I loved. It wasn't." James W., Naples FL