Explora Journeys, the new luxury travel brand of MSC Group, has appointed Nicole Costantin as Head of Sales for the Asia Pacific region to spearhead the line in the market’s travel trade community. She will be joined by Wanda Ferrand as Explora Experience Centre Lead.
Nicole was formerly Head of Sales with Travel Partner Network and previously was employed by Aspire by Travel Associates as General Manager. She also spent more than 20 years with Norwegian Cruise Line, latterly as VP Sales and Brand for Australia and New Zealand.
Wanda was Operations Manager Australia and New Zealand with Crystal Cruises and she previously served 13 years as Customer Relations Manager for American Express having spent five years prior at Carlson Wagonlit Travel as Customer Services Manager.
The new hires will be based in Sydney and Nicole will report to Chief Sales Officer, Chris Austin.
Mr Austin said, “I am delighted to welcome both Nicole and Wanda to our ever-growing global commercial team. They will be great assets for us in the important Asia and Pacific market and will work closely with travel agents as we push ahead with our ambition to transform ocean travel for luxury travellers.” 
Explora Journeys recently announced an order for an additional two luxury ships powered by hydrogen fuel to take its fleet from four to six ships.
The first vessel, EXPLORA I, will make her maiden journey in May 2023 from Barcelona, Spain to Athens in Greece
The ship in her first year at sea will visit 132 ports in 40 different countries. Itineraries include the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Greenland, Canada, the East Coast of the USA, the Caribbean Sea, South America and Hawaii.
Sailings start from six-night voyages and culminate in an epic 44-night Northern Europe Grand Journey.
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