Explora I Is Docking in Monaco for F1. The Suite-Only Fare Doesn’t Include a Race Ticket.

At Monaco, proximity can sound a lot like access.

Explora Journeys opened 2027 sales for stays aboard EXPLORA I during the Formula 1 Louis Vuitton Grand Prix de Monaco on September 21, 2026. The race itself runs June 4–6, 2027, with Monaco hosting a Sprint weekend for the first time.

The useful detail is in the package structure.

A Suite Only booking includes the suite and Explora’s standard onboard inclusions. It does not include Formula 1, Formula 2 or Formula 3 tickets or race access.

So yes, the suite and the race ticket are two different things.

That is not a flaw. It is simply the part worth knowing before the words “Monaco Grand Prix” begin doing expensive things to your imagination.

There is also a newer availability wrinkle. As of September 28, Explora’s current English-language Monaco experience page says its Suite-Only Stay and Suite with 3-Day Grandstand Access experiences are fully reserved due to exceptional demand. It says reservations for the Suite with 3-Day F1 Paddock Club Hospitality package will open soon.

In other words, the package menu still explains what each tier includes, but it should not be read as a promise that every tier is currently bookable.

The Race Access Comes in Separate Tiers

The 2027 offer separates the ship stay from several levels of race access.

The Suite & 3-Day Grandstand Access package adds Grandstand admission from Friday through Sunday. Explora says its premium Grandstand is positioned along Monaco’s harbour between the Swimming Pool chicane and Rascasse, with views of the circuit, pit lane and a giant screen.

There is another small-print distinction here: the Grandstand ticket covers Formula 1 sessions. It does not include Formula 2, Formula 3 or F1 Paddock Club access.

The Suite & 3-Day F1 Paddock Club Hospitality package moves into the full hospitality tier, with three days of Paddock Club access and included Monaco Grand Prix experiences. Explora’s current experience page says reservations for that package will open soon.

Then there is the most elaborate option: Suite & 3-Day Monaco Triple Crown Paddock Club Hospitality, built around three different hospitality venues across the weekend.

As of September 28, that one is not yet on sale, and Explora says pricing is still to be confirmed.

What You Are Actually Buying

The 2027 offer makes more sense if you separate two purchases in your head.

One is where you stay.

The other is how you watch the race.

A Suite Only fare gives you the ship experience without automatically bundling in a seat at the circuit. Grandstand and Paddock Club options add progressively more race access when available.

That distinction sounds obvious once it is written down. It is much less obvious when the product is presented as a luxury stay during one of the world’s most famous sporting weekends.

For anyone considering Monaco 2027, the useful move is to check both the access tier and the live availability before assuming the suite key opens every velvet rope.

EXPLORA I in Port Hercule, Monaco, June 20, 2026. Photo: Matti Blume / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Context image; not the 2027 race weekend. Source