Since Orient Express first re-emerged in 2016, following a near-40-year disappearance, and its subsequent acquisition by Accor, the company is in its “most exciting phase” of its renaissance, according to Gilda Perez-Alvarado, Chief Strategy Officer of Accor and CEO of Orient Express.

V.Ships Leisure, part of V.Group, is partnering with Orient Express Sailing Yachts for the management of its two sailing yachts, Orient Express Corinthian and Orient Express Olympian.

Orient Express and Chantiers de l’Atlantique celebrated a highly symbolic dual ceremony, opening a new chapter for Orient Express Sailing Yachts.