{"id":1000014055,"date":"2026-02-09T06:57:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T05:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parisrobot.fr\/en\/?p=1000014055"},"modified":"2026-02-13T13:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T12:40:07","slug":"orient-express-corinthian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parisrobot.fr\/en\/orient-express-corinthian\/","title":{"rendered":"Orient Express Corinthian: Heritage Meets Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The history of travel is punctuated by ghosts and flowerings. In this month of February 2026, as the Atlantic mists dissipate over the docks of Saint-Nazaire, a silhouette of almost anachronistic elegance takes shape on the horizon. It is not merely a ship preparing to cut through the waves, but a legend in metamorphosis. The Orient Express Corinthian, the first sailing vessel of the new Orient Express Sailing Yachts fleet, is completing its final preparations before its inaugural season scheduled for June 2026. The fruit of an unprecedented strategic alliance between the hospitality giant Accor and the world leader in luxury LVMH, this vessel embodies a daring transition: that of a nineteenth-century railway icon transforming into a titan of sustainable navigation for the twenty-first century.<\/p>

The genesis of this project traces back to an ambition to re-enchant travel, to rediscover what Georges Nagelmackers, the founder of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, had imagined in 1883 when launching his mythical train. One hundred and forty years later, the spirit of slow, contemplative, and deeply luxurious travel leaves the rails to embrace the ocean currents. The Corinthian is not only the largest sailing ship in the world by volume; it is the manifesto of a new era where cutting-edge technology bows to the requirements of beauty. To understand the magnitude of this revolution, one must dive into the depths of an engineering that defies conventions and into a design that resurrects the spirit of legendary ocean liners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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