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TUI Cruises have recently rebranded as Marella Cruises. However, you can still find the extensive itineraries and great value prices that you have come to expect from a TUI Cruise. The name Marella means shining seas in Celtic, and along with the rebrand, cruises will be able to experience a whole new host of seas with new Asia itineraries on offer. On top of the new destinations, there will be fourteen new adults-only cruises where you can kick back and enjoy a cocktail on deck in peace.

With three of the fleet's seven ships offering an entirely all inclusive board you can opt for a cruise where you needn't worry about your purse strings as you indulge yourself with decadent cuisines and delicious cocktails.

Flights, tips and entertainment are always included in the price of your holiday on a Marella Cruise allowing you to see the true cost of your holiday up front. There are broadway-style shows to watch in awe, cocktail bars to sample and casinos to test your luck at onboard ensuring that there's never a dull moment!

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Marella Cruises have itineraries across the globe, meaning that you could chase the sunshine all year round should you choose to. There are European cruises to the picturesque shores of Greece's isles, Asian cruises where you can take in the sights of Goa and Sri Lanka and Caribbean cruises where golden sands and azure waters are a daily occurrence. Where you travel is truly up to you!

As of 2018, two of the fleets' ships will be spending their winters based out of Barbados offering up more dreamy Caribbean cruises than before. The laid back vibes of the Caribbean complement the informal atmosphere on a Marella cruise.

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With flights (where stated) and tips included as standard, the price of a Marella Cruise is available up front allowing you to budget for your holiday without any hidden costs, giving you the chance to plan for an extra cocktail or two.

Marella cruises have introduced an entirely all inclusive board on three of their ships allowing you to eat and drink with abandon!

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With four ships in the Marella fleet ranging from adult-only to family-fun cruises and several popular destinations, everyone can find their perfect cruise holiday with Marella Cruises. Stay in stylish, spacious and comfortable cabins and watch the ocean rolling by as you advance towards your next port. In the mornings, wake up in fabulous new destinations and make your way to a fine dining or casual restaurant to enjoy a delicious breakfast.

With a sterling money system onboard, all inclusive as standard and all gratuities included customers don't have to worry about any hidden costs, customers can book their package and leave their wallet at home. Matching the simplicity of the whole experience Marella also offers fantastic entertainment including west end shows, hilarious laugh out loud comedy shows and even on occasions after dinner speakers.

Looking to enjoy a little extra time abroad? Many Marella cruises can be combined with a pre or post-cruise hotel stay, allowing you to enjoy the best of both worlds - call Barrhead Travel today for all our latest cruise and stay offers!

We are excited to announce Marella 2025 itineraries - on sale now!

Sailing from... Palma, Majorca | Dubrovnik, Croatia | Corfu, Greece | AND NEW FOR 2025 Limassol, Cyprus

Returning to Cyprus for the first time since 2017, the Marella Discovery 2 will sail from Limassol with 2 new itineraries – Aegean Gems, and Grecian Discovery sailing Summer 2025.  As for the newest ship in the fleet, the Marella Voyager, it will be continuing to sail it’s 4 itineraries – Mediterranean Secrets, Mediterranean Medley, Magic of Spain and Treasures of the Mediterranean.  Marella Cruises will also be offering 10 Cruise & Stay destinations for Summer 2025 – including Cyprus.

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Aegean Jewels - 13th & 27th May, 17th Jun, 1st, 15th & 29th Jul, 12th & 26th Aug, 9th & 23rd Sep, 7th & 21st Oct | 7 Nights Marmaris (Turkey), At Sea, Piraeus (Greece), Souda (Greece), Mykonos* (Greece), Kusadasi (Turkey), Santorini* (Greece), Marmaris (Turkey) Ancient Icons - 6th May, 3rd & 24th Jun, 2nd & 30th Sep, 14th Oct | 7 Nights Marmaris (Turkey), At Sea, Haifa (Israel), Haifa (Israel), Limassol (Cyprus), Alanya (Turkey), Rhodes Town (Greece), Marmaris (Turkey) Ottoman Odyssey - 20th May, 22nd Jul, 19th Aug, 6th Sep | 7 Nights Marmaris (Turkey), At Sea, Istanbul (Turkey), Bozcaada* (Turkey), Bodrum (Turkey), Heraklion (Greece), Rhodes Town (Greece), Marmaris (Turkey) Undiscovered Aegean - 10th Jun, 8th Jul, 5th Aug | 7 Nights Marmaris (Turkey), At Sea, Thessaloniki (Greece), Volos (Greece), Izmir (Turkey), Patmos* (Greece), Heraklion (Greece), Marmaris (Turkey) Contact us today and book your Marella Cruise with Barrhead Travel.   Call 0330 094 8364   or   click here to enquire.

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Marella Discovery is one of their biggest ships, with highlights like an outdoor cinema, a rock climbing wall, a mini-golf course, five-storey atrium and an indoor pool.

Marella Discovery 2 is the sister ship to Marella Discovery – and this is why their names are so similar. Having two ships means you’re able to pair a wider choice of itineraries with the exciting features offered by this larger, more contemporary style of vessel.

Last summer, we welcomed Marella Explorer to the fleet. The ship stepped up to the plate, with a bumper batch of 10 restaurants and 10 bars. There are fleet favourites like Snack Shack and Kora La, plus brand new spaces like The Dining Club for foodies and a swanky bar, club and casino.

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Welcome to Marella Cruises formerly known as Thomson Cruises, offering everything from family-friendly to adults-only cruise holidays.

Choose a departure range of up to 1 month if you have not selected a specific cruise line or Choose a departure date range of up to 3 months if you have selected a specific cruise line

All all-inclusive to over 140 destinations with Marella Cruises

Marella Discovery BRAND NEW Summer 2024 Itineraries sailing from Marmaris (Turkey)

Ancient Icons - 6th May, 3rd & 24th Jun, 2nd & 30th Sep, 14th Oct | 7 Nights Marmaris (Turkey), At Sea, Haifa (Israel), Haifa (Israel), Limassol (Cyprus), Alanya (Turkey), Rhodes Town (Greece), Marmaris (Turkey)

Ottoman Odyssey - 20th May, 22nd Jul, 19th Aug, 6th Sep | 7 Nights Marmaris (Turkey), At Sea, Istanbul (Turkey), Bozcaada* (Turkey), Bodrum (Turkey), Heraklion (Greece), Rhodes Town (Greece), Marmaris (Turkey)

Undiscovered Aegean - 10th Jun, 8th Jul, 5th Aug | 7 Nights Marmaris (Turkey), At Sea, Thessaloniki (Greece), Volos (Greece), Izmir (Turkey), Patmos* (Greece), Heraklion (Greece), Marmaris (Turkey)

Contact us today and book your Marella Cruise with Cruise Direct. Call 0330 094 8387 or  click here to enquire .

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1. Island Explorer

Marella Explorer 7 nights 09 Dec 2023

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2. Paradise Islands

Marella Voyager 7 nights 10 Dec 2023

3. Eastern Experience 1

Marella Discovery 2 14 nights 13 Dec 2023

4. Cocktails and Coconuts

Marella Discovery 7 nights 14 Dec 2023

5. Island Explorer

Marella Explorer 7 nights 15 Dec 2023

6. Island Explorer

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7. Tropical Delights

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8. Exotic Explorer

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10. Exotic Islands

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11. A Canarian Christmas

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12. A Canarian Christmas

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13. Paradise Islands followed by Tropical Delights

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14. Eastern Experience 1

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15. Cocktails and Coconuts

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16. A New Year's Dream

Marella Explorer 7 nights 29 Dec 2023

17. A New Year's Dream

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18. Tropical Delights

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19. Pride of Panama

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20. Exotic Islands

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21. Canarian Flavours

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22. Canarian Flavours

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23. Paradise Islands

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24. Cocktails and Coconuts

Marella Discovery 7 nights 11 Jan 2024

25. Atlantic Islands

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26. Atlantic Islands

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27. A Taste Of The Tropics followed by Paradise Island

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28. Pride of Panama

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29. Fascinating Far East 1

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30. Canarian Flavours

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31. Canarian Flavours

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32. Paradise Islands

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33. Eastern Experience 1

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36. A Taste Of The Tropics

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37. Pride of Panama

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38. Fascinating Far East 1

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39. Cocktails and Coconuts followed by Exotic Islands

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40. Canarian Flavours

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41. Canarian Flavours

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42. Paradise Islands followed by Tropical Delights

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43. Exotic Islands

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44. Atlantic Islands

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45. Atlantic Islands

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46. Tropical Delights

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47. Exotic Explorer

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48. Fascinating Far East 1

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50. Canarian Flavours

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Summer 2024 itineraries now available

Anchor down your Summer Cruise deal early and sail away your stress! Marella Cruises May to October 2024 sailings are now available - call for more details.

• Amazing last-minute savings available on selected cruises call today for the latest fares
• Service Charges all tips and service charges are now included as standard

Thomson Cruises have now been rebranded to Marella Cruises as part of their new TUI restructuring. You'll still get the same great service and the same great prices.

There's no better way to see the world. By day, tick off a list of iconic places. By night, fill up with fine food and top entertainment. There are six ships in the Marella fleet, each offering everything from family-friendly to adults-only cruises. Whichever one you go for, you'll find the same high standards of service, top class cuisine and a fantastic array of entertainment.

There’s a wide range of itineraries on offer, giving you more choice, and more places to explore. At each new port, you visit, you’ll be able to choose from between two and eight different excursions, or you can choose to explore at your own pace.

Looking to enjoy a little extra time abroad?    Your holiday doesn't have to end just because your ship has docked for the last time. You can also extend your holiday with a post-cruise hotel stay - ask our cruise consultants for more details. Book a Marella   Cruise today. Call one of our friendly cruise specialists on  0330 094 8387  or   Enquire Online   for further details!

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Marella Cruises (renamed in 2018 from "Thomson Cruises", tui.co.uk/cruise) is a "TUI Group"-owned and "TUI UK and Ireland"-operated British cruise line, that offers low-price voyages in Europe, Caribbean, and Asia. The company's older vessels are chartered from Holland America Line and Celestyal Cruises . Marella's new fleet consists of TUI-owned ships formerly owned and operated by Royal Caribbean and TUI Cruises .

In late-April 2020 was officially announced that the liner Marella Celebration will be retired (either sold or scrapped ) after 15 years of service with Thomson-Marella UK. The ship was scheduled to be homeported in Dubrovnik Croatia (June through October 2020, and May through October 2021), in Limassol Cyprus (Nov-Dec 2020, and March-April 2021) and in Dubai UAE (Dec 2020 through March 2021). All these voyages (which are still listed at CruiseMapper) were canceled.

In mid-October 2021, TUI announced that Mein Schiff Herz will be transferred in 2023 to Marella's fleet. Following a drydock refurbishment, the boat will be renamed Marella Voyager , starting operations for Marella on June 3, 2023.

Company history and changes

Initially, Thomson Cruises (UK company) started operations in 1973, but due to rising fuel costs, its passenger shipping operations were terminated in 1976. Thomson restarted cruise shipping in 1995. Marella Cruises is a very popular brand on the British travel market. It was established in 1965 as a division of the UK's largest tour operator and travel agency Thomson Holidays (now TUI UK). Thomson Holidays was a subsidiary of Thomson Corporation (1989-2008 defunct). Marella's parent company (TUI Group) owns hotels, the companies TUI Cruises, Marella Cruises, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises , and the travel brands International Expeditions and Zegrahm Expeditions. The company also owns aircraft and the airlines Corsair International (France), TUI Airways (UK), TUI fly Nordic (Sweden), TUI fly Belgium, TUI fly Deutschland, TUI fly Netherlands.

Two Greek ocean liners were chartered by Thomson in 1973, but the company failed to capture the audience, like other cruise lines of the 1970s. Operations were restarted in 1995 after Thomson chartered the liner Sapphire (originally named MS Italia, built 1965, scrapped 2010) from Louis Cruise Lines (now Celestyal Cruises ). Soon the company chartered other ocean liners, among which Island Breeze (RMS Transvaal Castle, 1961-2003), Topaz (RMS Empress of Britain, 1955-2008), The Emerald (SS Santa Rosa, 1958-2012).

Thomson Cruises aimed an effect on the British market just like Carnival did in the USA. Package holidays had already been very popular in the UK, and the company wanted the same for cruising. Despite the aging ships, Thomson Cruises attracted an ever-increasing number of first-time UK cruisers with affordable fares and presence of the company's travel agencies across Britain. In the 1990s, Thomson started operations as a budget cruise line and improved its product becoming more successful in the UK by improving amenities, ships and services, and introducing a wider range of itineraries.

Royal Caribbean sold its stake in Island Cruises to TUI Travel (Thomson's parent company) in 2008. In 2009 Island Star left the fleet and joined the Spanish brand of Royal Caribbean - Pullmantur. Island Escape joined Thomson fleet in 2009 and continued to offer informal cruises to the UK source market. Thomson Dream (Marella Dream) joined the fleet in spring 2010 being long-term chartered from Costa Cruises .

In March 2015, Royal Caribbean International (RCI) announced they had agreed to sell Splendour of the Seas to TUI in the second quarter of 2016. TUI would lease the vessel to Thomson Cruises in order to replace Island Escape. In May 2015, TUI Group announced plans for Mein Schiff 1/now Marella Explorer and Mein Schiff 2/Herz/now Marella Voyager to be transferred to Thomson UK over the next few years. Shiff 1 (renamed Marella Explorer ) entered Marella's fleet in 2017. In October 2015, Thomson's Island Cruises brand was discontinued after its only ship MS Island Escape (now Ocean Gala ) completed its last voyage with Thomson.

For FY2017, company's turnover was GBP 502 million, with EBITA (earnings-before-interest-taxes-depreciation-amortization) GBP 86,5 million and total number of served passengers 308,000 (101,7% occupancy). For FY2018 (fiscal year), TUI Group's earnings (from the 3 cruise brands - TUI, Marella, and Hapag-Lloyd) increased by 10,7% - to EUR 901,9 million. The company's turnover was EUR 324 million (26,8% increase over 2017). Group's average daily rates increased to EUR 178 euro (TUI, up from EUR 173), EUR 141 (Marella, up from EUR 131) and EUR 615 (Hapag-Lloyd, up from EUR 594).

In March 2018, TUI Group announced that to Marella's fleet will be added Marella Explorer 2 (formerly SkySea Golden Era, initially Celebrity Century), with scheduled delivery in December 2018. The liner was previously operated by SkySea Cruise Line - Asian joint venture company (owned by the RCCL-Royal Caribbean and Ctrip International). SkySea was the first contemporary brand developed for the Chinese market. Operational between May 2015 - September 2018, the new cruise line handled nearly 300 voyages and around 0,5 million passengers.

Marella "cruise and stay" holiday package deals include hotel or apartment at the beginning or at the end of the voyage.

Onboard cuisine offers everything you can think about - from healthy options to exotic local specialties and culinary choices on offer. Daytime entertainment with Marella cruises is great for all members of the family. There are also different activities for children onboard and special children's menu for junior diners. You can relax each evening in the wide range of bars and lounges or enjoy first-class entertainment with singers and comedians.

Marella fly-cruise deals from the UK to the Caribbean are served by regional TUI Airways flights from UK airports ( Cardiff , Doncaster Sheffield, East Midlands, Greenock-Glasgow , Newcastle , Stansted, Birmingham, Manchester, London -Gatwick). Flights are to the company's Caribbean homeports Bridgetown Barbados and Montego Bay Jamaica . In 2019 were introduced "cruise-only flights" to Malaysia from Manchester Airport. The TUI Airways service (via Boeing 787 aircraft) connects to Langkawi Island - homeport for Marella's Far East Asia voyages. Such direct flights (TUI Airways) are also offered from London-Gatwick and Birmingham.

On select cruises, Marella offers free all-inclusive upgrades on the fleet's older liners. The new vessels ( Marella Discovery and Marella Discovery 2 ) offered these all-inclusive packages as standard fare inclusion. Since summer 2019, TUI's Marella brand operates with all-inclusive cruise deals fleetwide.

Since November 2022, Marella UK (via partnership with OneSpaWorld Holdings/health and wellness company) provides ocean-inspired wellness products and services on all its ships. The range of OneSpaWorld's services includes Ocean Body Treatments (massages and polishes), Ocean Facial, Ocean Salon Services. On Marella ships, OneSpaWorld uses premium beauty brands like Elemis, L'Oreal, Kerastase. The brands owned by OneSpaWorld include Mandara Spa, Bliss Spa, Chavana Spa, Glow Spa.

(Coronavirus crisis) passenger shipping pause 2020-2021

Due to the COVID pandemic, Marella UK suspended its entire fleet's passenger shipping operations (all liners) by canceling all voyages with pre-scheduled departures in the period March 14, 2020, through late-June 2021.

Next are listed all Marella ships and their first departure dates/regions/homeports in 2021-2022 - DISCOVERY (Sept 3/Mediterranean-Greece from Corfu/"Aegean Discovery"), DISCOVERY 2 ( April 5, 2022 /Mediterranean from Palma de Mallorca), EXPLORER (June 25/ UK from Southampton ), EXPLORER 2 (July 10/ UK from Newcastle ).

• Marella's Caribbean 2021 program was canceled, which affected the ships DISCOVERY (from Montego Bay Jamaica) and EXPLORER 2 (from Bridgetown Barbados).
• DISCOVERY 2's Mediterranean 2021 program (Adriatic and Greek Islands from Corfu) was canceled, and the ship restarted in April 2022.
• DISCOVERY's 2021 homeporting in Palma de Mallorca was replaced with Corfu Greece.
• Two Marella ships (Celebration, Dream) were sold and left the fleet. Marella Dream was originally planned to restart voyages on May 4, 2021. Marella Dream was originally planned to restart voyages on May 4, 2021.

All affected bookings received full refunds (100% monetary) or 110% in FCC (future cruise credit), including on prepurchased through Marella (TUI UK) packages and services. With rebooking, the fare paid is transferred to FCCs (110%). Holiday package bookings (cruise and land vacations) receive 120% refund (in FCC) or 100% cash refund. All refunds are received within 4 weeks prior to the original departure date.

Itinerary of Marella Cruises

With a large selection of destinations and itineraries, Marella Cruises may show you the whole world. With a variety of UK cruises with departures from Southampton , Newcastle and Harwich , fly-cruise holidays from a large number of airports (available departures from over twenty UK airports), Marella Cruises sail in the Red Sea and the Canary Islands during winter, the Mediterranean in summer. There are about a hundred different destinations to explore aboard Marella ships.

Marella's UK-Caribbean fly-cruise deals are via TUI Airways (sister-company, part of TUI Group). The packages include direct flights from the UK (London-Gatwick and Birmingham) to Melbourne Orlando Airport. Marella optionally offers "cruise and stay" packages with a choice of 18 different hotels in the Caribbean.

Marella cruise itinerary changes

Following the Coronavirus crisis, in mid-April 2021 Marella announced a new ex-UK 2021 summer program with itineraries leaving roundtrip from UK ports and mainly coastal cruising along Britain's coast.

Marella Explorer 1 was homeported in Southampton (starting June 25, 2021).

• The 3-night "Sail the South Coast" (mini-cruise itinerary from Southampton) visits Dover and Portland.
• The "Sail the Irish Sea" itinerary (starting August 2021) from Southampton visits Liverpool, Dublin, Cobh.
• Scottish itineraries out of Southampton visit Invergordon, Leith (Edinburgh), Newcastle.
• "A Taste of the West Coast" itinerary (one-way Southampton to Portland) visits Greenock, Belfast, Holyhead.

Marella Explorer 2 was homeported in Newcastle upon Tyne (starting July 10, 2021).

Marella Celebration (1984-built, former ms Noordam and Thomson Celebration) joined the fleet in 2005. During summer, the ship operated Adriatic Sea roundtrips out of Dubrovnik Croatia. During winter it offered Persian Gulf cruises from Dubai . For summer 2018, the ship was relocated to homeport Dubrovnik for an adults-only cruise program with full-day port stays in Bar, Korcula, Zadar, Venice, Trieste, Split. The ship also introduced 2 new 7-day itineraries, themed "Sail Three Seas" (Valletta Malta, Messina Sicily, Cephalonia Island, Igoumenitsa, Kotor) and "Greek Mystique" (Chania Crete, Piraeus-Athens, Kalamata, Corfu Island, Kotor).

• In late-April 2020, Marella announced that the Celebration ship will be retired after 15 years of service with Thomson-Marella UK.
• Marella Celebration was scheduled to be homeported in Dubrovnik Croatia (June through October 2020, and May through October 2021), in Limassol Cyprus (Nov-Dec 2020, and March-April 2021) and in Dubai UAE (Dec 2020 through March 2021). All these scheduled departures were cancelled. Among those were two repositioning cruises (via Suez Canal ) visiting Singapore . Both relocation voyages ("Wonders of the Far East" and "Flavours of the Far East") were planned as 14-day itineraries featuring a late-night stay in Singapore.
• Marella Celebration had also planned 3 new itineraries from homeports Limassol, Dubai and Dubrovnik. The 6-night "Ancient Adventure" (from Dubrovnik) visits Piraeus-Athens and Rhodes Island. The relocation voyages between Limassol and Dubai ("Continental Crossing" and "Arabia Awaits") visited Aqaba-Petra (Jordan) and Salalah (Oman).

Thomson Majesty (1992-built) joined the fleet in 2012 and operated roundtrips to Madeira and Canary Islands with departures from Tenerife and Gran Canaria. In 2018, the ship was sold to Mano Cruises and now operates as Crown Iris .

Thomson Spirit (1983-built, former ms Nieuw Amsterdam , ms Patriot, ms Spirit), joined the fleet in 2003. The ship offered year-round European itineraries - Western Mediterranean (from Malaga and roundtrip Madeira) and Canary Islands (departures from Tenerife and Gran Canaria). Thomson Spirit's last cruise for Marella was scheduled for October 21, 2018.

Marella Dream (1986, fka MS Homeric, ms Westerdam , Costa Europa, Thomson Dream) joined the fleet in 2010 and left the fleet in 2020. During summer, the ship offered Eastern Mediterranean roundtrips from Corfu Greece. During winter it offered Caribbean roundtrips from Jamaica (Montego Bay), with Transatlantic repositioning crossings between the Caribbean and Europe.

• On October 1, 2020, was announced the r etirement ( end of the charter ) of the 34-year-old Marella Dream - after 10 years of service with Thomson-Marella UK (2010-2020). All Marella Dream cruises scheduled between May 4 and December 30, 2021 (37x itineraries) were cancelled. All Marella Dream Mediterranean 2021 voyages were transferred to Marella Discovery 1, which was rescheduled for homeporting in Palma de Mallorca Spain (instead of Port Canaveral USA ). As a result of the redeployment, Discovery 1's summer 2021 Caribbean voyages were all cancelled.

Marella Discovery 1 (1996, former "Splendour of the Seas" and "Thomson Discovery") joined the fleet in 2016. The ship offers year-round Western Mediterranean roundtrips from Palma de Mallorca .

Marella Discovery 2 (1995-built, fka "Legend of the Seas" / Royal Caribbean and "TUI Discovery 2"), joined the fleet in Spring 2017. The ship operates Mediterranean cruises (leaving from Malaga Spain) and Canary Islands cruises (out of Tenerife to ports in the Canaries, Morocco, and Madeira).

Marella Explorer (1996-built, fka Mein Schiff 1 , initially "Celebrity Galaxy") started operations in 2018, with 7-day Western Mediterranean cruises leaving roundtrip from homeport Palma De Mallorca Spain and visiting popular French Riviera ports in France .

Marella Explorer 2 (1995-built, fka "SkySea Golden Era", initially "Celebrity Century") started operations in April 2019 with 7-day Mediterranean itineraries leaving roundtrip from homeport Naples (Italy) .

Marella Voyager (1997-built, fka "Mein Schiff 1" and "Mein Schiff Herz", initially "Celebrity Mercury") joins Marella's fleet in June 2023. Following a drydock, the boat's Maiden Voyage leaves on June 3, 2023, from Palma de Mallorca (Majorca Island, Balearic Spain) .

• Out of Palma/homeport are visited large port cities in Italy, Spain and France. The 7-day itineraries are themed "Mediterranean Secrets", "Highlights Of The Mediterranean", "Highlights Of The Med", "Magic Of Spain", "Cosmopolitan Classics", "Mediterranean Secrets".
• Marella Voyager's winter 2023-2024 program is in the Caribbean, based on homeporting in Bridgetown Barbados and offers 3x 8-day itineraries - "A Taste of the Tropics from Barbados", "Paradise Islands", and "Tropical Delights". The ship's winter schedule will be open for booking from July 21, 2022.

Itineraries 2024-2025

Marella returns to Dominicana in winter 2024-2025, after a 7-year hiatus (since 2017 under the Thomson Cruises brand).

The adults-only ship Marella Explorer 2 is homeported in La Romana (starting on Christmas Eve/Dec 24, 2024) for a series of Caribbean roundtrips. The itineraries visit destinations in Grenada, Barbados, St Lucia, St Kitts, Dominica, Antigua, St Maarten, Tortola BVI, and Samana Dominicana (new port for Marella).

Additionally, a third itinerary visits the Netherlands' ABC Islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao).

Marella's winter 2024-2025 Mediterranean schedule features two shorter itineraries. Marella Explorer ship starts from Malaga (on December 9th, 2024) heading towards Tenerife Canaries via Gibraltar UK and Casablanca Morocco , with one day at sea. The Marella Voyager ship departs from Palma de Mallorca (on November 2) visiting Spain's ports Alicante , Almeria , and Malaga.

New winter itineraries include 6-night voyages leaving from Marmaris Turkey , Corfu Greece and Malaga.

Marella's summer 2025 itineraries incorporate 10x cruise-and-stay/cruisetour packages.

Marella Discovery 2 is homeported in Limassol Cyprus (commencing May 7, 2025) for the summer, marking the brand's return to Limassol since the winter of 2017 (under the Thomson brand). The liner will operate two different itineraries - "Aegean Gems" ( Kusadasi , Mykonos , Piraeus-Athens , Souda Crete , Rhodes ) and "Grecian Discovery" (Piraeus, Santorini , Crete, Rhodes).

Simultaneously, Marella Voyager (inaugurated in June 2023) is homeported in Palma during summer 2025, introducing 4 different itineraries: "Magic of Spain", "Treasures of the Mediterranean", "Mediterranean Secrets" and "Mediterranean Medley".

Marella's summer 2025 program also introduces 10x cruise-and-land packages providing access to 200+ hotels in destinations like Palma, Corfu, Dubrovnik, Cyprus. These packages allow selection between pre-cruise and post-cruise hotel stays.

Marella Cruises to Cuba

Marella Explorer 2's 7-night itinerary "Flavours of the Caribbean" visits Cuba with an overnight in Havana . The 7-day roundtrip from Jamaica ( Montego Bay ) also visits Mexico (Cozumel), and Grand Cayman Island (George Town).

Marella offered roundtrips to Cuba out of Jamaica ( Montego Bay ) with Marella Dream . Itineraries started in 2017. The maiden voyage was on January 31 (7-night to Grand Cayman, Havana, Cozumel). In 2020, two Marella ships (Celebration, Dream) were sold and left the fleet.

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