TUI's first 14-night voyage begins on April 8 ( TUI Isla). The "European Icons" itinerary starts in Amsterdam and visits ports in Germany, Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary, ending in Budapest. Prices started at GBP 2010 pp. 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.

New winter itineraries include 6-night voyages leaving from Marmaris Turkey, Corfu Greece and Malaga. The ship offers Transatlantic repositioning (Europe-Caribbean-Europe) and through Suez Canal (Europe-Asia-Europe). Trimline marks a milestone as they successfully complete their fifth rebranding endeavor for Marella Cruises UK, focusing on the refurbishment of... August 5, 2023 Cruise Industry

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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). On October 1, 2020, was announced the retirement ( 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. Schiff Relax's itineraries will be announced on a later date. The boat is currently scheduled for delivery in 2025-Q1 (inauguration in March).

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. Mediterranean itineraries visit ports in France (including Corsica Island), Italy, Spain, Malta, UK (Gibraltar), Portugal, with big-city overnights.

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The 14-day Canary Islands roundtrip itineraries (from Gran Canaria) also visit Madeira Island (Funchal overnight). The ship offers a repositioning through Suez Canal (Europe-Asia-Europe) and between Mediterranean-Baltic. 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. Marella Cruises Limited is part of TUI Group - one of the world's leading travel companies. And all of our holidays are designed to help you Discover Your Smile. 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 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. 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. TUI's riverboat fleet consists of three fully refurbished ships - TUI Maya, TUI Skyla, TUI Isla. The boats usually operate roundtrips from the homeports Passau and Frankfurt (Germany), Amsterdam Holland and Budapest Hungary. Marella Explorer 2 is exclusively for adults. It boasts a big choice of restaurants and bars, plus a large spa and luxe sunbathing area, The Veranda. 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).Marmaris (Turkey), At Sea, Thessaloniki (Greece), Volos (Greece), Izmir (Turkey), Patmos* (Greece), Heraklion (Greece), Marmaris (Turkey) On February 7, 2020, TUI AG announced that Hapag-Lloyd Cruises (valued ~EUR 1,2 billion) becomes part of TUI Cruises. The contract with RCCL was signed in Hamburg (Feb 7), the cash transaction from RCCL (~EUR 700 million) was closed on July 6, 2020. 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. In FY2016 (the fiscal year 2016), TUI Cruises had 60% growth (over FY2015) in earnings, with EBITA of EUR 130 million (EUR 81 million in FY2015). The reported growth came from the corporation's two main markets - Germany and UK. Marmaris (Turkey), At Sea, Haifa (Israel), Haifa (Israel), Limassol (Cyprus), Alanya (Turkey), Rhodes Town (Greece), Marmaris (Turkey)

Schiff 5 was launched on January 15, 2016, following the 14-month construction period. Around 1500 employees are involved in the building of each TUI vessel. A swift and well-coordinated emergency response resulted in the successful evacuation of a 9-month-old British citizen from Marella Explorer ship... July 21, 2023 Accidents Customer score Based on a combination of overall satisfaction and how likely people are to recommend the company. The roundtrip Canary Islands cruises also visit Madeira Island (Portugal). Roundtrip Tenerife itineraries visit Cape Verde (western Africa) and Azores (Portugal).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). TUI Herz cruises in South Africa on 14-day itineraries roundtrip from homeport Cape Town, featuring overnight stays in Port Elizabeth and Walvis Bay (Namibia). Prices are inclusive of roundtrip flights Germany-South Africa.