Colbrit

Discovery Summer 2020

Cosmopolitan Classics- Palma, Sea, Messina, Naples, Livorno, Villefranche, Palamos - 16 & 30 May, 11 Jul, 1&15 Aug, 5 Sep, 10&24 Oct

Highlights of Med- Palma, Sea, Ajaccio, Civitavecchia, Marina de Carrara, St Raphael - 2&23 May, 6&20 Jun, 4&18 Jul, 8&22 Aug, 12&26 Sep, 17 Oct

Magic of Spain- Palma, Sea, Gibraltar, Lisbon, Cadiz, Malaga, Cartagena - 9 May, 27 Jun, 19 Sept

Mediterranean Secrets - Palma, Sea, Portoferraio, La Spezia, Cannes, Toulon, Ibiza Town - 13 Jun, 25 Jul, 29 Aug, 3 Oct

1 hour ago, SummmerInKefalonia said:

I've already seen on Facebook that some people have access to the hard copy brochures of summer 2020 (probably the TAs have them already). If anyone knows something more please post the itineraries from Corfu and Dubrovnik if you can! Thank you!

Celebration summer 2020

Adriatic Affair: Dubrovnik, Hvar, Porto Corsini, Venice, Koper, Rijeka, Sibenik - 7 May, 21 May, 12 June, 25 June, 16 Jul, 13 Aug, 10 Sep, 8 Oct 2020

Greek Mystique- Dubrovnik, Sea, Souda, Piraeus, Kalamata, Corfu Town, Kotor - 4 June, 9 Jul, 20 Aug, 17 Sep 2020

Sail Three Seas- Dubrovnik, Sea, Valletta, Messina, Argostoli, Otranto, Kotor - 14 May, 18 Jun, 23 Jul, 6 Aug, 3 Sep, 1 & 22 Oct 2020

Venetian Vistas- Dubrovnik, Bar, Korcula, Zadar, Venice, Trieste, Split - 28 May, 2 & 30 Jul, 27 Aug, 24 Sep, 15 Oct 2020

Adriatic Explorer - Corfu Town, Sea, Koper, Venice, Split, Dubrovnik, Kotor - 8 May, 23 May, 5 June, 19 June, 3 July, 31 July, 14 August, 28 August, 11 Sept, 25 Sept, 9 Oct, 23 Oct 2020 - some dates the order of ports differ

Adriatic Explorer - Same as above except has Trieste instead of Koper - 17 July 2020

Aegean Explorer - Corfu Town, Argostoli, Sea, Istanbul, Bozcada, Piraeus, Kalamata 15 May, 2 Oct 2020

Aegean Shores- Corfu Town, Sea, Heraklion, Thira, Kusadasi, Piraeus, Zakynthos - 1 May, 12 June, 10 Jul, 7 Aug, 18 Sept 2020

Iconic Islands- Corfu Town, Sea, Thira, Rhodes Town, Mykonos, Souda, Argostoli - 24 May, 24 Jul, 4 Sept 2020

Idyllic Italia- Corfu Town, Sea, Civitavecchia, Naples, Messina, Valletta, Taranto- 26 June, 21 Aug, 16 Oct 2020

On 10/30/2018 at 3:36 PM, howmuch! said:

We are Discovery 1 repositioning cruise, from Malaga to Aquaba -8th Nov (can't wait).

First time on Dreamliner, but only in 'standard seats'.

As neither flight is really long haul, has anyone any idea what the seat pitch will be on the flight.

Wondered if Tui have the ability to 're-stack' the seat positions for shorter Dreamliner flights to cram more in?

 

I wouldn’t think TUI would move their seats around for these ad hoc cruise flights. Number of seats total would be about 210-250. Been on long haul on their Dreamliners great experience very quiet smooth and pitch and space ok.

On 10/26/2018 at 6:48 AM, FIFE1 said:

Any further updates on itineraries from Corfu

The itineraries will be very similar if not the same as the ones run this summer.

On 10/25/2018 at 7:17 AM, WD40FAMILY said:

I hope the far East ones aren't adults only again - I fancy something different 

I understand that they are still going to be adult only itineraries.

11 minutes ago, brian1 said:

Be careful there it's just over 3000 to the usd.

Yep I stand corrected - I normally just pay attention to the sterling conversion as we send money transfers from here. Last time I checked it was 2,000 pesos to the dollar, but current exchange is 3,000 pesos to the dollar. 

For the day you’ll be in port just take small dollar denominations and I’d put big purchases on a credit card like the Halifax Clarity card which is free of charge on forex. 

2 hours ago, AlanCruise said:

We found in columbia some places - for example the museums - would not accept  USD.  But they took credit cards.

Be careful as its about 4000 pesos to the UK pound and they use the US $ symbol.

So if you see something marked as $40,000 I tended to read as 40 USD but its only about £10.

 

Rule of thumb with Colombian pesos- it’s approx. 4,000 pesos to the pound at the moment or 2,000 pesos to the dollar. So you divide by 4 to get the sterling amount or divide by 2 to get the dollar amount(and get rid of those extra zeros)

Colombia’s currency isn’t dollars however in Cartagena where they get the cruise ships it is an accepted practice with some traders. As said before as long as you know the exchange rate you will know whether you are being ripped off.

Lets just say that there has been complaints from foreigners about some eye watering charges for food, but this mostly happens on the beach. 

15 minutes ago, SummmerInKefalonia said:

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I'm worried that Explorer's and Celebration's itineraries won't be revealed along with the others on November 8th, because some travel agents mention that ''selected'' cruises of summer 2020 will be revealed.

What I have interpreted is that for the beach programme not all of summer 2020 will be available but a very large majority will be. Where the beds and flying are secured (owned by TUI) this is what is being loaded now with others being launched later. With Marella as the assets (ships and flights) are controlled by Marella/TUI they can launch both these seasons to align better with competitors. 

Perhaps what we won’t see launched yet is the themed short break cruise between Newcastle and Southampton, no word on that one for Summer 2020. That’s of course if they continue with that trend after the 80s one this year and the 90s on next year.

1 hour ago, alan9945 said:

Thanks for this information

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Will Discovery 2 still go to Havana even though change of name Cuban Fusion?

 

Alan

Yes it will.

4 hours ago, so,ton saint said:

Hi COLBRIT

Can you please give me the three or four cruises from Barbados for 20/19-20 for Explorer 2 thanks again

 

Sorry I overlooked this bit which was about Explorer 2.

3 itineraries for Explorer 2 in the Caribbean.

Seven Shores- Scarborough, St George’s, Bequia, Roseau, Pointe a Pitre, Castries

Tropical Delights- Oranjestad, Willemstad, Kralendijk, St George’s, Castries

Paradise Islands-Road Town, Phillipsburg, St John’s, Basseterre, Kingstown.

The Repositionals:

Marella Explorer: Cultural Collection, Canaries to Corfu Town 17 April 2020 - Santa Cruz, Las Palmas, Gibraltar, Alicante,  Barcelona, Toulon, Propiano, Livorno, Civitavecchia, Naples.

Marella Explorer 2: Atlantic Voyage, Bridgetown to Newcastle, 26 April 2020- Roseau, Road Town, King’s Wharf (overnight), Ponta Delgada, Brest, Cherbourg, Southampton, Zeebrugge.

Marella Dream: Ancient Isles, Palma to Limassol, 29 October 2019- Palermo, Valletta, Heraklion, Piraeus, Rhodes Town.

Marella Dream: Best of the Mediterranean, Malaga to Palma, 26 April 2020- Cartagena, Barcelona, Toulon, Monaco, Livorno, Civitavecchia, Ajaccio.

Marella Celebration: Caribbean Escape, Malaga to Bridgetown, 10 November 2019- Funchal, St John’s, Castries.

Marella Celebration: Atlantic Sunsets, Bridgetown to Limassol, 5 March 2020- Castries, Basseterre, St John’s, Funchal, Gibraltar, Palma, Valletta, Heraklion, Rhodes Town.

Marella Celebration: Charming Coasts, Limassol to Dubrovnik, 29 April 2020- Piraeus, Arogostoli, Corfu Town, Sarande, Kotor.

Marella Discovery 2: Cosmopolitan Collection, Palma to Malaga, 2 November 2019- Ajaccio, Monaco, Toulon, Barcelona, Valencia, Cartagena.

Marella Discovery 2: Tropical Escapes, Malaga to Montego Bay, 3 December 2019- Gibraltar, Funchal, St John’s, Road Town, Amber Cove, Grand Turk, 

Marella Discovery 2: Atlantic Vistas, Montego Bay to Naples, 21 April 2020- Amber Cove, St John’s, Funchal, Malaga, Ajaccio.

41 minutes ago, SummmerInKefalonia said:

If anyone finds from their TA early the itineraries out of Corfu and Dubrovnik post them here please!

These are not on the information I have at the moment.

57 minutes ago, so,ton saint said:

Hi COLBRIT

Can you please give me the three or four cruises from Barbados for 20/19-20 for Explorer 2 thanks again

 

The information I have access to doesn’t have these on, sorry.

10 minutes ago, e1longk12 said:

Thanks any nice cruises for 2020 that stand out , either ex uk or out of corfu

Baltic Charms:From Newcastle Oslo, Gdynia, St Petersburg, Helsinki, Stockholm, Visby, Warnemunde, Kalundborg

Best of the Baltics: From Southampton Aalborg, Kiel, Stockholm, Tallinn, St Petersburg, Helsinki, Kalundborg, Zeebrugge

Treasures of the Fjords: From Newcastle Haugesund, Eidfjord, Flam, Nordfjord, Stavanger

No details on itineraries out of Corfu or Dubrovnik.

1 hour ago, e1longk12 said:

Any details with regards what different the routes are as the ones from Limassol sound quite appealing 

3 itineraries- Ancient Kingdoms, Ancient Affair and Aegean Titans.

Ancient Kingdoms: Alanya, Alexandria, Port Said, Ashdod (overnight stay)

Ancient Affair: Alanya, Marmaris, Heraklion, Ashdod (overnight stay)

Aegean Titans: Heraklion, Piraeus, Mykonos, Kusadasi, Rhodes

25 minutes ago, campolady said:

Where is Dream after December 19?  She is only listed as being at Limassol for Nov/Dec.

My interpretation is that she will be rested like Spirit was during the winters. Dream will then resume sailings in the summer.

It’s called Secret Shores ex Montego Bay on Discovery 2. Samana, Amber Cove, Grand Turk and Port Royal. Two sailings only 18 Feb & 31 March 2020.

No home port in Dominican Republic for Celebration. Celebration will be in Bridgetown. Samana and Amber Cove will be on an new itinerary on Discovery 2. No San Juan or St Thomas which is unfortunate as I look forward to new ports having been to the Caribbean twice.

Visby- Sweden

Port Royal - Jamaica

Gatun Lake - Panama

Nordfjord - Norway

Samana - Domican Republic

Sarande - Albania

Yes there is a change. Marella is doing this to be like other major cruise companies who have Summer 2020 on sale already. This is also the same for the beach TUI business with a dual launch of Winter 19/20 and Summer 20 this November.

Low deposit schemes will now have a 12 week space between initial deposit and the top up deposit instead of the current 10 weeks.

There will be wet and dry docks for Discovery, Dream and Celebration this November.

The kids club branding will be as per the branding on Explorer.

Discovery to get its own Squid& Anchor in its existing Venue space. 

Safes will be free of charge on Celebration and Dream from summer 19.

Cuban Fusion renamed as per feedback from customers following the Cuban Confusion moniker. 

There is a new itinerary with a partial transit of the Panama Canal included into Gatun Lake.

Winter 19/20- 

Tenerife flights from EDI & GLA

Montego Bay flight from GLA

Paphos flights from EDI & GLA

Barbados flights from GLA

Malaga flight from EDI

Summer 20

Corfu flights from EDI GLA ABZ

Naples flights from GLA

Palma flights from GLA EDI ABZ

Dubrovnik flights from GLA

Hot off the press

Winter 19/20

Celebration ex Bridgetown & Limassol (Mar&Apr)

Discovery ex Laem Chabang & Langkawi

Discovery 2 ex Montego Bay

Dream ex Limassol (Nov & Dec only)

Explorer ex Santa Cruz & Las Palmas

Explorer 2 ex Bridgetown 

Summer 20

Celebration ex Dubrovnik

Discovery ex Palma

Discovery 2 ex Naples

Dream ex Palma

Explorer ex Corfu Town

Explorer 2 ex Newcastle & Southampton 

11 new itineraries and 6 new ports. Return to Alexandria, Casablanca and Istanbul. The repositionals will also be on sale.

Launch is 8 November.

I went off and looked at the Cayman Port schedule and saw D2 in April 2020, I think that’s what the OP is trying to say? Marella Cruises are communicating to the rest of the business their launch document today for Winter19/20 and Summer 20.