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4 minutes ago, LondonLad60 said:

I would imagine that a private car for 300 plus miles would cost a small fortune.

Dont forget that you are paying for the transport in with the price of the cruise already.

 

Eastern med is always slightly more expensive than western med so it’s about right.

you can do a western med cruise called “Highlights of the med” on 6 of May with a seven day stay in Majorca  included for £1521 each base price,Worth a look if you haven’t done the western med before. The same trip with a 4 night stay in Majorca is £1444.

Yes the land side operation does leave a lot to be desired, but they don’t seem that bothered with trying to improve it.🤷🏻‍♂️

39 minutes ago, Jim The Scot said:

2023 prices

 

SHIRT – Wash -£2.65 – Press – £1.90

T-SHIRT – Wash – £2.65 – Press – £1.35

DRESS – Wash – £4.40 – Wash and Press – £4.00

SKIRT – £3.30 – Wash and Press – £2.65

UNDERWEAR – Wash – £0.95

TROUSERS – Wash – £3.00 – Press – £2.00

SHORTS – Wash – £2.45 – Press – £1.65

JUMPER – Wash – £2.65 – Wash and Press – £1.90

SOCKS per pair – Wash – £0.95

SWIMSUIT – Wash – £1.80

SUIT JACKET – Press Only – £2.65

2 PIECE SUIT – Press Only – £4.00

3 PIECE SUIT – Press Only – £4.65

There are two services available 1 – Regular Service – Pick up at 9am returned the next day by 7pm prices are as above – 2 – Same Day Service – Pick before 9am returned the same day by 7pm, Same day service comes with a 50% surcharge.

Marella also offer a wash and fold service that costs £16.95 per bag, the bag is about the size of a standard supermarket carrier bag and must be able to be closed once filled.

You can see why they got rid of the onboard laundromat.😳 Makes sense to turn your skidders inside out for another days wear.😂😂

Hope you enjoy your upcoming trip Jim.👍

You are welcome.

The daily newsletter is delivered to your room when they do the turndown service.

It gives details of activities,locations,and times  on the ship also restaurant and bar opening times. Other info is the port authority’s and the ships phone no.

unfortunatly there are no maps but I think that reception may print them on request.

Hope this helps.

1 hour ago, deardarkness said:

Hi everyone, I haven't been on a cruise since 2010 and I was wondering if Marella still provide a paper daily newsletter in your cabin for the next day destination?. I know the information is available on the Navigate site but have previously found having a paper version really handy especially for the maps.

They did when we last did a trip on Marella (Explorer2. Last September)👍🏻

Is this a Peaky Blinders project.?😂😂😂😂

3 hours ago, pennib said:

We have just got home from our 4th time on Explorer round the Canaries. Excellent on the ship except for the mattress on our bed which was very thin and not a bit comfy. However, you have to fly to get to a Marella ship and that is where our relationship ends as we have to negotiate the monstrosity which is Manchester airport and then the airport at the other end. We arrange mobility assistance. This is excellent at Manchester but in the Canaries it is gross. Our experience this time was at Tenerife. I never want to see that place again. Even though we had arranged assistance, we were still made to stand for some time and at one stage we were literally abandoned in wheelchairs. This was very stressful for both of us as at one time, I did not know where my husband had been taken. Cannot be doing with that again. In future it will be coach to Soton. And we weren’t the only people saying that. What a shame as we have really enjoyed the ship.

Hi pennib.

We were on explorer the week before Christmas 22. We also found the beds slightly hard.

I think the problems at Manchester Airport will be resolved later this year, when the new security halls are completed, With regards to Tenerife, my wife who is able bodied unfortunately turned her ankle a couple of days before we embarked and was limping into the check in building, a young phillipino lad came to us with a wheelchair and wheeled her straight to our cabin we were very impressed so not all bad.

keep well.

1 hour ago, Jim The Scot said:

Your correct dronnygirl cabin 8025 is indeed near the front,however on checking it appears I have  my 0 and 2 mixed up and we are in cabin 8205 🤣

Three floors up for food and one floor down for drinks, perfect location.😂😂😉

7 hours ago, Jim The Scot said:

Concur S1971

 

We,re off on Explorer in a few weeks for the first time,and that,ll give us the full set

We have been on Explorer many times, it’s a nice ship. Some of the beds have been a bit too firm for my liking but we were informed on our last trip that mattress toppers were available. Hope you have a great time.😉

1 hour ago, Willfan said:

We have just booked for March 25 so quite a while to wait. I'm sure I read the excursions are available to book 4 months before the cruise. 

For March 2025 I would start looking after Christmas.

3 hours ago, Jim The Scot said:

👍

 

Just checked our cruise control and have our allocated cabin with 2 weeks to go

Is it a good one Jim?

Hi Will.when are you going on your trip? Marella are pretty slow at putting the excursions online,

We are away first week in June and nothing online regarding booking excursions,restaurants,spa treatments as yet.🤷🏻‍♂️

5 hours ago, Jim The Scot said:

In our many years of cruising we have only once not pre booked our cabin  as it was a very late booking and we were  allocated our cabin at the port check in

 

We are off in a few weeks time and have chosen not to pre book our cabin.Anyone know when we will be allocated our cabin?Will it be at port check in like previously or before?

Not looking good Jim.😂😂

32 minutes ago, amcneil123 said:

Thanks. Hope so. It's just frustrating that there's  no key

Hope it’s not “outside loo”😂

I have never seen anything regarding ordering off the MDR menu at extra cost🤔

They do have a couple of always available options. ( I think it’s chicken or fish)

Steak is available in the Italian restaurant on one of the rotated menus.

2 hours ago, Manchester is blue said:

Thanks Brum, we actually have 3 cruises that we are watching, just not so sure which one we fancy, and the final decision may be based upon the best deal we can squeeze out of them…We were simply looking for a ball park date range when final balances are due in as I believe there are occasions when pricing is “restructured “ at those times if numerous passengers fail to cough up the final balance.

 

Decisions,Decisions,Decisions,Love it.😂😂

 On both of our upcoming trips they are asking for the balance exactly twelve weeks before departure. Hoping it works for you.😉

17 hours ago, Manchester is blue said:

Hello fellow cruise people.

Is anyone able to advise when the balance of the cruise payment should be paid please.

Im being a bit opportunistic, and am hoping to pick up a cheeky bargain when balance payments should be made, but may not be…..

Kind regards.

Hi MIB.

It might be an idea to put the date and cruise details of the one that you are looking at on here, then some kind people that have booked it already might tell you when they get their balance reminder.

Good luck,keep well.😉

1 hour ago, Kinniegirl said:

Getting into town, I know that there is no shuttle bus, is it far to walk in ie uphill, long way, or is it better to catch a taxi

thanks 

The last time we were there (With a different cruise company) at the port gates there was a couple of independent minibuses doing round trips to the bus station at the gate to the town, they were charging €2 each way.

3 hours ago, Lyndylou57 said:

Having only booked a couple of weeks ago we are very excited for our upcoming March 1st cruise on Explorer. Please can you advise if dinner suits are acceptable on ‘dress up’ night? Also, what times are the nightly shows in the theatre? Any other advice or tips would be very welcome. 
Since our last cruise with P&O in 2023 we have cancelled both cruises booked with them for this year. What a downward  spiral! 

Hi Lindylou.

formal night attire has always been a can of worms on Marella, This pretty much covers it as it stands.

Marella Cruises usually has one night per 7-day cruise that is designated as a ‘Dress to Impress’ night. It’s where guests are encouraged to get dressed up in more formal clothing if they wish, although guests can just turn up in the regular Smart dress code if they prefer.

A lot of guests still enjoy the feeling of putting on their most glamorous suits and cocktail dresses for a night, but there are also many who don’t want to have to pack their best formal clothing, or just prefer the more relaxed feel of a smart-casual outfit.

Marella caters for both with the Dress to Impress night, since you’re welcome to choose either. And if you don’t want to feel like you’re underdressed, you can head to any of the other restaurants on the ship – the Dress to Impress night is typically limited to the main restaurant only.

If you google “ Marella dress code” it will explain marella’s interpretation.

Have a great cruise.😉

3 hours ago, gramwold said:

hi, we  were on discovery  Christmas and new year  2022/23 deck 7  balcony cabin  and it was  a lovely glass door shower cubicle.   

Thank you.

You will never know how much that has cheered me up.😉👍🏻

47 minutes ago, Sheera07 said:

Almost certain decks 6 and up were refurbished with glass doors ,we was on 8 that had a door .

Had a look on the deck plans and the cabin we have booked is showing a square shower which means a glass door can be fitted easily.

When looking at YouTube videos the shower curtains were usually on the quarter round trays so I am quite hopeful.

Shower curtains just seem to want to fight with me.😳

6 minutes ago, sam49 said:

Oh no just booked my first Marella cruise about 20 minutes ago!

 

I have travelled with P & O and liked their ships but looking this year we found that lots of the cruises are very sea day heavy. Friend are going on one which is 12 full days on the ship of which 7 are sea days.

 

So we choose Marella as its ports we want to visit and only one day at sea in a weeks cruise.  Also liked the option of adding 3 nights in Corfu onto the end of the cruise.  Hope its okay.

Hi Sam.

I am sure you will have a great time, the itinerary’s are usually quite good and the food and drinks onboard are more than acceptable. Fellow passengers are mainly friendly and the staff are the aces in marellas pack.😉

11 minutes ago, paularmstrong said:

They seem to be doing more fly cruises I know they do a two week fly cruise around canaries and sure i have seen med too , as part of the package they used Tui for flights .

We are always talking about giving other lines a try but not got around to it apart from last Xmas/ new year and that wasn’t all that good to be honest. I think with us it’s stick with what you know.🤔

A trip on Discovery in June and Xmas/new year on Explorer booked so far.🙂