Persuade us to try Marella

[Brummijam]

Hi Sekhmet.

Thanks for the info regarding Bonded luggage. According to the TUI website it isn’t a thing anymore.👍

[winifred]

We have done most of the major lines Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Norwegian cruise lines and  P and O on different ships, and we thoroughly enjoyed them all We also have been on Discovery  and Discovery 2 and enjoyed these ships too!
 

What we liked about Discovery was the fact you can go to Cuba none of the other American based lines will visit and for us Cuba was amazing! As we left the port we could see   people in a park nearby waving at the ship and two Cuban dancers on the ship told us that Tui/ Marella lines coming into port is so welcomed by locals as they feel the world has not forgotten them .  We also liked that when we did the Caribbean islands we had lots of port stops which meant that we saw many islands on our 2 weeks on board. Excursions were reasonably priced which isn’t the case for some other cruise lines,  so we were able to go through the Panama Canal and  on one of the other  islands swim with sting rays! Also there is a drinks package included, which saves bar bills at the end! We haven't yet tried explorer or their other ships but we would definitely  go back on Discovery . 

Edited August 12, 2023 by winifred

[howmuch!]

If you liked the Discovery and D2, you will like the Explorer more is my personal view (Iknow others may disagree).

 

The pluses for us are the Mediterranean Bar, Indigo Bar, 2 teir Broadway show lounge, more seating in main lounge than the atrium on Discoveries, less draughty and last but not least glass shower doors in the inside cabins we frequent.

[insidecabin]

Decent product just got a bit overpriced

 

Easy one stop shop package.

 

Put the work in to package up other lines you can get some decent deals.

 

Once retired you can take advantage of late deals.

 

Too early to be looking at 2025, there are good 2023 deals to be looking at.