Marella Discovery deck plans

Marella Discovery (1996-built as "Splendour of the Seas", last refurbished in 2021) is of the Vision-class Royal Caribbean ships – together with Enchantment, Grandeur, Legend (Marella Discovery 2), Rhapsody, Vision. The vessel was built for the Royal Caribbean International (RCI) line. The ship (initially named “Thomson Discovery”) is chartered by Marella via the parent company TUI Cruises. Starting operations for Marella Cruises in June 2016, the new ship became fleet’s largest, followed by the sister-ship Legend (Marella Discovery since April 2017). Marella's fleet will be additionally enlarged by the old TUI Cruises ships Mein Schiff 1 (Marella Explorer since 2018) and Mein Schiff 2 (Marella Explorer 2 since 2019).

Marella Discovery cruise ship deck plan has a total of 915 staterooms for 1830 passengers (max capacity is 2074 guests), served by 760 crew/staff. The boat has 11 decks (10 passenger-accessible, 5 with cabins), 8 restaurants, 8 lounges and bars, 2 swimming pools, 4 Jacuzzis (outdoor whirlpool hot tubs), 9 elevators. Of all onboard dining venues, 4 serve breakfast, 7 serve lunch, 7 serve dinner and 2 are at a fee (additional surcharge pp) with a variety of themed cuisine specialties.

The Marella Cruises’ new ship Discovery is the line’s largest vessel ever. It has the common for an RCI ship (but unique and “first time ever” for a Marella ship) features, like the Rock Climbing Wall and the Outdoor Movie Theater (huge LED screen and ample deck seating).

Note: CruiseMapper's Marella Discovery deck plan page also shows the decks of the Royal Caribbean's Splendour of the Seas.

Marella Discovery refurbishment 2021 review

Following drydock 2021 refurbishment, the cruise ship now has "The Glass House" - a redesigned (beach club-style) pool deck (aft on Deck 9) with an indoor swimming pool and an a-la-carte-priced restaurant.

By this refurbishment project, the entire Sun Deck was revamped and redesigned by adding new cabana-style day beds, premium garden furniture (sun loungers, 4-seat dining tables, sofas, deckchairs). The swimming pool's tiles were changed, as well as the wall coverings, all the outdoor deck flooring, new lighting was installed (with different mood lights in the evenings). The Glass House also offers a-la-carte dining with two menus - deli-style food (during the day) and tapas-style menu when in the evenings transforms into a casual restaurant.