Cruise news (Marella Explorer 2-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Marella Cruises announces entertainment line-up for 30th Anniversary sailings
Marella Cruises has revealed part of the onboard entertainment program planned to mark the company’s 30th anniversary, with a series of special...
March 16, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Marella Cruises details entertainment programme for 30th anniversary sailings
The UK-based Marella Cruises has confirmed the headline entertainment for its 30th anniversary sailings, with a programme of live performances and...
January 31, 2026 - Accidents
76-yo passenger overboard from Marella Explorer 2
Spanish maritime authorities are conducting an extensive search for a 76-year-old British passenger who went overboard from Marella Explorer 2 while...
November 28, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Marella Cruises adds Albania and new Mediterranean ports to 2027 programme
Marella Cruises UK has confirmed the expansion of its summer 2027 programme with a return to Albania, marking its first call at the port of Sarand...
October 7, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Marella Cruises unveils 2027 summer schedule
Marella Cruises UK has released its 2027 summer schedule, which includes new ports of call and the return of familiar itineraries in the...
September 21, 2025 - Accidents
Hurricane‑force storm hits Split Harbour (Croatia), ferry breaks moorings and sinks tourist vessel
A violent storm packing hurricane-force winds struck the Croatian port of Split on the morning of July 8th, wreaking extensive damage, widespread...
July 8, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Marella Cruises UK schedules 2026 winter program with expanded ports and itineraries
Marella Cruises, the UK cruise line managed by TUI, has released details of its winter 2026 program, introducing a series of new itineraries and...
May 28, 2025 - Cruise Industry
Marella Cruises and Cleaner Seas Group launch microplastic capture trial on Marella Explorer
Marella Cruises, part of TUI UK, partnered with Cleaner Seas Group (Cornwall-based greentech innovation company) for the industry's first initiative...
May 23, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Marella Cruises UK homeports ship Explorer 2 in Dominicana (winter 2024-2025 Caribbean season)
Minister of Tourism David Collado recently announced that the UK-based Marella Cruises has designated the Dominican Republic, specifically La Romana...
April 13, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Marella Cruises returns to Dominicana after 7-year absence
Marella Cruises UK will be making a comeback to the Dominican Republic in the winter of 2024-2025, marking their return after a hiatus since 2017...
July 4, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Marella Discovery 2 is the first ship to restart cruise operations in Cuba
With the arrival of the British ship Marella Discovery 2 in Havana, cruise operations in Cuba have restarted. The vessel (owned by TUI UK and...
November 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Rijeka (Croatia) welcomes TUI's cruise ships Mein Schiff 5 and Marella Explorer 2
On Saturday morning, July 30, two large passenger liners - TUI's Mein Schiff 5 and Marella UK's Marella Explorer 2, and 10+ smaller cruise ships...
July 31, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Mein Schiff 5 and Marella Explorer 2 dock in Rijeka (Croatia) with ~4,000 passengers onboard
A couple of cruise ships, Marella Cruises' Marella Explorer 2 and TUI Cruises' Mein Schiff 5, docked in the northern Croatian Adriatic port city of...
July 3, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Cruising restarts in Port Le Havre (Paris, France) with TUI UK's ship Marella Explorer 2
On September 8, Port Le Havre (Paris, France) welcomed cruise ships back to the city with the arrival of Marella Cruises' ship Marella Explorer 2 on...
September 12, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Marella Cruises restarts on September 3 with ‘one-country’ itineraries
Malaga Spain was designated a homeport by Marella Cruises UK, adding two new itineraries from October. The UK cruise line intends to make 4...
July 11, 2021