A good cruise spoilt by an accident.

Item: Marella Discovery 2
Rating: 3.6
Author: DianaMontignac

Marella Discovery 2 Cruise Review to Caribbean

DianaMontignac

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 126

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

Exotic Islands

Sail date: January 21, 2020

Ship: Marella Discovery 2

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

The usual very good TUI crew. We enjoyed ourselves but we didn’t think it was as good as our trip to other Caribbean islands on Explorer in January 2019.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Smooth and timely

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Good choices of menu in all restaurants and the team also cater for vegans and vegetarians. Wine choices included Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. We ate in the Surf and Turf twice and whilst the food was good the room was really cold and several guests pointed this out to the crew. It was the same on both visits.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

We did not participate in any of the physically challenging activities on board but from the Cruise News we could see there was plenty of choice.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

We always enjoy the entertainment in the Broadway Lounge. This cruise provided something for everyone.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The crew are friendly and helpful and appear to work extremely hard. Our cabin steward Davis was charming as were his team. The dining room coped very well considering the number of guests they catered for.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

The design of the ship is good and areas are well signposted. Some areas of this ship are looking a bit tired and dated. We didn’t think it was as good as Explorer that we were on in 2019.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Outside Cabin 3078. Enough space for our belongings and the berths were comfortable so we slept well. The carpet in our cabin was in need of a steam clean. There were stains on the mirror that couldn’t be removed. We would have preferred a shower screen/door to a shower curtain. The window was badly stained (with rust from the metal window frame) for most of the holiday making viewing difficult. The cabin was generally clean overall just a little tired looking.

Ship tip

Take great care when leaving the ship in port as some gangways can be very slippery as we found to our cost.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Very smooth and timely.

1 Comment

cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Thank You, glad you enjoyed

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