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3.4

Caribbean Cruise by taylorsteve036

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Marella Discovery 2 / Destination: Caribbean

All in all a very enjoyable cruise however not sure I would use Marella again, whereas previous cruises felt like 4* breaks Marella feels 3* at best

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3.3

Pride of Panama by DianaMontignac

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Marella Discovery 2

Enjoyment of this 2 week cruise was sadly spoiled during the first week by my having an accident caused by lack of attention to passenger safety.

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3.6

A good cruise spoilt by an accident. by DianaMontignac

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Marella Discovery 2 / Destination: Caribbean

The usual very good TUI crew. We enjoyed ourselves but we didnโ€™t think it was as good as our trip to other Caribbean islands on Explorer in January 2019.

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3.8

An average cruise on a dated vessel by kmg2802

Sail date: / Traveled as: Large Group
Ship: Marella Discovery 2 / Destination: Europe

Just back from our first Marella Cruise. We sailed on the Discovery 2 on their Cosmopolitan Classics cruise around the Mediterranean. We were incredibly lucky to have fabulous weather for 90% if the journey with just one abandoned port of Villefranche. We did sail through 63 mile per hour gusts that night leading to the most uncomfortable cruise experience Iโ€™ve ever had! Regarding the cruise. It goes without saying the staff were truly fabulous and did everything they could to make the experience a good one. I couldnโ€™t fault their professionalism and courtesy. A real credit to Marella! There were, however, some aspects of the cruise that caused frustration. As an older ship, there seemed to be a shortage of space in the evenings and our party of 6 struggled to find seats bar/entertainment areas. In fact, my cabin neighbour told me they ate in the buffet to give themselves enough time to find a seat in the lounge areas. We dined in the main dining room and the complementary Italian restaurant Gallery 47. I felt, again, this was something Marella needed to work on: the menu was relatively limited in comparison to other cruise lines weโ€™ve travelled with and was clearly aimed at the British clientele - again, nothing to complain about, just nothing to shout about either. The buffet and snack areas were in line with previous cruise experiences and were sufficient for a quick bite when needed. We were very pleased with our junior suite accommodation and had more space than with any other cruise line. This was a real bonus and the toiletries were a nice touch. The swimming pools (one indoor and one outdoor) were adequate although not heated so ruled out one of my favourite cruise activities. The deck areas were spacious but again, free seating was an issue and I do wish guests didnโ€™t reserve sun beds with towels and sit on chairs with feet on another! Overall, our experience was a good one. I did miss the international feel of other cruise lines and wouldnโ€™t necessarily choose Marella in the future, but just for that reason.

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4.7

chilled and relaxing by Penfoldsmith

Sail date: / Traveled as: Large Group
Ship: Marella Discovery 2 / Destination: Europe

We were a group of 4 couples who have cruised together before. On first sight the MD2 looked out of place in Palma port next to the giant super cruises ships in the docks. Any, Oh dear me thoughts that I may have had dissapeared as soon as we got on board. The crew were super polite, super efficiant and it was so nice to see so many different nationalities represented. The whole trip was very relaxed, the food was 5 star and the drinks package was well worth the investment. I would not hesitate to book another cruise aboard the MD2

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4.4

Good cruise on Discovery 2 by sharonobrian

Sail date: / Traveled as: Family (young children)
Ship: Marella Discovery 2

Good cruise overall, I would sail with Thomson again however I prefer Costa.

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4.5

A brilliant cruise by kempie0510

Sail date: / Traveled as: Family (young children)
Ship: Marella Discovery 2

TUI staff were excellent , we watched 2 shows and they were brilliant

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4.8

Fab first cruise by weesal

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Marella Discovery 2 / Destination: Europe

For our first cruise it was over all excellent cruise felt photographers very pushy which put us off buying any - also if there are rules such as no children in certain areas between certain times this should be monitored such as Glasshouse and Gym apart from that had a fab time and would cruise again

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4.7

Baxters' 4th cruise. by CelebrantBrian

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Marella Discovery 2

Really enjoyable cruise and itinery. Only observations made compared to our last sail on this ship in Jul 18 are: 1. Tui starting to make subtle adjustments to the drinks package. 2. Totally ignoring their current set of dress codes. Perhaps trying to attract the football/soccer tops, flip flop wearing and same t shirt on every day cohort!

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4.0

Absolutely loved sailing on Marella... by Loulabelle10026

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Ship: Marella Discovery 2

Absolutely loved sailing on Marella Discovery 2. Staff were very friendly. Loved eating in gallery 47, the Italian above the main dining room. Fabulous food, fabulous people, fabulous cruise

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4.3

Fantastic holiday by lornegerry

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Marella Discovery 2 / Destination: Europe

We had the most enjoyable holiday. The full tui experience was faultless as always. All crew on the ship were very pleasant and aimed to make your holiday just perfect. We are already looking at next years cruise.

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4.7

Very good on the ship the Russian girl in the MDR was very good only problem weather TOO HOT by Spike007

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Marella Discovery 2 / Destination: Europe

Very good cruise the ship was good and the service provided was good food was very good in the MDR and the Islands self service we also went to the Glass house we did not visit and of the other restaurants as the food in MDR was good

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5.0

First cruise with Marella &... by claire31373

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Ship: Marella Discovery 2

First cruise with Marella & it exceeded our expectations. Went with my 16 year old daughter. I did lots of research before going, mainly on Facebook groups & got some great tips. Will definitely come back for a different itinerary

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4.0

Excellent cruise great service at bars. Especially Milos at the pool deck . Wonderful ship very clean well kept. by CptnRon

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Marella Discovery 2 / Destination: Caribbean

Great ship great staff will go back for sure . Overall 4-1/2 out of 5 *. Thanks Marella Discovery 2. Wonderful vacation look forward to new adventures on board .

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4.0

Did the Exotic Explorer cruise... by Theresa1202

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Ship: Marella Discovery 2

Did the Exotic Explorer cruise on Discovery 2. First cruise for me. Something for everyone if you want it. Enjoyed all the port stops. Cabin cleaned every day and bed turned down every night. Very polite and friendly cabin porters. Drinks waiters were mainly friendly but felt management kept their personalities a bit suppressed. Food and waiters could not be faulted. I especially loved Gallery 47 Italian.

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5.0

Our Beautiful Caribbean Cruise!๐Ÿ›ณโš“๏ธ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒด๐Ÿนโ˜€๏ธ by WendyBeee

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Marella Discovery 2 / Destination: Caribbean

It was our 1st cruise and it was wonderful and would definitely go again!

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4.9

first timers by Jake60

Sail date: / Traveled as: Family (older children)
Ship: Marella Discovery 2 / Destination: Caribbean

Had a very enjoyable time would think about an other cruise with your company again.

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4.7

Cool ๐Ÿ˜Ž by paul2131

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Marella Discovery 2 / Destination: Caribbean

Good cruise but not great food for me sorry ๐Ÿ˜, friendly staff, my suitcase was damaged when I got it back at cabin, but friendly staff replaced it with a brand new one ๐Ÿ‘ 10 out of 10 for that, ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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5.0

Fantastic First Time Cruise by Sailoress

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Marella Discovery 2 / Destination: Caribbean

The only complaint we had was the size of the pool sea days you could not get a chair. They were reserving them then leave for hours. Rules say no reserving the staff will time ticket them but that only happened once.

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5.0

First class by harry43

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Marella Discovery 2 / Destination: Caribbean

My first cruise really enjoyed it will be going with you again next year

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