Marella Discovery
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Marella Discovery Reviews

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4.3
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Based on 236 reviews
Cabin
4.3
Service
4.4
Excursions
4
Dining
4.3
Activities
4.1
Value for money
4.3
Entertainment
4.3
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Marella Discovery is a lovely ship and me, my 3 grandsons and partner really enjoyed our cruise. The cabins and housekeeping staff were exceptional, I left my cabin for 30 minutes and when I came back it had been thoroughly cleaned and tidied. We thought there could have been more choice for dinner in the main dining room; the portions were small as far as my grandsons were concerned, I.e. 1 potato to accompany meat on main course. The show team, singing and dancing, were excellent but the 5 of us thought the choice of songs on occasion was really bad and didn’t fit the theme of the show. All staff on board were very friendly and efficient. All the communal areas of this ship are beautiful and at all times are clean. We thought the excursions were too expensive and preferred to use local transport. The only downside of our holiday was flights to and from Corfu. It took us two hours to get through Manchester airport check-in and security. Not enough staff on security - in fact we didn’t have time for a coffee and walked straight onto our flight 6.50 a.m. without stopping, we had been travelling since 2.30 a.m. coming home we had to queue to get into Corfu airport and our 3p.m. Flight was delayed because of the time it took us to get through the airport. I blame tui for this: we did not leave the ship until 11am, in view of the queues at Corfu airport we should have left the ship much earlier.

family
family
10+ cruises Single Outside Cabin
17 Oct 2021
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First class service from Marella.Ship was sparkling from top to bottom with good covid measures in place,Very well organised apart from departure check in at Manchester airport.

couple
couple
10+ cruises Outside (4 berths) - Deck 2/3
4 Oct 2021
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The food was hit and miss and I travelled during covid times so the atmosphere was strange but good safety measures in place, the staff and service was excellent 10/10. The excursions could have been longer .

user
user
2-5 cruises Single Outside Cabin
3 Oct 2021
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Really pleased we were able to start cruising again. Staff were excellent and did their absolute best to make our holidays as great as possible.

couple
couple
2-5 cruises Outside (2 berths) - Deck 2/3
19 Sep 2021
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Just spent a week on Marella Discovery1 What a brilliant time we had, we have sailed with P&O MSC Carniival But from start to finished we never had 1 complaint. The ship isn't an over the top glitzy show piece, it's modern clean and a great size, not to big and its deck arrangements for everything is very good no terrible ques for lifts, The food is excellent in 47. Which is Italian on the top. The staff are superb, always friendly and Xaptain Chris has a great family working for him. He is always seen around mixing with his staff giving them praise. AI. And a nice extra selection of 2 restaurants to pay a supplement. We had an outside cabin on deck 3, no noise and payed extra for a window. Transfers and trips well organised and the Itinary on the Adriatic explorer was superb(Venice,Croatia, Montenegro,Corfu stay for 7 days. Will def be booking again asap****

Verified customer
1 cruise
21 Sep 2019
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Good points food excellent ,shows excellent ,service very good ,drinks plenty ,staff always polite & helpful ,bad points toilet problem nearly every morning wouldn’t flush ,cabins looking a bit tired ,shower curtains horrible stick to you when trying to shower double bed configuration pushed up to wall so someone had to crawl over to get in & out not very good for older people ,entertainment in atrium & live room very repetitive and to loud couldn’t have a conversation. 

Verified customer
1 cruise
21 Sep 2019
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Good points food excellent ,shows excellent ,service very good ,drinks plenty ,staff always polite & helpful ,bad points toilet problem nearly every morning wouldn’t flush ,cabins looking a bit tired ,shower curtains horrible stick to you when trying to shower double bed configuration pushed up to wall so someone had to crawl over to get in & out not very good for older people ,entertainment in atrium & live room very repetitive and to loud couldn’t have a conversation. 

Verified customer
1 cruise
20 Sep 2019
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Lovely first cruise, enjoyed the itinerary. Food, service very good, disappointed with cinema choices aimed at children, strange for an all adults cruise. Struggled some days for a sun bed, lots of towels. Did 2 excursions, very good, but thought the Slovenian one should be changed round in order to have time to eat.

Verified customer
1 cruise
20 Sep 2019
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My husband and I went on a 2 weeks cruise around the Agean and Adriatic sea from 2nd until 16h August this year. We had the most amazing time ever. Everyone who worked on the ship was super friendly, helpful and very hardworking. I could not say one negative thing about our holiday. All the staff had a smile on their face and were always bright, cheery and happy. The food, entertainment, shows, music, facilities, destinations etc were all AMAZING. The only complaint I would make is that on the 2 days that were just sailing at sea it was impossible to get a sunbed and we had to sit on chairs on the deck because they were not enough beds for everyone! We got off at every port, most of which were new to us. The destinations were simply STUNNING........Santorini, Crete, Zante, Greek islands, Athens, Corfu, Turkey, Venice, Slovenia, Split, Dubrovnik, and Montenegro. Arriving at, and leaving these beautiful countries was truly a magical and unforgettable experience, especially because the talented guy on the ship sang for us on the top deck at all of these occasions......(Wonderful world, Pure Imagination, Time to say Goodbye.etc.) It was a moving an emotional experience sailing to such stunning locations and he had me crying with emotion on several occasions. We would 100% recommend a Thompson Cruise to any and everyone we meet. You will not be disappointed with them. We will definitely sail with Iglu again and look forward to our next cruise with them. Thank you for the holiday of a lifetime.........we had to go on a diet and detox we got home because of the delicious and endless choice of food and drinks that were ALL INCLUSIVE in the package!!!!!!!!!!

Verified customer
1 cruise
15 Sep 2019
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Excellent from start to finish. Staff could not have done anymore for us.

Verified customer
1 cruise
13 Sep 2019