Marella Explorer Cruise Reviews

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Good cruise but room for improvement

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vwgolf
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

This was an enjoyable cruise and excellent itinerary but one or two things stop me from giving it a five * rating. The Good: 1. Food was generally of a very high standard (with one exception detailed below) 2. Staff are as friendly and jovial as ever 3. Cabin was comfortable, if a little rough around the edges. 4. All ports of call were enjoyable: Koper, Trieste, Dubrovnik and ...
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Sail Date: October 2023


Well Done Marella!

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JC46
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We cruised on Marella Explorer for two weeks from Corfu from 6th October to the Adriatic and the Aegean. Our only complaint was about flying into and out of Corfu Airport, absolute chaos!! And try as hard as they do there is nothing Tui can do about it. We will never fly to Corfu again. This was our first cruise with Marella having only cruised previously with P&O. The Marella Explorer ...
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Sail Date: October 2023


Another Fantastic Marella Cruise

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Season Cruisers
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

From embarking to disembarking we had an amazing time!!!! We tried a balcony cabin for the first time and it was a brilliant choice. Cabin staff were very efficient and friendly. We dined every night in the Latitude 53 restaurant as the food and staff were exceptional, we also had the pleasure of dining on Paul Dalandan's (Quality Paul!!) dining station along with his wonderful team every ...
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Sail Date: September 2023


Excellent Holiday

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Jess1867
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

This was my first cruise and I was uncertain that I would like it. I had a fab time and would now definitely cruise again. What I liked about this ship was the friendly, informal atmosphere. The entertainment was really great from the extremely slick Broadway type shows (the singing and dancing were excellent) to the gameshows in the Squid and Anchor pub. Quizzes and other entertainments were ...
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Sail Date: September 2023


Dining

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Mousehole123
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We choose Marella because we could depart from a local airport, and the most important to us were the destinations. Another plus was only one sail day in the week. The destinations lived up to our expectations and the sail into Koper was lovely. However, we found the dining below average, two meals were sent back. They were aware of problems, new staff, poorly trained and hadn’t worked as a ...
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Sail Date: September 2023


Big disappointment

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Debs3264
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

I booked this cruise with TUI after having had several great family cruises before! However what a disappointment this one was!!!. Took my best friend for her first cruise to impress her and I wad left embarrassed. Standards have dropped. Though thankfully Staff are still amazing and the entertainment was exceptional. However, the standards of the ship was a big let down. Though more ...
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Sail Date: September 2023


First Cruise!

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TriBri
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

We chose to take our first cruise with Marella after having it recommended by my sister and we were not disappointed! We chose the Ionian trip, for seven days . We sailed on the Explorer which was a beautiful ship aimed at giving its passengers the best experience ! the staff are amazing people, multi national and always smiling! The restaurants were all well organised, Latitude 53 have the ...
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Sail Date: September 2023


Was good but not anymore. Avoid at all cost.

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Kymnicola1
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

Full capacity. 1925 passengers and they cannot cope. Not enough staff. 30 minute wait every night for dinner unless you eat In the Gallery buffet with the drunk.people who never get off and sit drinking all day,letting their kids run riot. Dive bombing in the pool which is unsupervised and running around. The staff work really hard but there's not enough in peak summer season. You will ...
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Sail Date: July 2023


Brilliant Cruise

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MarellaCruise
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We booked this cruise and didn't expect a great deal from it, oh, were we surprised!! Ok, the ship is small and older than some of the cruise ships out there, but it doesn't lack anything in our opinion. The crew were simply amazing. The Marketplace was very good, but we are not.picky eaters. Just a mention for a lady in the Marketplace called Aka, one of the crew. She is a credit to Marella and ...
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Sail Date: July 2023


Disappointing experience

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Sarahcotterill93
2-5 Cruises • Age 30s

We would recommend Marella as a budget cruise option. This was our third cruise with Marella, but we feel there has been a decline in the standards since our last cruise 4 years ago. Marella still provides more stops than other cruise operators, and the all inclusive nature of the cruise is appealing. But we noticed that the food in particular was significantly worse than last time. It was ...
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Sail Date: June 2023


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