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African Manager
10-07-2025
- Business
- African Manager
Tunisia: Marella Cruises returns after 10-Year hiatus
Marella Cruises has unveiled its winter 2026 program, marking the cruise line's return to Tunisia after a decade-long absence. Owned by TUI, the company is introducing new ports across Morocco, Portugal, and Spain, with bookings now open. The expanded itineraries will include a stop at La Goulette (serving Tunis), along with first-time calls at Tangier (Morocco), Vigo (for Santiago de Compostela, Spain), and Leixões (for Porto, Portugal). Prices for the winter 2026 season start at £1,104 per person. The program will feature two adults-only ships sailing from various homeports in Europe and the Caribbean. The 'Mediterranean Moments' itinerary aboard the Marella Explorer 2 will depart from Dubrovnik to Málaga on October 29, 2026, with stops in Valletta (Malta), Tunis, and the Spanish ports of Alicante and Almería, marking Marella's first visit to Tunisia in over 10 years.
Scotsman
27-06-2025
- Scotsman
TUI encourages Brits to embark on a Jurassic World adventure
Inspired by the latest Jurassic World movie, TUI and Marella Cruise are encouraging Brit's to discover the thrill of adventure through a variety of Jurassic-themed destinations and experiences across the world. The new movie 'Jurassic World Rebirth' features some stunning filming locations across Thailand and Malta, showcasing landscapes that bring the prehistoric world to life. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Scheduled to premiere on July 2, the movie showcases thrill-seeking adventures, historical experiences and journeys to unexplored destinations. So, TUI has curated a range of experiences that echo the theme of the movie, giving holidaymakers the opportunity to embark on a thrilling adventure of their own. Tropical South Thailand Phuket With TUI Tour offerings, take advantage of visiting multiple Thai locations in a single journey. The Tropical South Thailand Phuket tour from Bangkok to Phuket is a multi-city tour that includes a three-day stay in Krabi, where guests can take a scenic road trip to Khao Phanom Bencha National Park, which served as a filming location for several scenes, particularly the striking Huai To Waterfall. Here, visitors can immerse themselves in the park's tropical landscape. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Malta Discover Tropical South Thailand 14-day TUI tour provides this unique experience, with prices starting from £1700pp. Departing from London Gatwick on the 17th of July 2025, and the tour includes transfers, experiences, a guide, and breakfast & lunch with 20kg hold luggage per adult. Sail Three Seas Marella Cruise Board the Marella Explorer 2, for a stop in Malta, home to the Malta Film Studios, where one of the film's most intense scenes was shot. Only 13 minutes away from Valletta, is the village of Kal Kara. Located right at the edge of the Grand Harbour, it creates an exciting opportunity for guests to walk the same harbourside paths that doubled as the film's shadowy dinosaur black market. Marella Cruises offers a seven-night Sail Three Seas round trip from Dubrovnik, Croatia on Marella Explorer 2 from £1550 per person. Price based on 2 adults sharing a Deck 8/9 inside cabin on an all-Inclusive basis. Calling at Dubrovnik, Croatia, Valletta, Malta, Catania, Sicily, Argostoli, Kefalonia, Corfu Town, Corfu, Kotor, Montenegro and Dubrovnik, Croatia. Includes easyJet flights from Cardiff to Dubrovnik, Croatia on 21 August 2025, luggage per person, transfers, tips, and service charges. Natural History Museum Mellieha Bay, Malta Just outside of Valetta, lies Mellieha Bay, a stretch of coastline known for its beaches and high temperatures during the summertime. Just an hour from the capital, travellers can head into the heart of Valletta to visit St. George's Square, where the high-octane dinosaur street chase was filmed. For those seeking a relaxing holiday, the Riviera Spa Resort offers an adult-only stay complete with pools, scenic views, and a variety of amenities that's also adult-only. Nearby, guests can explore the island of Comino or enjoy restaurants and water sports right at their doorstep. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad TUI offers a five-night holiday to Mellieha Bay, Malta staying at the 4T Riviera Spa Resort – A dults On lyon a bed & breakfast basis from £502 per person. Price is based on two adults sharing a Twin Room with Inland View and Balcony with flights departing from London Luton on 30th August 2025 with 20kg hold luggage per adult and transfers. To find out more about this holiday or to book go to tui . visit your local TUI holiday store or download our app. Natural History Museum Tropical South Thailand Phuket Home to an iconic collection, London's Natural History Museum features some of the world's most important dinosaur relics, including a partial skeleton of the first Tyrannosaurus rex ever found, a Triceratops skull, and the massive armoured Scolosaurus. A must-visit destination for anyone curious about the rise and extinction of these legendary creatures. Notes to Editors All prices quoted are correct to the particular product package at the time of TUI issuing the price package/packages to the publication. Price was quoted on 24/06/2025. Prices provided are subject to change and have limited availability. Terms and conditions apply. Imagery can be found and downloaded here. TUI UK & IRELAND Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad TUI is one of the world's leading tourisms groups and operates worldwide. TUI UK is the business behind First Choice, Marella Cruises and Crystal Ski Holidays brands, as well as TUI Cities, TUI Lakes & Mountains, TUI Tours, TUI River Cruises, and its leisure hotel brands TUI Blue, Holiday Villages, Magic Life and more. Part of one of the four regions within the Markets + Airline business division at TUI the tourism business fulfils package holidays, components and ancillaries to a large customer base in more than a dozen source markets. MARELLA CRUISES Marella Cruises is part of TUI UK and Ireland and TUI Group. It is the third largest cruise line in the UK. As of 1 June 2023, there are five ships in the Marella Cruises fleet, Marella Discovery, Marella Discovery 2, Marella Explorer, Marella Explorer 2 and the newest ship to the fleet, Marella Voyager. Marella Cruises offers its customers all-inclusive as standard with all tips and service charges included, customers enjoy an unrivalled level of service and award-winning entertainment. Marella Cruises has also received accolades at the Wave Awards in 2024 as Best for Entertainment and Good Housekeeping Reader Recommended for onboard service since 2019.
Scotsman
27-06-2025
- Scotsman
TUI encourages Brits to embark on a Jurassic World adventure
Inspired by the latest Jurassic World movie, TUI and Marella Cruise are encouraging Brit's to discover the thrill of adventure through a variety of Jurassic-themed destinations and experiences across the world. The new movie 'Jurassic World Rebirth' features some stunning filming locations across Thailand and Malta, showcasing landscapes that bring the prehistoric world to life. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Scheduled to premiere on July 2, the movie showcases thrill-seeking adventures, historical experiences and journeys to unexplored destinations. So, TUI has curated a range of experiences that echo the theme of the movie, giving holidaymakers the opportunity to embark on a thrilling adventure of their own. Tropical South Thailand Phuket With TUI Tour offerings, take advantage of visiting multiple Thai locations in a single journey. The Tropical South Thailand Phuket tour from Bangkok to Phuket is a multi-city tour that includes a three-day stay in Krabi, where guests can take a scenic road trip to Khao Phanom Bencha National Park, which served as a filming location for several scenes, particularly the striking Huai To Waterfall. Here, visitors can immerse themselves in the park's tropical landscape. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Malta Discover Tropical South Thailand 14-day TUI tour provides this unique experience, with prices starting from £1700pp. Departing from London Gatwick on the 17th of July 2025, and the tour includes transfers, experiences, a guide, and breakfast & lunch with 20kg hold luggage per adult. Sail Three Seas Marella Cruise Board the Marella Explorer 2, for a stop in Malta, home to the Malta Film Studios, where one of the film's most intense scenes was shot. Only 13 minutes away from Valletta, is the village of Kal Kara. Located right at the edge of the Grand Harbour, it creates an exciting opportunity for guests to walk the same harbourside paths that doubled as the film's shadowy dinosaur black market. Marella Cruises offers a seven-night Sail Three Seas round trip from Dubrovnik, Croatia on Marella Explorer 2 from £1550 per person. Price based on 2 adults sharing a Deck 8/9 inside cabin on an all-Inclusive basis. Calling at Dubrovnik, Croatia, Valletta, Malta, Catania, Sicily, Argostoli, Kefalonia, Corfu Town, Corfu, Kotor, Montenegro and Dubrovnik, Croatia. Includes easyJet flights from Cardiff to Dubrovnik, Croatia on 21 August 2025, luggage per person, transfers, tips, and service charges. Natural History Museum Mellieha Bay, Malta Just outside of Valetta, lies Mellieha Bay, a stretch of coastline known for its beaches and high temperatures during the summertime. Just an hour from the capital, travellers can head into the heart of Valletta to visit St. George's Square, where the high-octane dinosaur street chase was filmed. For those seeking a relaxing holiday, the Riviera Spa Resort offers an adult-only stay complete with pools, scenic views, and a variety of amenities that's also adult-only. Nearby, guests can explore the island of Comino or enjoy restaurants and water sports right at their doorstep. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad TUI offers a five-night holiday to Mellieha Bay, Malta staying at the 4T Riviera Spa Resort – A dults On lyon a bed & breakfast basis from £502 per person. Price is based on two adults sharing a Twin Room with Inland View and Balcony with flights departing from London Luton on 30th August 2025 with 20kg hold luggage per adult and transfers. To find out more about this holiday or to book go to tui . visit your local TUI holiday store or download our app. Natural History Museum Tropical South Thailand Phuket Home to an iconic collection, London's Natural History Museum features some of the world's most important dinosaur relics, including a partial skeleton of the first Tyrannosaurus rex ever found, a Triceratops skull, and the massive armoured Scolosaurus. A must-visit destination for anyone curious about the rise and extinction of these legendary creatures. Notes to Editors All prices quoted are correct to the particular product package at the time of TUI issuing the price package/packages to the publication. Price was quoted on 24/06/2025. Prices provided are subject to change and have limited availability. Terms and conditions apply. Imagery can be found and downloaded here. TUI UK & IRELAND Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad TUI is one of the world's leading tourisms groups and operates worldwide. TUI UK is the business behind First Choice, Marella Cruises and Crystal Ski Holidays brands, as well as TUI Cities, TUI Lakes & Mountains, TUI Tours, TUI River Cruises, and its leisure hotel brands TUI Blue, Holiday Villages, Magic Life and more. Part of one of the four regions within the Markets + Airline business division at TUI the tourism business fulfils package holidays, components and ancillaries to a large customer base in more than a dozen source markets. MARELLA CRUISES
Miami Herald
25-06-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
MSC Cruises aids Norwegian Cruise Line excursion gone wrong
Although it's logical to assume that most cruise lines would treat other cruise lines in a competitive manner, the reality is that the cruise industry is quite collaborative. Cruise line CEOs like Royal Caribbean Group's Jason Liberty often say their companies are not focused on cruise line rivalries. Instead of each other, they see land-based vacations as their main competition. Related: Royal Caribbean cruisers react to Carnival cruise loyalty shakeup Cruise lines want to collectively grow the industry to gain a greater share of the global vacation market, and all cruise lines can win as they advance that goal. Working cooperatively, all cruise lines can benefit from the rising tides of cruising interest from vacationers all over the world. The cruise industry is seeing strong growth from first-time cruisers, with 31% of passengers in the last two years being new to cruising, according to the 2025 Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) State of the Cruise Industry report. With this kind of proven ability to attract new customers, cruise lines know that they can focus more on working together on strategies to continue to grow the industry as a whole. If there was any doubt that cruise lines really are in it together, though, MSC Cruises stepped up to prove it when Norwegian Cruise Line suffered a shore excursion mishap in Germany on June 22. Doug Parker shared details on how MSC Cruises came to the aid of Norwegian and its passengers, and other cruise news, on the June 23rd edition of Cruise News Today. Want the latest cruise news and deals? Sign up for the Come Cruise With Me newsletter. Transcript: This is Cruise News Today with Doug Parker. Good morning, here's your cruise news for Monday, June 23rd. A Caribbean cruise took a troubling turn for one couple when kitchen wastewater dumped into their cabin. Yeah, Pam and Ken Jackson were three days into their trip on Marella Explorer 2 when a pipe carrying macerated food waste to the ship's holding tanks burst above their bed. The sludge soaked them, their clothes, and medication. This video here courtesy of Liverpool Echo. Now, Marella Cruises apologized and offered a partial refund plus $680 in compensation, which they accepted. The couple says it still doesn't cover the damage to their belongings. Marella 2 was formerly the Celebrity Century. Related: Video: Celebrity Cruises ship nearly collides with Carnival ship And a show of solidarity between two cruise lines played out in Germany over the weekend after a shore excursion went wrong. With extreme heat, a bad bus, and two guests being left behind, MSC Cruises stepped in to help. The guests were left behind after a scheduled stop was cut short during the excursion. The stranded Norwegian Cruise Line passengers were picked up by an MSC shore excursion bus, provided with water, and safely returned to the ship, where they were able to board. A guest sailing on Norwegian told us that the shore excursion started to fall apart after the bus was late due to mechanical issues. Related: Cruise lines face new passenger fee; MSC Cruises brings new thrill And it's a bucket list destination, but ships are getting a bad name. Yeah, cruise ships heading to Antarctica are under scrutiny after a new study revealed that the ship's anchors are severely damaging the seabed. Now, scientists from Memorial University of Newfoundland and New Zealand used deep sea cameras to capture the first underwater video of anchor impacts in the region. You can see here this video courtesy of Colossal, where they found crushed sponge colonies and disrupted marine habitats, especially in shallow coastal zones. Researchers say nearly a half-acre of seafloor was damaged by cruise ships in 2023 alone. Recovery for Antarctic marine life could take a century or maybe never happen at all. Be the first to see the best deals on cruises, special sailings, and more. Sign up for the Come Cruise With Me newsletter. And cruise stocks were higher on Friday. Carnival Corporation: up one percent, 23.77. Royal Caribbean: up two percent, 272.39. Norwegian: flat 18.86, and Viking; up two percent, 49.48. If you have a lead on a story, let us know. Tips@ Here on the seventh floor of the parking garage at Harrah's Vegas, I'm Doug Parker with Cruise News Today. Have yourself a great Monday. (The Arena Group will earn a commission if you book a cruise.) Make a free appointment with Come Cruise With Me's Travel Agent Partner, Postcard Travel, or email Amy Post at amypost@ or call or text her at 386-383-2472. Copyright 2025 The Arena Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Daily Mail
18-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Couple's dream cruise holiday ruined after pipe explodes and they're covered in 'horrible slush'
An idyllic Caribbean cruise took a disgusting turn for a British couple after filthy kitchen waste gushed into their cabin. Pam and Ken Jackson, from Merseyside, were on board the Marella Explorer 2 when the foul incident occurred – leaving 'horrible slush' over them. The pair, both in their seventies, were only three days into a three-week cruise across the Caribbean Sea. 'I just heard this whooshing noise, then this horrible slush came through the ceiling and covered me head to toe, and Pam was covered in it as well. The bed and all our belongings,' Ken told the Liverpool Echo. 'We were covered head to toe and it smelled like vomit. 'It was macerated kitchen waste going down to the bilges to be offloaded on the next port, so it was really foul-smelling, and it was pouring out. 'We stank something awful, and goodness knows what was in it apart from food waste.' Pam added: 'It flowed all over the bed, covering our personal possessions and medication and out through the door. 'We were covered from head to toe.' Footage from the cabin shows brown liquid dripping through the ceiling and down the walls, onto a stained bed. Pam can be heard shouting: 'The lights are going on and off and everything. 'Oh it stinks, it's everywhere. It's on my slippers. It's running down the walls there.' Following the pipe exploding over the couple's bed, Ken and Pam were moved to a different cabin. However, the pair claim their problems continued. 'They took our clothes away and washed what they could, but in the process shrunk a lot of our clothes, particularly my trousers and a couple of dresses of Pam's,' said Ken. The Marella Explorer 2 is a 1,814-capacity ship in the Marella Cruises fleet. Marella Cruises is operated by TUI, Europe's biggest tour operator. The firm has apologised to the couple. A TUI UK & Ireland spokesperson said: 'We would like to apologise to Mr and Mrs Jackson for experiencing a broken pipe in their cabin during their Marella Cruises holiday. 'We always do our best to ensure customers have the best possible holiday experience. 'We ensured that we promptly moved the customers to a new cabin, and also offered compensation, which has been accepted.'
