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In a notable step towards achieving carbon-neutral cruising, TUI's vessel Mein Schiff 4 achieved a significant milestone by integrating sustainable... July 25, 2023 Cruise Industry

A swift and well-coordinated emergency response resulted in the successful evacuation of a 9-month-old British citizen from Marella Explorer ship... July 21, 2023 Accidents Two Greek ocean liners were chartered by Thomson in 1973, but the company failed to capture the audience, like other cruise lines of the 1970s. Operations were restarted in 1995 after Thomson chartered the liner Sapphire (originally named MS Italia, built 1965, scrapped 2010) from Louis Cruise Lines (now Celestyal Cruises). Soon the company chartered other ocean liners, among which Island Breeze (RMS Transvaal Castle, 1961-2003), Topaz (RMS Empress of Britain, 1955-2008), The Emerald (SS Santa Rosa, 1958-2012). VIKAND Solutions (Dania Beach Florida-based medical group specializing in maritime healthcare) has recently entered into a partnership with TUI... September 2, 2023 Cruise Industry Casual – for daily activities in public areas, light sundresses or basic cotton shirts and shorts are expected

Marella Voyager's winter 2023-2024 program is in the Caribbean, based on homeporting in Bridgetown Barbados and offers 3x 8-day itineraries - "A Taste of the Tropics from Barbados", "Paradise Islands", and "Tropical Delights". The ship's winter schedule will be open for booking from July 21, 2022. The "Sail the Irish Sea" itinerary (starting August 2021) from Southampton visits Liverpool, Dublin, Cobh. Thomson Cruises sail in theMediterraneanin the summer,DubaiandCanary Islandsin the winter months - there are nearly 100 different destinations to discover and explore aboard Thomson's 5 ships;Thomson Spirit,Thomson Celebration,Tui Discovery,Thomson MajestyandThomson Dream. Trimline marks a milestone as they successfully complete their fifth rebranding endeavor for Marella Cruises UK, focusing on the refurbishment of... August 5, 2023 Cruise Industry Marmaris (Turkey), At Sea, Thessaloniki (Greece), Volos (Greece), Izmir (Turkey), Patmos* (Greece), Heraklion (Greece), Marmaris (Turkey)

TUI Herz cruises in South Africa on 14-day itineraries roundtrip from homeport Cape Town, featuring overnight stays in Port Elizabeth and Walvis Bay (Namibia). Prices are inclusive of roundtrip flights Germany-South Africa. In December 2019, TUI signed an exclusive partnership with Live Business UK (one of Europe's largest entertainment program developers and suppliers) for the TUI River Cruises company. By this deal, Live Business UK prepared the onboard entertainment programming for the boats and is also responsible for recruiting cruise directors, hosts, ship musicians, guest performers, local tour guides and other experts. Company history In January 2022, TUI announced the restart dates of the riverboats after winter 2021 season was suspended due to Europe's increasing COVID Omicron cases. TUI's Rhine program was first halted before Christmas 2021 when Germany's government imposed travel restrictions on UK tourists. TUI Cruises GmbH (tuicruises.com) is a 50-50 Joint venture company between TUI AG (Germany) and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (US corporation). The Hamburg-based company was founded in 2008 and operational since 2009. On April 22, 2018, the cruise line celebrated its 10th anniversary. In 2018, TUI fleet's capacity was 14,784 berths, serving 0,5+ million passengers annually. By year 2024, TUI will have annual capacity ~800,000 passengers - compared to 2017 (500,000), 2018 (550,000) and 2019 (650,000, berths 17,500),In March 2018, TUI Group announced that to Marella's fleet will be added Marella Explorer 2 (formerly SkySea Golden Era, initially Celebrity Century), with scheduled delivery in December 2018. The liner was previously operated by SkySea Cruise Line - Asian joint venture company (owned by the RCCL-Royal Caribbean and Ctrip International). SkySea was the first contemporary brand developed for the Chinese market. Operational between May 2015 - September 2018, the new cruise line handled nearly 300 voyages and around 0,5 million passengers. Yes, there is a required dress code on board Marella Cruises. There are 3 categories of dress code guests are asked to adhere to: beach attire, casual and smart. The criteria for each are as followed: The 7-day Dubai roundtrips visit Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, UAE ( Sir Bani Yas Island, Abu Dhabi), with Dubai pre- and post-cruise overnights. Northern European itineraries are Germany-roundtrips to UK (Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, England) and Norway (Norwegian Fjords).

During winter, the ship cruises to Eastern and Southern Caribbean ports. The 14-day Karibik roundtrip itineraries visit ports in Guadeloupe, Dominica, St Lucia, Grenada, Curacao, Bonaire, Aruba. The adults-only ship Marella Explorer 2 is homeported in La Romana (starting on Christmas Eve/Dec 24, 2024) for a series of Caribbean roundtrips. The itineraries visit destinations in Grenada, Barbados, St Lucia, St Kitts, Dominica, Antigua, St Maarten, Tortola BVI, and Samana Dominicana (new port for Marella). The arrival of TUI's Mein Schiff 3, a massive cruise ship measuring 294 m / 964 ft in length, marks a significant moment for a coastal city. The... May 26, 2023 Cruise Industry Mediterranean itineraries visit big-city ports in Spain, France, Italy, Malta. Adriatic Sea cruises visit Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Italy, Greece (Corfu Island), Sicily. Malta roundtrips also visit the Greek isles Rhodes and Mykonos.

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During winter, the ship offers Karibik (Eastern-Southern Caribbean) cruises to ports in Martinique, Antigua, Dominica, St Lucia, Grenada, Curacao, Bonaire, Aruba. TUI River Cruises were planned to resume on November 26, 2020 ( Christmas and New Year itineraries) but were eventually canceled through August 2021 (the brand was inaugurated on August 15, with TUI Maya from Frankfurt). The ship offers a repositioning through Suez Canal (Europe-Asia-Europe) and between Mediterranean-Baltic. TUI River Cruises is a separate company part (fully-owned subsidiary) of TUI AG (British-German travel and tourism corporation). TUI Group also owns the companies Marella Cruises UK and Hapag-Lloyd-Cruises. Simultaneously, Marella Voyager (inaugurated in June 2023) is homeported in Palma during summer 2025, introducing 4 different itineraries: "Magic of Spain", "Treasures of the Mediterranean", "Mediterranean Secrets" and "Mediterranean Medley".

Marella Celebration was scheduled to be homeported in Dubrovnik Croatia (June through October 2020, and May through October 2021), in Limassol Cyprus (Nov-Dec 2020, and March-April 2021) and in Dubai UAE (Dec 2020 through March 2021). All these scheduled departures were cancelled. Among those were two repositioning cruises (via Suez Canal) visiting Singapore. Both relocation voyages ("Wonders of the Far East" and "Flavours of the Far East") were planned as 14-day itineraries featuring a late-night stay in Singapore. Marella may be a budget operation, but it doesn’t scrimp on experience. Customers felt they got a great cruise for their cash, awarding it four stars for value for money. It helps that tips and drinks are included in the price. One loyal customer told us: ‘Cruises I've been on with Marella have all been excellent fun – and great value.’

Marella Cruises UK has started a series of 26 weekly sailings from Port Canaveral's Terminal 5, which will run until November, with theMarella... May 14, 2023 Cruise Industry Next are listed all Marella ships and their first departure dates/regions/homeports in 2021-2022 - DISCOVERY (Sept 3/Mediterranean-Greece from Corfu/"Aegean Discovery"), DISCOVERY 2 ( April 5, 2022/Mediterranean from Palma de Mallorca), EXPLORER (June 25/ UK from Southampton), EXPLORER 2 (July 10/ UK from Newcastle). Over the weekend of September 16th to 18th, the Port of Kiel (Germany) achieved a significant milestone by welcoming 1 million cruise passengers in a... October 1, 2023 Cruise Industry