Marella Discovery

Marella Cruises · Vision class · 1996

Marella Discovery measures 69,472 gross tons, with room for 1,830 guests. Marella Discovery sails 7-night cruises from Limassol and moves to La Romana in Nov 2026.

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Marella Cruises ship Marella Discovery in a Norwegian fjord, stern view
BuiltYear built
1996
TonnageGross tonnage
69,472
Decks
11
Cabins
915
Guests
1,830
2,074 at full occupancy
Crew
760

Marella Discovery cruise schedule

46 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 46 cruises

Where Marella Discovery sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Mediterranean, Black Sea, with more in the Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda. Marella Discovery sails from Limassol (Oct 2026 – Nov 2026), Málaga (Nov 2026) and La Romana (Nov 2026 – Mar 2027).

LimassolMálagaLa RomanaPalma de MallorcaNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Marella Discovery visits

41 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Marella Discovery sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

46sailings

  • Up to 5 nights12%
  • 7 nights4189%
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights24%
  • 10–14 nights24%
  • 15+ nights0–

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
10 h
median · 6 – 24 h
Port days
76%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
1
staying past midnight
Late departures
1
after 20:00 · latest 23:59

Cruise patterns

  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights35 cruises
  • 4 ports · 2 sea days7 nights4 cruises
  • 3 ports · 4 sea days8 nights1 cruise
  • 4 ports · 7 sea days12 nights1 cruise
  • 4 ports · 2 sea days7 nights1 cruise

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 20:00, local time.

Marella Discovery specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Marella Cruises
Class
Vision class
Year built
1996
Status
In service
IMO
9070632
MMSI
249639000

Size

Gross tonnage
69,472 GT
Length
264.26 m
Beam
32 m
Decks
11
Cruising speed
24 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
1,830
Guests, full occupancy
2,074
Cabins
915
Crew
760
Guests per crew member
2.4
Space per guest
38.0 GT

How it compares

213th largest of 350 ships in service, shared with Marella Discovery 2

Gross tonnage

  • Marella Discovery69,472
  • Marella Cruises average73,140
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Marella Discovery1,830
  • Marella Cruises average1,862
  • All ships in service2,189

Vision class sister ships

Same design and size as Marella Discovery

See the Marella Cruises fleet

Also from Marella Cruises: Marella Voyager, Marella Explorer, Marella Explorer 2

About Marella Discovery

Marella Discovery was built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique at Saint-Nazaire and delivered to Royal Caribbean International on 15 March 1996 as Splendour of the Seas, the second Vision-class ship. TUI Group bought her in 2016, renamed her TUI Discovery and, after a refit in Cádiz, named her in Palma in June 2016 for Thomson Cruises. She took her current name in October 2017 when Thomson became Marella Cruises, and carries 1,830 guests at double occupancy. She had a routine dry dock at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam in November 2025.