Colbrit Posted April 20, 2021 #1 Share Posted April 20, 2021 https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/cruise/marella-cruises-takes-hundreds-of-bookings-on-first-day-of-sale MD confirms in interview that there will be a 5th ship in 2023. Confirms announcement will be made to public this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so,ton saint Posted April 21, 2021 #2 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Looking into my glass bowl (all speculation of course) I am going to say Grandeur of the Sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted April 21, 2021 #3 Share Posted April 21, 2021 2 hours ago, so,ton saint said: Looking into my glass bowl (all speculation of course) I am going to say Grandeur of the Sea. Or the Mein Schiff they should have had rather than the inferior Explorer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainelycruising Posted April 21, 2021 #4 Share Posted April 21, 2021 This has been on Wikipedia for some time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mein_Schiff_Herz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so,ton saint Posted April 21, 2021 #5 Share Posted April 21, 2021 1 hour ago, davecttr said: Or the Mein Schiff they should have had rather than the inferior Explorer 2 Yes Dave forgot about the Mein Schiff Herz. yes that was the next to come across, and TUI will have another new build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pblack05 Posted April 22, 2021 #6 Share Posted April 22, 2021 So, will it be called Explorer 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchorweight Posted May 9, 2021 #7 Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) Wohoooo another 25 year old ship though the fact he wouldn’t say suggests it’s something else. Edited May 9, 2021 by anchorweight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ormy Posted May 9, 2021 #8 Share Posted May 9, 2021 We certainly don't want super sized ships - lets just keep them smaller - despite the age 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchorweight Posted May 10, 2021 #9 Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, ormy said: We certainly don't want super sized ships - lets just keep them smaller - despite the age Not saying super sized but 90k+ with more kids facilities would be better. The days of the Celebration and Dream are gone, they won't be financially viable. Edited May 10, 2021 by anchorweight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ormy Posted May 10, 2021 #10 Share Posted May 10, 2021 No bigger than Discovery/Explorer for us - at our age we certainly don't want more childrens facilities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dronnygirl Posted May 11, 2021 #11 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Quite agree Ormy, the latest ships are perfect size, big enough to have plenty of eateries and entertainment venues but still small enough to keep the friendly atmosphere on board. All this talk of cruises is making me start to look forward again, a good feeling after months of pandemic news. Stay safe everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted May 11, 2021 #12 Share Posted May 11, 2021 The size of the current ships would be the main draw of Marella for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOQ Posted May 13, 2021 #13 Share Posted May 13, 2021 (edited) But I think it's going to become a little boring if all the ships look the same. Discovery x 2 and Explorer x 3 or 4. At least a couple of years ago we had Spirit, Celebration, Majesty, Dream and Discovery. All different. Edit: Plus Destiny. Edited May 13, 2021 by GOQ Added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted May 13, 2021 #14 Share Posted May 13, 2021 1 hour ago, GOQ said: But I think it's going to become a little boring if all the ships look the same. Discovery x 2 and Explorer x 3 or 4. At least a couple of years ago we had Spirit, Celebration, Majesty, Dream and Discovery. All different. Edit: Plus Destiny. Spirit and Celebration were sister ships. the only obvious difference was the shape of the bandstand aft of the pool. Explorer and Explorer 2 are different. Explorer 2 is the first of the Century Class and smaller than the others, as such the internal arrangements are more cramped with several venues not as good as Explorer, such as: No observation deck forward of Indigo Part of pool deck occupied by a restaurant Smaller and poorly laid out buffet No bar/terrace aft of the buffet No library, Explorer has the Attic on deck 8 Coffee Port one deck above promenade deck so no outside tables which Explorer has. Mein Schiff Herz is more similar to Explorer but no coffee port or library (library is a bar). It has a cinema which I imagine will be re purposed as cinemas generate no revenue, it is on the promenade deck so maybe a Coffee Port with outside tables. I would rank the ships Explorer Discovery Discovery Explorer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOQ Posted May 13, 2021 #15 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Yes but to me Explorer and Explorer 2 apart from the Cinema, which I really like, have the same feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pensioncruiser Posted May 13, 2021 #16 Share Posted May 13, 2021 3 hours ago, GOQ said: But I think it's going to become a little boring if all the ships look the same. Discovery x 2 and Explorer x 3 or 4. At least a couple of years ago we had Spirit, Celebration, Majesty, Dream and Discovery. All different. Edit: Plus Destiny. Also the Emerald and Calypso 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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