Be the first to see the Marella Voyager. At least as it is now. For ship watches, the Marella Voyager to-be is currently sailing as the Mein Schiff Herz, a Century Class ship first launched in 1997. See her position, which is plotted and seen on the main Doris Visits page as we plot every cruise ship at sea. See our main ships and fleet menu above. She joins Marella in June 2023 and sailings are now on sale on the main TUI website.

The routes planned have some interesting ports. Saint Raphael, France and Propriano, Corsica are on the list.

MARELLA VOYAGE PAGE ON TUI WEBSITE – CLICK HERE

It will have a facelift before arriving at Marella, as the newest member of the Marella Cruises family. The Voyager’s facilities are going to be fresh out of a new wrapper. It’ll set sail in June 2023 with a bar and restaurant offering that counts up to 10, as well as an indoor cinema, a pool deck – complete with a swimming pool and whirlpools – and a big show lounge.

Built for Celebrity Cruises at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, she was launched as the MV Mercury in 1997. Initially, she was the Mein Schiff 2 and it is not the first time she has been considered for Marella. At 263.8 metres in length, she carries 1912 passengers at double occupancy. Her current home port is in Malta. 

There’ll be plenty of places where you can take in the sea views, too, from the crazy golf course at the top of the ship to The Veranda, where cosy Balinese beds point towards the big blue.

As cruisers, we might all agree that it’s safer to go on a cruise ship at the moment than on any form of public transport or to a crowded pub or dance hall.

MARELLA VOYAGE PAGE ON TUI WEBSITE – CLICK HERE

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I intend not to get into an argument with anyone as to the validity of any card, arguments are for barristers to do and judges to rule on. But if you are lifted off a ship, and your partner follows and stays in a foreign hotel while you are in hospital, they may need the EU or equivalent card as they are now in a foreign place. It can get complex. As you leave the hospital and travel home, you may need an EU or similar card. (Similarly, if you are put off a ship after being arrested. Fighting or shoplifting or any crime on a zero-tolerance ship).

There are some modern complications with the card now we are not in the EU. However, we are still in Europe. There is the EHICard. The new UK EHICard and a UK Global Health Insurance Card (UK GHIC).

Press here for the link to take you to the government GLOBAL HEALTH page

Link the box uses is this – https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/healthcare-abroad/apply-for-a-free-uk-global-health-insurance-card-ghic/

cozy mystery cruise thrillers in paperback and eBook all set on a cruise and written like movies or TV series. Well, that is where I spent the last 50 years! The income is reinvested into this Doris Visits online resource and filming the port guides. – Take a look at the menu.

MARELLA VOYAGE PAGE ON TUI WEBSITE – CLICK HERE

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