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Previously Splendour of the Seas, TUI Discovery. Sub-chartered from TUI Cruises. Renamed Marella Discovery in October 2017. Marella Discovery 2: 1995: 2017: 69,130 tons Bahamas: Previously Legend of the Seas, TUI Discovery 2. Renamed Marella Discovery 2 in October 2017. Marella Explorer: 1996: Meyer Werft: 2018: 76,522 tons Malta
Marella Voyager (formerly MV Mercury, Celebrity Mercury, Mein Schiff 2 and Mein Schiff Herz) is the second of two Century-class cruise ships operated by TUI Cruises.Built for Celebrity Cruises at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, she was launched on 11 July 1997, and was christened and entered service as MV Mercury on 27 October 1997.
TUI planned to build two 2,500-passenger, 100,000-GT cruise ships in 2011 and 2012. [5] [6] TUI cruises first ship Mein Schiff. On May 27, 2010, it was announced that another Century-class ship, Celebrity Mercury, would become the latest addition to TUI's fleet, renamed Mein Schiff 2. Due to this Mein Schiff was immediately renamed Mein Schiff 1.
On 28 October 2017, TUI Discovery 2 was renamed Marella Discovery 2 in a ceremony held at the port of Tenerife by members of the ship's crew chosen as 'outstanding performers' by the company, together with the Captain. [8] Marella Discovery 2 is the sister ship to Marella Discovery (formerly Splendour of the Seas). [2]
TUI AG (trading as TUI Group) is a German multinational leisure, travel and tourism company; it is the largest such company in the world. [2] [3] TUI is an acronym for Touristik Union International ("Tourism Union International"). TUI AG was known as Preussag AG until 1997 when the company changed its activities from mining to tourism.
Marella Discovery (formerly Splendour of the Seas and TUI Discovery) is a former Royal Caribbean International Vision-class cruise ship now sailing for Marella Cruises.The second in the line of the Vision-class ships, she features a seven-story lobby, rock-climbing wall, and a 9-hole miniature golf course.
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In May 2009, she was transferred to the fleet of TUI Cruises, a joint venture between TUI AG and Celebrity Cruises' owner Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. [6] She was renamed Mein Schiff (English: My Ship) on 15 May 2009, [1] [7] Mein Schiff 1 in November 2010, and Marella Explorer in 2018.