Marella Cruises
Cruise line · ships, cruises and homeports
Marella Cruises sails 5 ships from 9 homeports to 96 ports. Most cruises are 6–8 nights, mostly in the Mediterranean.
- ShipsShips in service
- 5
- CruisesCruises · 12 mo
- 274
- Homeports
- 9
- PortsPorts visited
- 96
- next 12 months
- Avg ship ageAverage ship age
- 30 yrs
The Marella Cruises fleet
5 ships in service
| Photo | Ship | Built | Gross tonnage | Decks | Cabins | Guests | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marella Voyager Century class · 1997 · 77,302 GT | 1997 | 77,302 | 13 | 956 | 1,912 | 900 | |
| Marella Explorer Century class · 1996 · 76,998 GT | 1996 | 76,998 | 13 | 962 | 1,924 | 900 | |
| Marella Explorer 2 Century class · 1995 · 72,458 GT | 1995 | 72,458 | 12 | 907 | 1,814 | 780 | |
| Marella Discovery Vision class · 1996 · 69,472 GT | 1996 | 69,472 | 11 | 915 | 1,830 | 760 | |
| Marella Discovery 2 Vision class · 1995 · 69,472 GT | 1995 | 69,472 | 11 | 915 | 1,832 | 735 |
Where Marella Cruises sails
Ships starting a cruise in each region, by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
Most of the fleet sails in the Mediterranean: 5 ships at its busiest in Oct and 2 in Nov. Marella Cruises also sails in Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda and Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands.
| Region | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Ships in region:1–23–56–1516+
A ship counts in a region when a cruise starting that month has most of its port calls there.
How long Marella Cruises cruises are
Share of sailings by length, against other cruise lines in the same region and month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
Across all regions, 95% of Marella Cruises sailings are 6–8 nights, against 48% for other cruise lines.
Marella Cruises
274 sailings
Other cruise lines
15,730 sailings
Up to 5 nights6–8 nights9–13 nights14+ nights
| Length | Marella Cruises | Other lines | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 5 nights | 2% · 5 | 23% · 3,540 | −21 pts |
| 6–8 nights | 95% · 261 | 48% · 7,615 | +47 pts |
| 9–13 nights | 2% · 5 | 16% · 2,514 | −14 pts |
| 14+ nights | 1% · 3 | 13% · 2,061 | −12 pts |
Sailings starting in the period. A voyage sold from several embarkation ports is counted once. Region = where most of the sailing’s port calls are. Difference in percentage points.
Marella Cruises capacity
Available passenger cruise days (APCD): lower berths × nights · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
- APCD · 12 months
- 3.61M
- Share of all capacity
- 1.1%
- of 326.9M APCD on 45 lines
- Rank by capacity
- 16th
- ahead of Oceania Cruises 3.16M, Silversea 1.91M
- Berths at sea per day
- 10,528
- average
By month
APCD per month · share of all cruise capacity that month below · Oct counts from 23 Oct
Busiest monthOther months
By region
Marella Cruises APCD and its share of all cruise capacity in each region · top 3 regions
| Region | By month | APCD | Share of region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean 1.6% of the region | 1.62M | 1.6% | |
| Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands 6.1% of the region | 1.07M | 6.1% | |
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda 0.8% of the region | 0.91M | 0.8% |
Berths = guests at double occupancy. Each ship-night is counted once, even when the voyage is sold from several ports, in the month it falls in. A sailing’s nights count in the region where most of its port calls are. All capacity = the cruise lines CruiseDig tracks, not the whole industry.
Where Marella Cruises cruises start
Top 9 of 9 homeports by departures in the next 12 months
| Homeport | Departures | Ships | Plan your departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palma de Mallorca Spain · 4 ships | 51 | 4 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Bridgetown Barbados · 2 ships | 46 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain · 2 ships | 40 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife Spain · 2 ships | 40 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Málaga Spain · 5 ships | 33 | 5 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Corfu Town Greece · 2 ships | 23 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Dubrovnik Croatia · 2 ships | 23 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| La Romana Dominican Republic · 1 ship | 16 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Limassol Cyprus · 1 ship | 2 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
Top ports of call
Calls in the next 12 months · 93 ports
- 1ArrecifeSpain79
- 2FunchalPortugal76
- 3Santa Cruz de la PalmaSpain52
- 4Puerto del RosarioSpain49
- 5Las Palmas de Gran CanariaSpain39
- 6Santa Cruz de TenerifeSpain39
- 7BarcelonaSpain33
- 8St John'sAntigua and Barbuda33
- 9CivitavecchiaItaly31
- 10BasseterreSaint Kitts and Nevis30
- 11Road TownBritish Virgin Islands28
- 12PhilipsburgSint Maarten27