Marella Explorer 2

Marella Cruises · Century class · 1995

Marella Explorer 2 measures 72,458 gross tons, with room for 1,814 guests. Marella Explorer 2 sails 7-night cruises from Bridgetown and moves to Málaga in May 2027.

See cruise scheduleShip specifications
Marella Explorer 2
Built
1995
Tonnage
72,458
Decks
12
Cabins
907
Guests
1,814
2,177 at full occupancy
Crew
780

Marella Explorer 2 cruise schedule

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

    1. Málaga
      ParkingHotels
      Thu 5 Nov 10:00 pm
      Port crowd
    2. Tangier
      Fri 6 Nov8:00 am6:00 pm
      Port crowd
    3. At sea
      Sat 7 Nov
    4. At sea
      Sun 8 Nov
    5. At sea
      Mon 9 Nov
    6. At sea
      Tue 10 Nov
    7. At sea
      Wed 11 Nov
    8. At sea
      Thu 12 Nov
    9. At sea
      Fri 13 Nov
    10. At sea
      Sat 14 Nov
    11. St John's
      Sun 15 Nov9:00 am6:00 pm
      Port crowd
    12. Basseterre
      Mon 16 Nov8:00 am6:00 pm
      Port crowd
    13. Roseau
      Tue 17 Nov8:00 am6:00 pm
      Port crowd
    14. Castries
      Wed 18 Nov8:00 am6:00 pm
      Port crowd
    15. Bridgetown
      ParkingHotels
      Thu 19 Nov 7:30 am
      Port crowd

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Where Marella Explorer 2 sails

Homeport and departures by month · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Mediterranean, with more in the Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda. Marella Explorer 2 sails from Bridgetown (Nov 2026 – Apr 2027) and Málaga (from May 2027).

BridgetownMálagaNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Marella Explorer 2 visits

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

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Marella Explorer 2 sails

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

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

49sailings

  • Up to 5 nights0–
  • 7 nights4898%
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights0–
  • 10–14 nights12%
  • 15+ nights0–

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

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

Time in port
9.5 h
median · 6 – 14 h
Port days
79%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
0
none scheduled
Late departures
20
after 8:00 pm · latest 10:00 pm

Cruise patterns

  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights25 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights10 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights4 cruises
  • 4 ports · 2 sea days7 nights3 cruises
  • 5 ports · 1 sea day7 nights3 cruises

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 8:00 pm, local time.

Marella Explorer 2 specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Marella Cruises
Class
Century class
Year built
1995
Status
In service
IMO
9072446
MMSI
249054000

Size

Gross tonnage
72,458 GT
Length
248 m
Beam
32.2 m
Decks
12
Cruising speed
22 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
1,814
Guests, full occupancy
2,177
Cabins
907
Crew
780
Guests per crew member
2.3
Space per guest
39.9 GT

How it compares

205th largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • Marella Explorer 272,458
  • Marella Cruises average73,140
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Marella Explorer 21,814
  • Marella Cruises average1,862
  • All ships in service2,189

Century class sister ships

Same design and size as Marella Explorer 2

See the Marella Cruises fleet

Also from Marella Cruises: Marella Discovery, Marella Discovery 2

About Marella Explorer 2

Marella Explorer 2 was built by Meyer Werft at Papenburg and delivered to Celebrity Cruises on 30 November 1995 as Century. She was renamed Celebrity Century in 2008 and was sold in 2014 to a Ctrip affiliate, then refitted in Singapore and renamed SkySea Golden Era in 2015 to launch SkySea Cruise Line's China service from Shanghai. After SkySea closed in 2018 she was sold to TUI, converted at Navantia in Cádiz and debuted for Marella Cruises from Palma in April 2019. She carries 1,814 guests at double occupancy and had a routine dry dock in Cádiz in January and February 2026.