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Exactly this. Don’t waste your money. Where we live we are spoiled for choice for Asian food and we have never had a meal that was as disappointing as the one we had at the Kora la on Explorer.🤢

Found this on Marella’s faq pages. 14) Can I hire a wheelchair onboard a Marella Cruise? We don't have wheelchairs available to hire onboard. If you need a manual wheelchair or a mobility scooter, please bring this with you. You can use both manual and electric wheelchairs onboard our cruises, but we do have a limit on the number we can carry for safety reasons. If you're planning to book a Marella Cruise and want to bring a wheelchair, please call our Assisted Travel Team on 0203 451 2880, before you book, to make sure we have availability. If you've already booked your cruise, you'll still need to call us, so we can check for you. The team will also be able to highlight any restrictions on using your wheelchair onboard the ship. Due to health and safety regulations, our crew are restricted in the maximum weight they're allowed to lift. This means we're unable to accept any wheelchairs or scooters that don't break down into pieces, with a maximum weight of 20kg per individual piece. You (or your travelling companion) are responsible for assembling and disassembling the wheelchair/ mobility device. Calls from landlines cost the standard rate, but calls from mobiles may be higher. Check with your network provider.

Definitely have seen mobility scooters onboard ,but not sure if they were personal or TUI owned. Someone on here will give you a definitive answer I’m sure. Good luck.

Hi RR. August 2023med posted this earlier in this thread…… This is so frustrating. I can’t understand why they are still requiring two initial vaccines for children as well as adults. From what I’ve heard pretty much all other cruise companies have dropped this requirement. Has anyone heard any more about if Marella are going to do the same? Really wish I hadn’t booked a cruise with them now. It looks like a couple of posts after this were alluding that only scant checks were taking place. hence my view regarding false sense of security. Your input on this forum is always appreciated . Keep well.😉

Harsh RR. It looked like a couple of posts were saying that checks on vax status were not being carried out and therefore perhaps giving a false sense of security. If you turn up at the port and you are refused boarding it buggers it up for the whole party.

When we went to tenerife last December from Birmingham there was as aTUI rep at the self service bag drop checking the required documentation for cruise passengers, Also at Tenerife port the procedure was …. Watch the safety video get documentation checked and they gave us a paper sticker with the word ..checked ..printed on it and then we could proceed to the check in desks to register bank cards and then board.

We were on Explorer pre xmas and quite a few people were commenting on how grubby the public areas were looking, Standards are definitely dropping post covid. Trying to find clean seats in the squid and anchor was a difficult task it's probably for the best that their busy time is at night when its dark in the room. We are looking towards other cruise lines Marella are getting complacent. I wouldn't put this in my garden.

I bet that was interesting.😳🤢

Can’t you get him inoculated privately through your GP ?

Hi Paul. The opening post from Janros was an enquiry regarding Palma airport Spain, it looks like your trip is to Grantley Adams airport Barbados where the procedure is as you described.😉

Hi Jim. It depends on how well you attach them, I need bolt croppers and a bit of time to get ours off when we get back home.😂

Hi PJs you attach luggage labels in the uk, it will save you messing about with them at the Palma luggage carousel.😉

Hi Kittyonions. sockets on Explorer are euro two pin type so you will need a euro to uk adapter ,if you are in a junior suite or above there are usb points in the bedside lamps.

According to Marella they are ok to take onboard.🤷🏻‍♂️ Copied from Marellas website…….. DO I NEED TO BRING A HAIRDRYER? No – we’ve got you covered there, too, with every cabin including a hairdryer. You may want to bring a small travel iron with you though, as irons aren’t provided.

I also throw in a roll of gaffer tape (from screw fix) The baggage handlers have managed to damage a couple of our suitcases over the years.🤦🏻‍♂️

Hi PC. Hope you and mrs PC are both well.😉 I think that things have changed re travel irons as they are being allowed onboard these days. Copied from Marellas website…….. DO I NEED TO BRING A HAIRDRYER? No – we’ve got you covered there, too, with every cabin including a hairdryer. You may want to bring a small travel iron with you though, as irons aren’t provided. We also purchased a four socket multi plug with six usb slots, very handy also you will need a euro to uk plug adapter.Bring a torch is a good tip, we used it when inputting the safe combination in the dark wardrobe. Regards BJ.👍

We were on the Canaries cruise last December and agree that the ship seemed to be quite full when docked at any of the islands. Most of the passengers that we chatted with had been on the itineraries at least once before and some had done them countless times including us. We only ventured ashore to stretch our legs at a few of the ports.

Sorry you have lost me there mate.🤔🤔😳

They are always available 😂 (I have never seen anyone using them…….ever) from a quick google search……. Explorer 2’s six private Veranda Cabanas offer a gorgeous ocean-view enclave, sealed off from the rest of the ship. Inside, there are two sun loungers with towels and a buzzer to conveniently order your next cocktail. There’s also a sun canopy, which can be drawn out or pushed back to create shade. The price is steep -- £99 for the day or £400 for the week -- but it's worth it for a day (especially with the free access to the Thermal Suite). There’s a beach club vibe on the Veranda Deck, where the Cabanas are located, and it feels more exclusive, with complete privacy when you’re tucked away in your own patch of deck space. You also get access to the spa’s divine infinity pool, which gives the Veranda Cabanas added value. I would imagine it’s the same on the other ships.😳

They have private Cabanas on some ships, but the thought of paying one hundred pounds a day to hire them fills me with dread as well.😳 In my experience there are always sun beds available on one of the decks.😉

A useful website is “ What’s in port” lots of info. https://whatsinport.com/ Hope this link works.😉

I was looking at the transatlantic repositioning cruise to the carribean last December but the cost of insurance to cover that side of the world was two thousand pounds plus for an annual policy because of my pre existing conditions. The same policy conditions but to cover greater Europe for a year was only two hundred and fifty pounds for me and my wife. Hey ho looks like my transatlantic days are over.☹️

Hi.Welcome to the forum. As it stands at the moment………For sailings departing on or before 30 April 2023• All customers aged 12 or over will need to have had all required doses of a World Health Organisation-approved vaccine to travel on these sailings. They haven’t posted what they will require after 30 April as yet. I would contact TUI/Marella nearer the sailing date for latest updates but giving yourselves time to organise vaccination if required.

Hi PC. That looks more like it.😉

Oh dear.!! Happy Christmas RR.😉🎉🥂 Hope you have a great holiday in a couple of weeks.😉