Marella adds ports in expanded winter ’26 programme 

A number of new Mediterranean ports have been added by Marella Cruises for winter 2026.

First-time visits and return ports of call including La Goulette for Tunis; Vigo for Santiago de Compostela; Lexios for Porto and Tangier in Morocco. 

Marella Explorer 2, one of the adults-only ship for the season, will sail from its current home port of Dubrovnik to Malaga on a ‘Mediterranean Moments’ itinerary, from October 29, 2026. 

Ports of call include Valletta, Tunis, Alicante, Spain and Almeria. This will be the first time Marella Cruises has visited Tunisia for more than a decade. 

Additionally, Marella Discovery 2, the second adults-only ship for the season, will sail from Malaga to Las Palmas to start its winter season in the Canary Islands on November 13. 

Ports of call on this ‘Atlantic Treasures’ itinerary include Tangier, Lisbon, Arrecife, Lanzarote; Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura and Santa Cruiz, Tenerife. 

The rest of the fleet will homeport from a range of European and Caribbean ports:  

• Marella Explorer 2 and Marella Voyager will homeport out of Barbados for the season 
• Marella Discovery will sail from La Romana, Dominican Republic from November 2026 to March 2027 and then Majorca in March and April 2027
• Marella Explorer will sail from Tenerife and Gran Canaria  
• Marella Discovery 2 will homeport out of Tenerife and Gran Canaria from November 2026 to March 2027 and from Malaga in March and  April 2027 

Other new itineraries include Caribbean cruises from Barbados by Marella Explorer 2.

The Tui line has also extended cruise and stay options with 22 new hotels in Cyprus, Croatia, Corfu and Spain to add to the 143 hotels already available. 

Ships will be served from 14 UK airports across the UK. There will also be overnight onboard stay in port at Funchal, Madeira and Willemstad, Curaçao. 

Prices start at £1,104 for ‘Island Explorer’ winter 2026 itineraries which are available to book from July 3  

Marella Cruises managing director Chris Hackney said: “We’re excited to be launching our winter 2026 itineraries with the return of sailing to some of our Tunisian ports. We are always looking for new ways to improve and adapt our customer offering, whether that’s through new destinations, itineraries, or ships. 

“Guests will be able to explore a wide range of ports and destinations in Morocco and Portugal, as well as the opportunity to take advantage of Marella’s cruise & stay programme, by extending their holiday at one of TUI’s hotels pre- or post- cruise.”