New winter 2026 cruises have arrived from Marella Cruises and TUI river cruises! Whether you’re dreaming of scenic rivers or sunny shores, the new season brings exciting itineraries, returning favourites, and exclusive experiences – all ready to book!
In this new release of cruises, Marella Discovery 2 and Marella Explorer 2 will be sailing as adults-only ships, creating a more refined and relaxed on board experience. Malaga returns as a homeport from April 2027, replacing Cyprus, and guests can look forward to rediscovering popular ports like Tangier, Tunis, Vigo, Porto, and Lisbon.
| WINTER SUN 2026 | ||
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| Marella Discovery | ||
| Departing | Duration | Title |
| 28 Oct 26 | 7 | Grecian Discovery |
| 4 Nov 26 | 8 | Autumn Sunrise |
| 12 Nov 26 | 12 | Caribbean Crossing |
| 24 Nov 26 | 7 | Tropical Isles |
| 1 Dec 26 | 7 | Caribbean Charms |
| 8 Dec 26 | 7 | Tropical Isles |
| 15 Dec 26 | 7 | Colours of the Caribbean |
| 22 Dec 26 | 7 | A Caribbean Christmas |
| 29 Dec 26 | 7 | Tropical Isles |
| 5 Jan 27 | 7 | Caribbean Charms |
| 12 Jan 27 | 7 | Tropical Isles |
| 19 Jan 27 | 7 | Colours of the Caribbean |
| 26 Jan 27 | 7 | Caribbean Charms |
| 2 Feb 27 | 7 | Colours of the Caribbean |
| 9 Feb 27 | 7 | Caribbean Charms |
| 16 Feb 27 | 7 | Colours of the Caribbean |
| 23 Feb 27 | 7 | Tropical Isles |
| 2 Mar 27 | 7 | Colours of the Caribbean |
| 9 Mar 27 | 14 | Transatlantic Odyssey |
| 23 Mar 27 | 7 | Treasures of the Mediterranean |
| 30 Mar 27 | 7 | Mediterranean Medley |
| 6 Apr 27 | 7 | Treasures of the Mediterranean |
| 13 Apr 27 | 7 | Mediterranean Medley |
| 20 Apr 27 | 8 | Monuments of the Mediterranean |
| Marella Discovery 2 | ||
| Departing | Duration | Title |
| 27 Oct 26 | 7 | Highlights of the Mediterranean |
| 13 Nov 26 | 8 | Atlantic Treasures 2 |
| 20 Nov 26 | 7 | Canarian Flavours |
| 27 Nov 26 | 7 | Island Explorer |
| 4 Dec 26 | 7 | Island Explorer |
| 11 Dec 26 | 7 | Island Explorer |
| 18 Dec 26 | 7 | Canarian Flavours |
| 25 Dec 26 | 7 | Atlantic Islands |
| 1 Jan 27 | 7 | Canarian Flavours |
| 8 Jan 27 | 7 | Atlantic Islands |
| 15 Jan 27 | 7 | Canarian Flavours |
| 22 Jan 27 | 7 | Atlantic Islands |
| 29 Jan 27 | 7 | Canarian Flavours |
| 5 Feb 27 | 7 | Atlantic Islands |
| 12 Feb 27 | 7 | Canarian Flavours |
| 19 Feb 27 | 7 | Atlantic Islands |
| 26 Feb 27 | 7 | Canarian Flavours |
| 5 Mar 27 | 7 | Atlantic Islands |
| 12 Mar 27 | 7 | Canarian Flavours |
| 19 Mar 27 | 5 | Springtime Escape |
| 24 Mar 27 | 7 | Iconic Iberia |
| 31 Mar 27 | 7 | Spanish Flavours |
| 7 Apr 27 | 7 | Iconic Iberia |
| 14 Apr 27 | 7 | Spanish Flavours |
| 21 Apr 27 | 7 | Iconic Iberia |
| Marella Explorer | ||
| Departing | Duration | Title |
| 26 Nov 26 | 5 | Autumn Escape 2 |
| 30 Nov 26 | 7 | Island Explorer |
| 7 Dec 26 | 7 | Island Explorer |
| 14 Dec 26 | 7 | Island Explorer |
| 21 Dec 26 | 7 | A Canarian Christmas |
| 28 Dec 26 | 7 | A New Year’s Dream |
| 4 Jan 27 | 7 | Canarian Flavours |
| 11 Jan 27 | 7 | Atlantic Islands |
| 18 Jan 27 | 7 | Canarian Flavours |
| 25 Jan 27 | 7 | Atlantic Islands |
| 1 Feb 27 | 7 | Canarian Flavours |
| 8 Feb 27 | 7 | Atlantic Islands |
| 15 Feb 27 | 7 | Canarian Flavours |
| 22 Feb 27 | 7 | Atlantic Islands |
| 1 Mar 27 | 7 | Canarian Flavours |
| 8 Mar 27 | 7 | Atlantic Islands |
| 15 Mar 27 | 7 | Canarian Flavours |
| 22 Mar 27 | 7 | Atlantic Islands |
| 29 Mar 27 | 7 | Canarian Flavours |
| 5 Apr 27 | 7 | Atlantic Islands |
| 12 Apr 27 | 7 | Canarian Flavours |
| 18 Apr 27 | 7 | Atlantic Islands |
| Marella Explorer 2 (Adults Only) | ||
| Departing | Duration | Title |
| 29 Oct 26 | 7 | Mediterranean Moments |
| 5 Nov 26 | 14 | Escape to the Caribbean |
| 19 Nov 26 | 7 | Cocktails and Coconuts |
| 26 Nov 26 | 7 | Exotic Islands |
| 3 Dec 26 | 7 | Cocktails and Coconuts |
| 10 Dec 26 | 7 | Exotic Islands |
| 17 Dec 26 | 7 | Cocktails and Coconuts |
| 24 Dec 26 | 7 | A Christmas in Paradise |
| 31 Dec 26 | 7 | Cocktails and Coconuts |
| 7 Jan 27 | 7 | Exotic Islands |
| 14 Jan 27 | 7 | Cocktails and Coconuts |
| 21 Jan 27 | 7 | Exotic Islands |
| 28 Jan 27 | 7 | Cocktails and Coconuts |
| 4 Feb 27 | 7 | Exotic Islands |
| 11 Feb 27 | 7 | Cocktails and Coconuts |
| 18 Feb 27 | 7 | Exotic Islands |
| 25 Feb 27 | 7 | Cocktails and Coconuts |
| 4 Mar 27 | 7 | Exotic Islands |
| 11 Mar 27 | 7 | Cocktails and Coconuts |
| 18 Mar 27 | 7 | Exotic Islands |
| 25 Mar 27 | 7 | Cocktails and Coconuts |
| 1 Apr 27 | 7 | Exotic Islands |
| 8 Apr 27 | 7 | Cocktails and Coconuts |
| 15 Apr 27 | 7 | Exotic Islands |
| Marella Voyager | ||
| Departing | Duration | Title |
| 23 Oct 26 | 7 | Aegean Shores |
| 4 Nov 26 | 11 | Passage to Paradise |
| 15 Nov 26 | 7 | Paradise Islands |
| 22 Nov 26 | 7 | A Taste of the Tropics |
| 29 Nov 26 | 7 | Paradise Islands |
| 6 Dec 26 | 7 | A Taste of the Tropics |
| 13 Dec 26 | 7 | Paradise Islands |
| 20 Dec 26 | 7 | A Christmas in the Tropics |
| 27 Dec 26 | 7 | Paradise Islands |
| 3 Jan 27 | 7 | A Taste of the Tropics |
| 10 Jan 27 | 7 | Paradise Islands |
| 17 Jan 27 | 7 | A Taste of the Tropics |
| 24 Jan 27 | 7 | Paradise Islands |
| 31 Jan 27 | 7 | A Taste of the Tropics |
| 7 Feb 27 | 7 | Paradise Islands |
| 14 Feb 27 | 7 | A Taste of the Tropics |
| 21 Feb 27 | 7 | Paradise Islands |
| 28 Feb 27 | 7 | A Taste of the Tropics |
| 7 Mar 27 | 7 | Paradise Islands |
| 14 Mar 27 | 7 | A Taste of the Tropics |
| 21 Mar 27 | 7 | Paradise Islands |
| 28 Mar 27 | 7 | A Taste of the Tropics |
| 4 Apr 27 | 7 | Paradise Islands |
| 11 Apr 27 | 7 | A Taste of the Tropics |
Marella Discovery Itineraries
A Caribbean Christmas: Fly from/to London, La Romana (Dominican Republic), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), Bonaire, Curacao, Aruba, La Romana (Dominican Republic)
Autumn Sunrise: Fly from/to London, Limassol, Souda (Chania), Valletta, Majorca, Malaga
Caribbean Charms: Fly from/to London, La Romana (Dominican Republic), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), Bonaire, Curacao, Aruba, La Romana (Dominican Republic)
Caribbean Crossing: Fly from/to London, Malaga, Gibraltar, Antigua, St. Kitts, Tortola, Dominican Republic
Colours of the Caribbean: Fly from/to London, La Romana (Dominican Republic), Dominica, Antigua, St. Kitts, Tortola, Samana (Dominican Republic), La Romana (Dominican Republic)
Grecian Discovery: Fly from/to London, Limassol, Piraeus (Athens, Santorini, Bodrum, Heraklion, Rhodes, Limassol
Monuments of the Mediterranean: Fly from/to London, Majorca, Cagliari, Naples (Pompeii/Capri), Civitavecchia (Rome), La Spezia (Florence/Pisa), Barcelona, Majorca
Transatlantic Odyssey: Fly from/to London, La Romana (Dominican Republic), St. Kitts, Antigua, Gibraltar, Majorca
Tropical Isles: Fly from/to London, La Romana (Dominican Republic), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Charlotte Amalie (US Virgin Islands), Frederiksted (US Virgin Islands), Ponce (Puerto Rico), Isla Catalina (Dominican Republic), La Romana (Dominican Republic)
Marella Discovery 2 Itineraries
Atlantic Islands: Fly from/to London, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Funchal, La Palma, Tenerife
Atlantic Treasures 2: Fly from/to London, Malaga, Tangier, Lisbon, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Tenerife, Gran Canaria
Canarian Flavours: Fly from/to London, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Funchal, La Gomera, Tenerife
Highlights of the Mediterranean: Fly from/to London, Majorca, Ajaccio, Civitavecchia (Rome), Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Saint-Raphael (St Tropez/Cannes), Barcelona, Majorca
Iconic Iberia: Fly from/to London, Malaga, Vigo (Santiago de Compostela), Leixoes (Porto), Lisbon, Cadiz (Seville), Gibraltar, Malaga
Island Explorer: Fly from/to London, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Funchal (overnight in port), La Palma, Tenerife
Spanish Flavours: Fly from/to London, Malaga, Majorca, Barcelona, Valencia, Cartagena, Gibraltar, Malaga
Springtime Escape: Fly from/to London, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Gibraltar, Malaga
Marella Explorer Itineraries
A Canarian Christmas: Fly from/to London, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Lanzarote, Funchal (overnight in port), La Palma, Gran Canaria
A New Year’s Dream: Fly from/to London, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Funchal (overnight in port), La Palma, Gran Canaria
Atlantic Islands: Fly from/to London, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Funchal, La Palma, Tenerife
Autumn Escape 2: Fly from/to London, Malaga, Casablanca, Gran Canaria, Tenerife
Canarian Flavours: Fly from/to London, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Funchal, La Gomera, Tenerife
Island Explorer: Fly from/to London, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Funchal (overnight in port), La Palma, Tenerife
Marella Explorer 2 (Adults Only)
A Christmas in Paradise: Fly from/to London, Barbados, St. Lucia, Bonaire, Aruba, Curacao, Barbados
Cocktails and Coconuts: Fly from/to London, Barbados, Antigua, St. Maarten, Tortola, St. Kitts, Guadeloupe, Barbados
Escape to the Caribbean: Fly from/to London, Malaga, Tangier, Antigua, St. Kitts, Dominica, St. Lucia, Barbados
Exotic Islands: Fly from/to London, Barbados, Bequia (The Grenadines), Grenada, Bonaire, Aruba, Curacao, Barbados
Mediterranean Moments: Fly from/to London, Dubrovnik, Valletta, La Goulette (Tunis), Alicante, Almeria, Malaga
Marella Voyager Itineraries
A Christmas in the Tropics: Fly from/to London, Barbados, St. Vincent, Tobago, St. Lucia, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Barbados
A Taste of the Tropics: Fly from/to London, Barbados, Guadeloupe, St. Lucia, Grenada, Tobago, St. Vincent, Barbados
Aegean Shores: Fly from/to London, Corfu, Piraeus (Athens), Kusadasi (Ephesus), Santorini, Souda (Chania), Kefalonia, Corfu
Paradise Islands: Fly from/to London, Barbados, Tortola, St Maarten, St. Kitts, Antigua, Dominica, Barbados
Passage to Paradise: Fly from/to London, Malaga, Antigua, Dominica, Barbados
2 thoughts on “Marella & TUI River Cruises Winter 2026”
Do anyof marella cruises depart and return to Southampton many thanks
Hi Judith,
The majority of Marella Cruises depart from the Mediterranean. Here is a link to a list of sailings departing from Southampton – https://www.bolsovercruiseclub.com/cruise-deals/cruises-from-southampton. If you need any assistance finding your perfect cruise, do not hesitate to give our team a call – 01246 819 819.