Marella Cruise & Stay Holidays - Enjoy The Best Of Land And Sea

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I love cruises, as you know. I love how they’re like a movable hotel room, so you get a different view each day and a whole range of different experiences without constantly packing and unpacking your bags.

But while I’d always opt for a cruise over a land holiday, it can be nice to have an extended bit of time in one destination, so you’ve more time to explore or just to soak up the sun on the beach.

Marella’s cruise & stay holidays offer the best of both worlds, and make your actual cruise even more relaxing. Let’s take a look at what they involve, why Marella’s packages are so good, and some example hotels you could enjoy.

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Cruise & Stay Explained

A cruise and stay/cruise & stay holiday is one where you combine your cruise with a stay in a hotel. The hotel stay could be before your cruise, after it, or even both if you want to really extend your getaway.

Technically, if you book a hotel near the port for your cruise before you travel then you’re enjoying a cruise & stay holiday, but often people do that just for convenience, to make sure they aren’t rushing on the day of their cruise departing, or risking missing the ship if there are travel delays.

But a genuine cruise & stay getaway involves time to explore your land destination and properly relax, rather than just treating the hotel as a stop-off point on the way to your ship.

Yes, it does give you the advantage of making your travel to/from the ship much easier, but a cruise & stay should be about enjoying the best of both worlds – time at a hotel to unwind and soak in your destination, and a cruise that whisks you to multiple destinations while you unwind as well.

Why Cruise & Stay With Marella

You can book a cruise and stay package yourself or with any travel agent, but Marella Cruises makes things even easier for you and offers a number of perks.

Marella Cruises is owned by TUI, which means you have a fantastic range of over 200 hotels to choose from, including different ranges to suit different budgets. You could choose:

Small & Friendly – if you like your hotel to be family-run and quieter
TUI BLUE – quality hotels that include adults-only and family-friendly options
Platinum – premium hotels with plenty of luxury touches

But there’s so much more to it than just the range of hotels, too.

All-Inclusive Cruising

Marella’s cruise fares include so much more than most cruise lines. You’ll get your food, your accommodation and your entertainment as standard, but most of your drinks are included too, and you don’t have to pay tips like you would with many other cruise lines.

Seamless Experience

With a Marella cruise & stay holiday, everything is super-easy. All you need to do is make sure you get to the airport on time, and then TUI takes care of everything else. Your flights are included in the package, as are all your transfers between the airport, hotel and ship as needed. There’s nothing extra you need to organise.

24/7 Support

If you need anything at all during your entire holiday, you’ve got 24/7 support available to you. There are TUI reps at the hotels, and you can use your phone to easily get in touch with the support teams via the Navigate app while on the cruise, or the TUI app when you’re at the hotel. No stresses whatsoever.

Hotel Options

With over 200 hotels to choose from, you’re sure to find something you love with a Marella cruise and stay holiday. Here are just a small handful of the options available:

Barbados Beach Club

Enjoy a Caribbean cruise and stay holiday to remember with the Barbados Beach Club, which has an hourglass-shaped pool and a cocktail bar facing out to the sea. It’s right on the beach and close to some fantastic restaurants, although the on-site dining is excellent too.

Kerkyra Blue Hotel & Spa

Perfectly positioned for Greek Isles cruises, the Kerkyra Blue Hotel is situated right by the beach in east Corfu. Perfect for families, it underwent a huge renovation in 2023 and has four restaurants, a spa and plenty of themed activities.

TUI BLUE Kalamota Island

The only hotel on a beautiful, traffic-free island, TUI Blue Kalamota Island offers outstanding service and great food in a wonderfully tranquil location. With Dubrovnik around 25 minutes away by boat, it’s a fantastic hotel for Adriatic cruises.

TUI BLUE Sensatori Biomar

Many Marella cruises around the Mediterranean or Canary Islands embark from Palma in Majorca, so the Sensatori Biomar is a fantastic choice for pre- or post-cruise stays during summer. This all-inclusive luxury hotel offers a secluded adults-only area as well as a family zone, so everyone gets to enjoy their perfect holiday.

Final Word

Marella’s cruises are already a fantastic option for a relaxing getaway, but adding on a stay takes your holiday to a whole new level.

Whether you’re looking for a quiet adults-only, all-inclusive escape or you want the family trip of a lifetime, there are ships and hotels that are perfect – just don’t let the best options sell out while you make your mind up!