Marella Discovery or Marella Explorer? Which is Best?

[@victorrussell6284]

I’ve been on Explorer twice and Discovery 2 once. Our first cruise was on Explorer and we liked it well enough. The outdoor bar at the stern of the ship was really nice on a warm Mediterranean evening. The “dead” spot on deck five is a bit odd though, meaning you sometimes have to go up to deck 6 to get around it. Our second cruise was on Discovery 2 and this seemed much nicer. The atrium with the glass lifts was very elegant and handy to get around. It doesn’t have an outside bar at the stern though like Explorer which is a shame. Instead it has a rather pointless climbing wall which hardly seemed to be used. We had balcony cabins on deck 8 on both ships and they were pretty similar except the Discovery had rather handy USB chargers missing on explorer. Our second trip on Explorer confirmed my view that I prefer Discovery 2.

[@CooksExplore]

Thanks for watching and for all the additional information - Appreciated! Yes the atria on the Discovery ships are pretty spectacular. Hope you’ve got another trip in the pipeline soon.. Thx again

[@justramblinaround]

Wow this was done very very well! You went into great detail about the 2 differences. Many ships with same cruise lines have many similarities but someone alway's tends to have a little edge. Love the way you scored these it was a very well organized and helpful way to do it with so many details. Fantastic job well done!

[@CooksExplore]

Thank you for watching, commenting and supporting our channel with your kind words… it’s really appreciated. We are excited to see more of your Alaska adventures.. we loved our cruise there last year. We travel to Norway this Friday so more icy adventures ahead.. Thx again and keep Ramblin’

[@garethforster5430]

great balanced review. completely agree!

[@CooksExplore]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.., it really is appreciated… it’s important to us that people feel we are being fair and balanced… Glad you feel we were able to do that.

[@williamshirkie9401]

We have been on the explorer last year and have booked the discovery for this June , I love the concept of Marella and I am hoping we enjoy the discovery as much as we did the Explorer , thanks for the vlog

[@CooksExplore]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment… It’s appreciated… Discovery does feel different to Explorer and we’ve met many cruisers who say she’s the best Marella ship. Hope you have a nice itinerary planned for June? Somewhere in the Aegean ?

[@williamshirkie9401]

@@CooksExplore yeah it’s the Undiscovered Aegean leaving from Marmaris doing Greece and a few of the Greek islands along with Izmir , looking forward to it apart from the dreaded shower curtains 😂

[@CooksExplore]

@@williamshirkie9401 - That looks a great itinerary! Have looked at that one too ..We dread Shower curtains too … Have fun and please share your thoughts after ..

[@AdeReeves]

Personally Like the Discovery's more as the layout is far more intuitive to us, But as all things... It's personal choice.

[@CooksExplore]

Thank you for watching and taking time to comment - Appreciated ! Discovery and Discovery 2 both have their incredible atriums as their beating heart… It does have a special appeal and we definitely get it… Thanks again

[@70PaulK]

Great detail in this video. I think the Discovery looks better, especially with the atrium & glass dome over the pool, but I found the Explorer was much more comfortable with regard to the cabins. Explorer had a much better buffet, with a much stronger all round dining experience.

[@CooksExplore]

Thank you for watching and taking time to comment. Appreciated! And I think you sum it up perfectly..!

[@PostcardAndAPint]

We definitely want to try one of the Discovery ships next. The cabins do look better on Explorer though. This is really interesting. We really did find that there were so many places you could escape people in the Explorer. Nice to see the Discovery has the indoor pool. Great overview guys. 🍻

[@CooksExplore]

Thank you - As always you are spot on - Explorer has the space and the nooks and crannies to escape … but that indoor pool is lush on Discovery … Discovery does seem to get the good itineraries … so hopefully you’ll get to sail on her soon .. Thanks again - your continued support and comments are really appreciated

[@angelahorton5745]

I really enjoyed this video, it was very informative and concise. We've cruised many times but never on Marella but we've recently booked our first Marella Cruise sailing in March on Discovery 2. We sail from Singapore and it's very port intensive and represented great value for money. I'm guessing Discovery 2 will be similar to Discovery.

[@CooksExplore]

Thank you … Appreciate you watching and commenting too … We are doing that Marella itinerary from Singapore in February and it will be our 1st time on Discovery 2.. Looking forward to it so much!! Hope you have a fab time!

[@angelahorton5745]

@@CooksExplore Wow, brilliant! Are you on any other platforms. It would be great to follow your Asia cruise for tips.

[@CooksExplore]

Thank you - we mainly post to KZbin and all our VLOGS and port guides get posted on KZbin.. We have just started an Instagram page so will post a few pics up there. instagram.com/cooksexplore?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D&

[@HubbaHubba64]

Good luck as i was on Discovery 2 from Cyprus to Oman via Suez Canal and we had trouble understanding Captain Greg , he never walked around the ship talking to passengers . PS say hi to Steph lead singer in The Collective and try catching Silver Fox smiling

[@CooksExplore]

@@HubbaHubba64 - Thank you - We’ve seen Collective on both Discovery and Explorer in 2023 - same band with 2 different lead singers though .. Band are great

[@angusmackenzie5925]

Just back from Explorer cruise having been on Disvovery 2 last year. On balance agree Explorer just takes it although it is a bit harder to find your way about 😎

[@CooksExplore]

Thank you for watching and taking time to comment too - Appreciated! Glad you agree with our assessment and yes the Discovery ships do revolve around the central atrium which does aid finding you way around we found. But the Explorer ships do have the Mediterranean bar aft and we just loved that .. Thx again

[@mickthompson584]

Wow it just goes to show that its down to personal experience and preference as my wife and i swore we would never again use explorer or voyager after two disappointing cruises, no such problems on the discovery ships or explorer2,,We even came across two staff members almost coming to blows and the language they used was quite upsetting. Many thanks for posting.

[@CooksExplore]

That does sound awful !! Did you complain? And was action taken? We are yet to try Voysger and are waiting a season to allow the problems and niggles to be resolved. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. It is appreciated.

[@pauleddison4276]

It does come down to personal preference as my wife and I prefer Discovery over Explorer.

[@CooksExplore]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Discovery is a lovely ship without doubt. She does get some of the better itineraries too. But I agree personal preference is a big factor and hopefully I got that across in the video in the relevant categories.