Where is the Thomson Celebration cruise ship now?

The vessel is currently at port ELEFSIS ANCH, GR after a voyage of 1 month, 4 days originating from port BARCELONA, ES. MARELLA CELEBRATION (IMO: 8027298) is a Passenger Ship that was built in 1984 (37 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Malta.

What has happened to Marella Celebration?

On April 29, 2020, Marella Cruises officially announced that the Celebration ship will be retired (either sold or scrapped) after 15 years of service with Thomson-Marella UK.

Has Marella Celebration been sold?

She was built in 1984 by Chantiers de l’Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France for Holland America Line (HAL) as MS Noordam. On 29 April 2020, Marella announced to retire the ship from the fleet and sold for scrap….MS Marella Celebration.

Is Marella Celebration still in service?

Marella Celebration has been retired from service. However, Marella still boast a choice of family-friendly and adult-only ships. Marella Celebration is one of the smaller ships in the Marella Cruise fleet and offers guests an intimate and friendly cruising experience.

Which TUI cruise ship is the best?

Is Marella Explorer a good ship to cruise on? Marella Explorer won 16 awards over the years, including Best Overall, Best for Cabins and Best for Cabins in 2019.

Which Marella ship is best?

Will Marella Cruises resume in 2021?

Marella Cruises will be the first British cruise line to restart fly-cruises, with its first sailing from Corfu on Sept. 3 taking guests to Greek destinations including Santorini, Mykonos, Rhodes and Crete. This is according to the cruise line’s press release. 24, 2021, according to the press release.

How many cruise ships are laid up?

But clearly, unlike airliners, the over 300 cruise ships that are out there, aren’t just static, shutdown, mothballed, and tied up somewhere.

What was the name of the Thomson Celebration?

Thomson Celebration as Noordam. The Marella Celebration was built by Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 1984 for Holland America Line as MS Noordam at a cost of $160million, and the third Holland America Line vessel to bear the name. Her sister ship, the Thomson Spirit, was originally the Holland America ship MS Nieuw Amsterdam (1982).

When was the Thomson cruise ship MS Noordam built?

She was built in 1984 by the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France for Holland America Line as MS Noordam. It was announced on 9 October 2017, that Thomson Cruises would be renamed Marella Cruises. TUI Group also announced that Thomson Celebration would be renamed Marella Celebration at the end of October 2017.

When did TUI Group change Thomson Celebration to Marella Celebration?

TUI Group renamed Thomson Celebration to Marella Celebration at the end of October 2017. ^ a b c d e f g h Fakta om Fartyg: MS Noordam (1984) (in Swedish), retrieved 8 December 2007.

When did Thomson cruise line buy the Calypso?

The Calypso was originally the Shaw Savill Southern Cross. When sold by them, she spent two years laid up in the River Fal, before being bought by Ulysses Line. Thomson chartered her in the mid 1970s for four years. Subsequently she has served with Western Cruises Lines, Dolphin Cruise Line and Premier.