The Marella Discovery arrived in Port Canaveral on Sunday to begin its first summer time program in North America and the Caribbean.

Operated by Marella Cruises, the 1996-built vessel is now set to sail on a sequence of week-long cruises from its new homeport in Florida.

Extending by way of early November, the schedule consists of three totally different itineraries which might be being supplied on the UK market.

The primary itinerary – which sailed from Port Canaveral on Sunday – consists of visits to Turks and Caicos and the Dominican Republic, along with two ports in america.

Named Sunshine State and Sands, the seven-night cruise sails to Miami, Key West, Grand Turk and Amber Cove.

Additionally crusing roundtrip from Port Canaveral, the second itinerary is called American Dream. Along with a two-night go to to New York Metropolis, the week-long cruise sails to Charleston, and Freeport, within the Bahamas.

A 3rd itinerary can be out there and focuses on Florida and the Bahamas. After leaving Port Canaveral, the Floridian Favorites cruise consists of visits to Bimini, Fort Lauderdale and Tampa – the place the Marella Discovery is about to spend two days docked.

Earlier than repositioning to the Southern Caribbean, the ship is about to supply a 14-night cruise to Canada & New England in October. Crusing roundtrip from Port Canaveral as nicely, the itinerary options visits to Newport, Boston, Portland, Saint John, Sydney and Halifax.

In the course of the 2023-2024 winter, the Discovery will provide a sequence of seven-night cruises to the Caribbean departing from Barbados.

With totally different itineraries out there, this system options visits to common ports within the area, together with St. Maarten, Antigua, Guadeloupe, Aruba, Curaçao and extra.

Constructed for Royal Caribbean Worldwide, the Marella Discovery initially entered service within the Nineteen Nineties because the Splendour of the Seas.

Acquired by Marella Cruises in 2016, the 1,804-guest cruise ship is a part of a sequence of six ships often called Imaginative and prescient Class.