Marella Ship Shelters in Port Overnight, Misses Ne...

Marella Voyager‘s present 7-night “Canarian Flavours” crusing has not been fairly as flavorful as company could have hoped, as poor climate has stored the ship in port unexpectedly in a single day and compelled the cancellation of one other port go to.

Friends onboard have been notified of the change by way of loudspeaker bulletins in addition to a letter delivered to their staterooms over the weekend relating to the changes.

“We are able to affirm that it’s not attainable for Marella Voyager to name to the port of Arrecife, Lanzarote, tomorrow the fifteenth February 2026 because of poor climate situations,” the letter defined.

“The climate forecast tonight continues to deteriorate considerably which doesn’t guarantee the protection of maneuvers on account of excessive winds. So, we’ll stay within the shelter of the port, right here in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria in a single day till 17.00 [5 p.m.] tomorrow.”

Marella Voyager is homeported within the Canary Islands, providing departure choices from each Tenerife and Las Palmas.

The ship’s present weeklong crusing started on Friday, February 13, from Tenerife, and the go to to Las Palmas was the primary port on the itinerary on February 14. As a substitute of shifting on to Arrecife the subsequent day, the ship remained in Las Palmas, giving company the uncommon alternative to benefit from the vacation spot’s glowing nightlife.

The climate in Arrecife on Sunday was certainly blustery. On the small island of Lanzarote, the place the port of Arrecife is situated, Weather Underground recorded that regular winds remained from 20-30 miles per hour all through the day, solely slowing barely after 6 p.m.

Lanzarote is the easternmost of the Canary Islands and a well-liked port for ships visiting the archipelago. Marella Voyager will return to Arrecife for her subsequent go to on Sunday, February 22, climate allowing.

Within the meantime, any excursions company had booked by way of Marella Cruises for his or her time in Arrecife have been cancelled routinely and refunded.

For the rest of this cruise, no additional adjustments are anticipated. Marella Voyager moved on to Puerto del Rosario on Monday, February 16 from 8 a.m. to five p.m., adopted by a day at sea.

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Wednesday, February 18 will probably be spent in Funchal from 8 a.m. to six p.m., whereas La Gomera is the ultimate port go to on Thursday, February 19 from 1-7 p.m. The ship will return to Tenerife for debarkation on Friday, February 20.

The 77,300-gross-ton Marella Voyager is the most recent ship for Marella Cruises, having simply joined the road in 2023. She will welcome 1,912 company aboard for every crusing.

Berth Shift Limits Gangway Entry

Whereas the ship did certainly stay in Las Palmas in a single day, she didn’t stay in the very same place.

“To facilitate this prolonged keep we’re required to vary berth inside the port,” the letter defined.

This might have been on account of earlier scheduling conflicts, the services obtainable to service the ship in a single day, or guaranteeing the vessel was in as a lot of a protected place as attainable for her longer keep.

To accommodate the transfer between berths, Marella Voyager pulled up her gangways from 10:30 p.m. till midnight throughout her in a single day keep.

Throughout these 90 minutes, the ship moved to her new location, the place the gangways have been once more lowered for company to return and go as they wished. This transfer was timed in order that the disruption interfered with as few company as attainable and was completed with out issue.

Cruise Hive has beforehand reported on related events when cruise ship should stay sheltered in port, reminiscent of when Ambassador Group’s Ambition remained overnight in Lisbon due to rough weather in mid-January.

When cruise ships have such last-minute adjustments with longer stays in port, each effort is made to maintain the vessel on the similar berth. If a change is critical, it’s accomplished as shortly and effectively as attainable, and company onboard Marella Voyager weren’t unduly inconvenienced.