A HUGE cruise ship is being transformed into the ultimate playground for adults.
Marella Cruises, TUI‘s UK cruise line, is converting Marella Discovery 2 into its second adults-only ship.
There will be four new venues onboard inside the ship’s former kids’ spaces.
The first space will be Amplify Karaoke, a private karaoke lounge with space for up to seven guests.
The lounge will feature mood lighting and offer guests thousands of songs to sing along to.
The second space will be The Lost Luggage Bureau – a speakeasy inspired by the glamour of the Golden Age of Travel.
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To get to the themed bar, families will have to enter through what looks like a forgotten lost property office.
Guests each get 90 minutes inside, with music, live actors and immersive storytelling about the luggage that’s never been claimed to entertain them.
The bar has three signature cocktails, which are served from a vintage brass trolley.
The host will then add finishing touches to your drinks at your table.
Passengers can choose between two stories – either The Case in Question or the Smugglers Society.
Each show will welcome up to 42 guests.
Another space will have the Red Handed Escape Room, which is set backstage at the fictional Cabaret Rouge in the 1920s.
In teams of six, passengers have 60 minutes to steal Lady Ruby Bardot’s diamond necklace before they’re caught red-handed.
The escape room has seven logic puzzles in total, across two themed dressing rooms.
One of the rooms is hidden though, with passengers having to find it as part of the experience.
If players do get stuck, don’t worry – a host will call them on a vintage telephone and give some handy tips.
And the final space will be The Loft – a calm space for guests with a library, board games and hosted arts and craft sessions.
The space will be open 24-hours-a-day and is an all-inclusive venue.
The room will also be home to the Crafts Ahoy programme, with one hosted session on port days and two hosted sessions on sea days.
Sessions include jewellery making, macrame, watercolour painting, sketching, button art and quilling.
All of the spaces will be exclusive to the Marella Discovery 2 and open to passengers by early 2027.
Three of the new spaces will have an additional charge and can be booked when on board the ship.
Amplify Karaoke costs from £14.95 per room per hour for up to seven guests, Red Handed Escape Room costs £16.95 per person and The Lost Luggage Bureau costs £19.95 per person, including the three signature cocktails.
Other spaces onboard will also be modernised such as the climbing wall, which will get a wider variety of hold sizes.
And the cruise itself isn’t expensive either with prices from £1,155 per person for a seven-night sailing on the Atlantic Islands cruise, heading from Tenerife, Spain on February 5, 2027.
Chris Hackney, CEO at Marella Cruises, said: “Our customers have told us how much they value adults-only cruising and our investment in Marella Discovery 2 shows how we’re continuing to modernise our fleet.
“We’ve looked closely at what guests love across our ships, as well as wider consumer trends around relaxation, social connection, immersive entertainment and creative wellbeing, to create four distinctive new venues that will appeal to our loyal customers and those new to cruise alike.
“Whether that’s sipping cocktails in a secret speakeasy, belting out a favourite song with friends or picking up a paintbrush on a sea day, these venues give guests more ways to make their holiday their own.”