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			{{Short description\|Cruise ship built in 1995}}
	'''Legend of the Seas''' was the first of the Vision class of cruise ships for ]. It diplaces 70,000 tons and can carry over 2,000 passengers. Its maiden voyage was ], ]. Its facilties include a ] course, a theater and cinema, a ], a kidde and normal pool, a ], a fitness center, a 2 story dining room called the Romeo & Juliet, the Windjammer Cafe, 4 themed bars, a dance center, a shopping center, a teen disco, a piano bar, an observation center, a ] wall and the ].
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			'''''Marella Discovery 2''''' is the ] of the {{sclass2\|Vision\|cruise ship\|4}} of ] originally operated by ]. With a gross tonnage of {{GT\|69,130}}, the ship can carry 2,074 passengers. Its maiden voyage was May 16, 1995. The ship's facilities include a rock climbing wall, a mini-golf course, dining areas and bars, an atrium, two pools, a theatre and a fitness centre.<ref name=MD2>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.tui.co.uk/cruise/ships/marella-discovery-2/\|title=Marella Discovery 2 Cruise Ship {{!}} Thomson now Marella Cruises\|website=www.tui.co.uk\|language=en\|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.tui.co.uk/cruise/ships/marella-discovery-2/facilities/\|title=Marella Discovery 2 Facilities {{!}} Thomson now Marella Cruises\|website=www.tui.co.uk\|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref>

			==Career==
	Its sister ship is the ].
			As ''Legend of the Seas'', it was the most-traveled ship in the ] fleet, having been based in Asia, Australia and New Zealand, the South Pacific, ], Central America, ], the ], ] and the ] during her 19-year career at sea.{{Citation needed\|date=July 2010}} Starting in the winter of 2009 she was based in Asia on a year-round basis.{{Citation needed\|date=July 2010}}

			After the ], almost all of her North Asia routes were canceled.

			In 2013 she returned to Europe to offer cruises in the Mediterranean Sea. During the winter period the ship was based at ] for Caribbean cruises. In the summer period in 2014, she offered cruises to ] where she visited port in the Baltic Sea and ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/13033455_LG_Northern_Europe_Deployment_2014.pdf \|url-status=dead \|title=Legend of the Seas 2014 Northern Europe \|publisher=Royal Caribbean International \|access-date=16 October 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233202/http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/13033455_LG_Northern_Europe_Deployment_2014.pdf \|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref>

			On 2 June 2016, Royal Caribbean sold ''Legend of the Seas'' to the UK based ]. ''Legend of the Seas''{{'}}s last scheduled cruise with Royal Caribbean ended on 26 March 2017 before the ship was transferred to Thomson.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=7054\|title=Thomson Cruises Acquires Second Royal Caribbean Ship – Tui Cruises – Cruise Critic\|work=cruisecritic.com\|accessdate=17 March 2017}}</ref> She first appeared as the ''TUI Discovery 2'' in ] on 14 May 2017.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/news/on-euro-weekly-news/costa-del-sol-malaga/139751-homeport-honours-for-Malaga\|title=Homeport honours for Malaga\|first=Matt\|last=Ford\|work=]\|accessdate=17 March 2017}}</ref>

			Following the announcement on 9 October 2017, that Thomson Cruises would be renamed ], ] also announced that ''TUI Discovery 2'' would adopt the name ''Marella Discovery 2'' at the end of October 2017. On 28 October 2017, ''TUI Discovery 2'' was renamed ''Marella Discovery 2'' in a ceremony held at the ] by members of the ship's crew chosen as 'outstanding performers' by the company, together with the Captain.<ref>{{cite web\|title="TUI Discovery 2" formally renamed as "Marella Discovery 2"\|url=http://www.crew-center.com/tui-discovery-2-formally-renamed-marella-discovery-2\|website=Crew Center\|access-date=13 January 2018\|date=28 October 2017}}</ref>

			''Marella Discovery 2'' is the sister ship to {{ship\|\|Marella Discovery}} (formerly ''Splendour of the Seas'').<ref name="Fakta om fartyg"/>

			==References==
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Cruise ship built in 1995

History
Marella Discovery 2 anchored at Argostoli, Kefalonia
Name	1995–2017: Legend of the Seas 2017: TUI Discovery 2 2017–present: Marella Discovery 2
Owner	Marella Cruises (formerly Thomson Cruises) 2017 – present Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 1995–2017
Operator	Royal Caribbean International 1995–2017 Thomson Cruises 2017 Marella Cruises 2017 – present
Port of registry	1995–2002: Monrovia, Liberia 2002–present: Nassau, Bahamas
Builder	Chantiers de l'Atlantique Saint-Nazaire, France
Yard number	A31
Launched	September 5, 1994
In service	1995
Identification	Call sign C6SL5 IMO number: 9070620 MMSI number: 311378000 DNV ID: 18204
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class and type	Vision-class cruise ship
Tonnage	69,472 GT
Length	264.26 m (867 ft 0 in)
Beam	Max: 37 m (121 ft 5 in) Waterline: 32 m (105 ft 0 in)
Height	50 m (164 ft 1 in) air draft
Draft	8.068 m (26 ft 5.6 in)
Depth	10.45 m (34 ft 3 in)
Decks	11
Installed power	5 × Wärtsilä Vasa 12V46B V12 engines 11,700 kW (15,700 hp) each
Propulsion	2 × 5.8 m (19 ft) diameter, fixed pitch propellers
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Capacity	1,836 passengers
Crew	771 crew

Marella Discovery 2 is the lead ship of the Vision class of cruise ships originally operated by Royal Caribbean International. With a gross tonnage of 69,130 GT, the ship can carry 2,074 passengers. Its maiden voyage was May 16, 1995. The ship's facilities include a rock climbing wall, a mini-golf course, dining areas and bars, an atrium, two pools, a theatre and a fitness centre.

Career

As Legend of the Seas, it was the most-traveled ship in the Royal Caribbean fleet, having been based in Asia, Australia and New Zealand, the South Pacific, Alaska, Central America, Caribbean, the Baltic, Mediterranean and the Middle East during her 19-year career at sea. Starting in the winter of 2009 she was based in Asia on a year-round basis.

After the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, almost all of her North Asia routes were canceled.

In 2013 she returned to Europe to offer cruises in the Mediterranean Sea. During the winter period the ship was based at Fort Lauderdale for Caribbean cruises. In the summer period in 2014, she offered cruises to Northern Europe where she visited port in the Baltic Sea and Norway.

On 2 June 2016, Royal Caribbean sold Legend of the Seas to the UK based Thomson Cruises. Legend of the Seas's last scheduled cruise with Royal Caribbean ended on 26 March 2017 before the ship was transferred to Thomson. She first appeared as the TUI Discovery 2 in Malaga, Spain on 14 May 2017.

Following the announcement on 9 October 2017, that Thomson Cruises would be renamed Marella Cruises, TUI Group also announced that TUI Discovery 2 would adopt the name Marella Discovery 2 at the end of October 2017. On 28 October 2017, TUI Discovery 2 was renamed Marella Discovery 2 in a ceremony held at the port of Tenerife by members of the ship's crew chosen as 'outstanding performers' by the company, together with the Captain.

Marella Discovery 2 is the sister ship to Marella Discovery (formerly Splendour of the Seas).

References

^ "Marella Discovery 2 (18204)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV.
^ Fakta om fartyg(in Swedish)
^ "Marella Discovery 2 Cruise Ship | Thomson now Marella Cruises". www.tui.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
"Marella Discovery 2 Facilities | Thomson now Marella Cruises". www.tui.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
"Legend of the Seas 2014 Northern Europe" (PDF). Royal Caribbean International. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
"Thomson Cruises Acquires Second Royal Caribbean Ship – Tui Cruises – Cruise Critic". cruisecritic.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
Ford, Matt. "Homeport honours for Malaga". euroweeklynews.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
""TUI Discovery 2" formally renamed as "Marella Discovery 2"". Crew Center. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

External links

Media related to IMO 9070620 at Wikimedia Commons

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