June 2, 2025

Marella Cruises launches second trade wide incentive 'Make it on Marella' after successful first year

TUI UK&I
Marella Cruises is bringing back its trade-wide incentive, ‘Make it on Marella’ for a second year in a row where25 lucky agents, who make the most bookings for the ocean cruise line can win a place on Marella Discovery to sail the Caribbean islands in 2026.
The incentive will open from 2nd June 2025 – 31st December 2025, where the top 20 agents, plus five ‘Wild Card’ agent places, which are selected at random, will win a trip onboard Marella Discovery, sailing from its homeport of La Romana, Dominican Republic on the seven-night ‘Tropical Isles’ itinerary on 3rd March 2026.

The prize winners will enjoy a full itinerary porting at several Caribbean hotspots, calling in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. The package include flights, transfers and tips included, as well as Marella’s all-inclusive treatment as standard to sample the wide-range of food and drink options onboard.

The trip will be hosted by representatives of Marella Cruises to immerse agents in the product offerings onboard and share insights about the ocean cruise line, providing agents have first-hand knowledge on how best to sell to their customers in future.

Last year, almost 1000 agents submitted their bookings and this year, Marella Cruises hopes to see even more entries from independent agents. To enter, agents will need to submit their own Marella Cruises package bookings on a digital form here, and a leaderboard will be crafted by the cruise line to ensure agents are aware of their placements.

Chris Hackney, Managing Director at Marella Cruises said:“We are excited to be returning with our trade incentive for a second year, offering 25 places onboard Marella Discovery in 2026. Not only do we want to reward ourvalued travel agents an immersive trip onboard our ships, but this is a great opportunity to further understand what they can offer to their customers, whilst also experiencing the great Caribbean itineraries we offer.”

Marella Cruises is part of TUI UK and Ireland and TUI Group. It is the third largest cruise line in the UK. As of 1 June 2023, there are five ships in the Marella Cruises fleet, Marella Discovery, Marella Discovery 2, Marella Explorer, Marella Explorer 2 and the newest ship to the fleet, Marella Voyager.Marella Cruises offers its customers all-inclusive as standard with all tips and service charges included, customers enjoy an unrivalled level of service and award-winning entertainment. Marella Cruises has also received accolades in Which? as recommended provider for Ocean Cruises since Feb 2023 and Good Housekeeping Reader Recommended for onboard service since 2019. 

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