Marella Discovery 2 - a ship with a trip that ticked all the boxes
"The thing about this ship," says Alan, pausing for a brief chug on his bottle of Peroni," is that everything is just right for us. That's why this is our tenth time with Marella Cruises, and the last four being on Discovery 2*." (asterisk to be explained)
We've just embarked at Limassol, Cyprus, on the Discovery 2's Aegean Delights itinerary, and I've just struck up a conversation with my Aberdonian pool deck sunbed neighbour, gauging his opinion of this 70,000 tonner.
Later at the pool bar, a chat with Coventry cruiser Peter, a five-time Discovery 2 stalwart, goes along similar lines, and it doesn't take me too long to see what they're getting at.