Marella Dream deck plans

MS Marella Dream (1986-built, last refurbished in 2020 February) was the second-oldest cruise ship in the Marella UK fleet - following Celebration (1984-built). Marella Cruises Dream ship’s owner is Costa Crociere (aka Costa Cruises). The vessel was built under the name ms Homeric (for the Home Lines /defunct) and was owned and operated by the Holland America Line in the period 1988-2002 under the name ms Westerdam. Costa Cruises also operated the ship under the name Costa Europa (between 2002-2010). Since 2010, the ship is operated under charter by the UK’s biggest tour operator Thomson Holidays cruise line “Marella Cruises”.

Marella Dream cruise ship deck plan shows a total of 753 staterooms for 1533 passengers (max capacity is 1773) served by 600 crew-staff. The boat has 12 decks (9 passenger-accessible, 8 with cabins), 4 restaurants, 10 lounges and bars, 2 swimming pools (one for adults only), 2 Jacuzzis (outdoor whirlpool hot tubs), 7 elevators.

There are no self-service laundry facilities (passenger-use laundrettes). On the ship, laundry and dry cleaning services are offered for a nominal fee.

Marella Dream deck plan changes 2014 refurbishment review

The 2014 refurbishment made the Dream a “Platinum ship”. The list of deck plan changes made during the dry-dock refit in November include:

• New sunbathing area (The Sun Lounge) was added on Centaurus Deck 12.
• New restaurants were added - Kora La (Asian cuisine, on Orion Deck 4) and Terrace Grill (on Sirens Deck 11).
• Oceans Bar and Argo Lounge were transformed and renamed, respectively, Tides Bar, and Explorers’ Lounge (with the Coffee Port’).