Marella Discovery 2 Adds Private Karaoke Lounge and Three Other Venues for Adults-Only Switch
If you are eyeing Marella Discovery 2, note the venues are due by early 2027, so check that your sailing date falls after that. The Loft needs no booking, but Amplify Karaoke (from £14.95 per room per hour), Red Handed Escape Room (£16.95 per person) and The Lost Luggage Bureau (£19.95 per person, three cocktails included) all require pre-booking. Budget for those extras on top of your all-inclusive fare, and confirm the adults-only status for your dates.
My read is that Marella is monetizing the space left behind by children. Only The Loft sits inside the all-inclusive price, while the other three venues carry per-room or per-person charges and require pre-booking, so the line gets onboard revenue from rooms that used to be free kids areas. CEO Chris Hackney points to strong demand for adults-only cruising, and I would not argue with that, since converting an existing ship is cheaper than building one. Adults who like a themed night out win, and the private karaoke room, the line's first, is the clear headline. Families lose a ship, though the article does not address that. The irony is that a cruise line is charging £19.95 for a bureau of lost luggage, cocktails included. I would pre-book early, because small rooms like these will likely fill fast, and I would wait for firm dates since the article says only early 2027.