MS Marella Celebration


MS Mare is a cruise ship owned by TUI UK, and last operated by their United Kingdom-based Marella Cruises. She was built in 1984 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire, France for Holland America Line as MS Noordam.
On 29 April 2020, Marella announced that Marella Celebration would be retired from the fleet. At the time of announcement, the ship would continue remaining under TUI ownership, but the vessel's future was undisclosed.

History

Marella Celebration was built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in 1984 for Holland America Line as MS Noordam at a cost of $160 million and became the third HAL vessel to bear the name. She was originally furnished with a $1 million art collection, some of which, including a 17th-century Oriental screen, can still be found on board. Her sister ship, Thomson Spirit, also originally operated for HAL as MS Nieuw Amsterdam.
After Noordam's last sailing with HAL, the ship was taken out of service and chartered to Thomson Cruises and later rechristened as Thomson Celebration.
On 9 October 2017, Thomson Cruises announced that it would be renamed Marella Cruises. Because of this, TUI Group announced that Thomson Celebration would be renamed Marella Celebration at the end of October 2017.