Marella Cruises’ Marella Discovery ship will call into Isla Catalina, Dominican Republic, and Ponce, Puerto Rico, for the first time starting from 16 December next year.
The new ports of call will feature in the line’s Tropical Isles itinerary departing from La Romana, Dominican Republic.
In addition, Marella Discovery 2 will operate Exotic Islands sailings from 8 January 2026 calling into Barbados, St Lucia, Aruba, Curacao and Grenada.
Marella Voyager and adults-only ship Marella Explorer 2 will operate Island Explorer itineraries from 28 November 2025.
These sailings visit Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Maderia and La Palma. Guests can choose to embark in either from Tenerife or Gran Canaria.
The winter itineraries go on sale on Thursday (18 July).
Tui River Cruises, meanwhile, will debut sailings on the Danube for winter 2025 as well as new four-night cruises.
Tui Maya will operate the four and five-night itineraries on the Danube from November 2025, while Tui Isla and Tui Skyla will be based on the Rhine.
All 15 river sailings go on sale on Thursday (18 July).
New ship, Tui Al Horeya, will resume operations in winter 2025 starting November.
Customers can fly with Tui from Gatwick or Manchester to Luxor where the seven-night Legends of the Nile sailings begin and end.
Head of river cruises Katy Berzins said: “We’re giving customers the chance to explore even more cities during the festive period for the very first time.
“By introducing the new four-night sailings down the Danube and Rhine, it will offer a chance for new to cruise customers to experience our fleet for the first time for a shorter duration.”
