Madrid - Spain Opens 1st ARTIFICIAL BEACH

Marella Cruises has revealed its new ship ‘Marella Voyager’ will welcome 1,912-passengers and will launch on 3rd June 2023 as the 5th ship in the Marella Cruises fleet.

The ship which is a sister ship to Marella Explorer and Marella Explorer 2 will feature 10 all-inclusive bars and 10 restaurants. The ship will also have 2 Voyager Suites which will be themed in the popular destinations the ship visits, which will be St Lucia and Santorini, Greece

Marella Voyager will be Based in Mallorca and Barbados

In time for summer 2023, the largest artificial beach in Europe will be just 50km from Madrid. In the municipality of Alovera, province of Guadalajara, a 105,000sq.m (10 football fields) will transform into an artificial beach. 25,000sq.m of the area will be for 35,500 cubic meters of crystal clear water and surrounded by a 15,000sq.m of fine sand beach. There will be hammocks and umbrellas, an open-air gym and beach volleyball courts on offer too. This project will create and authentic urban beach, 300km from the sea!

The options for beach leisure include 5 different but also integrated areas: one for swimming and another for free navigation with a jetty, plus an area for water sports, kayaking, paddle surfing and sailing, as well as a sailing school and volleyball courts. There will be a deep pool with zip lines, rings and two slide towers, a children's pool with a shallow pond for water games.

Snack bars and a restaurant with capacity for 1,000 people and a wide gastronomic offering as well as a terrace and beach bars. It is estimated that some 400,000 people per year will visit with an entry price of €10 euros per person (food and drink paid separately).

The project is based on a sustainable and environmentally friendly technology, while being ambitious as well as innovative. Behind the project are the Ravet Group, and Crystal Lagoons, who specialise in constructing artificial beaches around the world!