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Marco's Bistro is an open-seating informal alternative dining venue on the pool deck and guests can eat outdoors, whenever the weather conditions permit so. The boat had 11 decks, of which 8 passenger-accessible and 7 with cabins. At the end of 2015, Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (DSV), part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC), said farewell to ms Marco Polo, which was in for her 10th special survey and general maintenance and refurbishment. These included an exterior repainting, interior repairs, and maintenance to bring her back up to her usual high standards.
It’s Official: The Marco Polo Is Getting Scrapped
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We managed to sneak in during the early evening and enjoy a drink whilst overlooking the wake of the ship. As a general rule of thumb when choosing your breakfast aboard a cruise ship you either head to the main dining room for a la carte table service, or you head to the buffet for self service breakfast. The CMV Marco Polo cruise ship cabins page is conveniently interlinked with its deck plans showing deck layouts combined with a legend and review of all onboard venues. The Wardorf restaurant offers traditional cruise dining, often at tables set for four, six or eight passengers. Alternatively, opt for Marco's Bistro, which has a buffet, free seating and a more informal vibe.
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Other actions included work on the propellers and propeller shafts, reconditioning the bearings on the main engines and servicing the air-conditioning units and gen sets. The life-rafts and other safety equipment were also removed and serviced, the cranes and winches overhauled and various minor steel works performed. Marco Polo arrived at Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen on the 3rd of November and departed on the 14th of December, 2015.
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Let me prefix this by saying that I’ve sailed on nearly twenty different cruise ships over half a dozen cruise lines and I’ve never experienced a muster drill quite like this one before. She’s not a luxury, glamorous, cruise ship but a comfortable passenger liner designed to get you into smaller ports where larger ships can’t. She might not have a crystal staircase, but she has an old world charm – and a faint smell of diesel. Most passenger accommodations are with 2 fixed single beds, Only a small number of rooms have convertible beds or fixed queen/king sized beds. Most Standard Plus and below outside rooms are with a porthole window. Due to the ship’s old design cabin windows’ sizes vary by deck and location – from slightly bigger than porthole to nearly floor-ceiling.
Why Was MS Marco Polo Scrapped?
Once a ship is beached it doesn’t take long until the first pieces start getting cut and it usually begins from the bow. MS Marco Polo is currently sailing on a course to the yard with a reported arrival date of January 9, 2021, making this iconic 55-year old Ocean Liner another in a long line of ships that fell victim to the COVID-19 pandemic. Stay current with special offers, news and destination-focused content. Out of five sister ships known as the Russian Poets, built for the Soviet Merchant Marine Ministry at the Wismar yard between 1963 and 1970, Marco Polo is the only one still in service.
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In November 2015, CMV's Marco Polo celebrated its half-century with a couple of 50th-anniversary voyages. When debuted in 1965, the boat was named "Alexandr Pushkin" (after the Russian poet) and was one of the five Poet-class vessels built at Mathias-Thesen Werft docks (Wismar) in former East Germany. All CMV ships were placed on the secondhand market and open for sale. In October was planned the vessels to be auctioned via the London UK-based company CW Kellock & Co Ltd (Ship Auctioneers, Brokers and Valuers). Biddings (deadline in brackets) opened for Vasco Da Gama (Oct 8), Columbus (Oct 12), Astor (Oct 15), Magellan (Oct 19) and Marco Polo (Oct 22).
The 55-year-old vessel was previously part of the Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) fleet but unfortunately, the British cruise line went into administration in Summer 2020 and the fleet went up for auction. There are 15 accommodation categories on Marco Polo, and the ship’s 425 well-maintained, brightly decorated rooms in blue, green, and red are adequately spacious and vary in size. All cabins have individual thermostats, safes, direct-dial phones, waffle-style bathrobes, and TVs. The most luxurious Deluxe suite on deck 7 has a separate living area, minibar, 19-inch flat-screen TV, and walk-in wooden mirrored closet. Its attached marble bathroom is equipped with a shower and bath, towels, bathrobes, slippers, and hair dryer.
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A year later an english business man, Gerry Herrod, bought her for intended use as a soft expedition cruise ship for his Orient Lines. The 820-passenger ship Marco Polo is among the top choices for small ship travel vacations out of the UK. Fellow passengers are affluent, middle-aged, well-travelled and mostly repeat guests.
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Complete terms and conditions may be found in the Passenger Ticket Contract . UK-based Cruise and Maritime Voyages specializes in adults-only cruises for travelers over 60 who seek a low-key, traditional British experience. Two refurbished 800-passenger ships, Marco Polo and Discovery, offer classic cruising itineraries from 2-night mini-excursions to 44-night cruises and are designed to maximize time in ports of call.
MS Marco Polo was built as "Aleksandr Pushkin" in 1965 by Mathias-Thesen Werft (East Germany) for Baltic Shipping Company (USSR-Soviet Union). From 1993 to 2008, after an intensive refit, the ship sailed as Marco Polo for Orient Lines. Currently, ms Marco Polo is owned by Global Maritime, under charter to CMV since January 2, 2010.
The guest services manager was “unable to provide” the VAT receipt for our final bill, or any of our drinks orders. Something not quite right is going on aboard CMV’s Marco Polo – and it left an unpleasant taste in our mouths. We were asked over the PA system to go back to our cabins and collect our lifejackets and report to our muster stations, ours was Marco’s Bistro – the buffet restaurant. Be sure to alight at Portsmouth & Southsea, the station Portsmouth Harbour is actually further away from the cruise terminal. Both handicap cabins are with a convenient location near the ship’s elevators. Room service menu includes Caesar salad (GBP 8), soup (GBP 3,50), baguette with cheese and salad (GBP 7), burger with beef (GBP 13), homemade cake (GBP 6), beverages (tea-coffee GBP 1,80).
Booths line the windows of the room, with circular tables for groups filling the centre. The next morning we went to see guest services and pointed out the inconsistency between the dining room bar and all the other bars. We also pointed out even though we’d been paying VAT that the VAT line on each receipt showed £0.00. We were far from the only passengers who’d noticed this and we all got canned responses to “complain to head office if you’re not happy”. This bright and airy bar, decorated in light colours with large windows, was our favourite bar on the ship.
Just today, we also reported on the former Carnival Cruise Ship Celebration that was also beached in Alang, India. It was hoped the cruise line would be saved with a last-ditch effort and to save around 4,000 employees. The cruise operator also suffered after authorities in the UK detained five CMV vessels due to issues with crew member contracts. The Iconic MS Marco Polo vessel has reached the end and completed her final journey today at the ship-breaking facility in Alang, India.
For example many drinks, like my Pina Colada, which you’d expect blended came served over ice cubes – and other classic cocktails like Cosmopolitans came served in tumblers rather than martini glasses. As with most of the ship the decor is stuck firmly in the 1990s but it has all been well maintained with few obvious signs of wear. One thing I’ll say early in this review is that I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this ship for disabled folks, or folks with mobility issues. There are lots of water tight seals to step over in corridors and very few elevators. She can accommodate 820 passengers conveying them between destinations at 19 knots.
