Table Of Content
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. We already knew she was to be scrapped but now that’s become a reality after photos show her beached ready for scrapping.
MS Marco Polo refurbishment 2017 review
In February 2017 DSAm (Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam), part of DSC (Damen Shiprepair & Conversion), completed maintenance works on the CMV ships Magellan and Marco Polo. Both vessels are currently operated by British based CMV (part of Global Maritime Group). Not until 1990, when the vessel was laid up for three years, the ship was rebuilt entirely as a cruise liner for now-defunct cruise line Orient Lines, here MS Marco Polo sailed until 2008.
Service as Aleksandr Pushkin
Marco Polo - 50 years of ocean cruising on original main engines - Seatrade Cruise News
Marco Polo - 50 years of ocean cruising on original main engines.
Posted: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 08:00:00 GMT [source]
Unusual today, the open timber decks allow passengers to walk right around the ship. The Marco Polo can accommodate over 800 passengers but only takes around 425 for this trip. This is done to allow all passengers the maximum amount of time for the shore excursions. There are currently six Zodiacs that take the passengers, the naturalists, etc. to the landings. The Zodiacs have Yamaha, Honda, or Mercury engines and seat 14 people.
CMV Marco Polo cruise itineraries 2020-2021 (CANCELED)
She even carried a helicopter during her Antarctic trips so wildlife could be spotted. In 2002 Orient Lines was sold to Norwegian Cruise Lines and for a short time she sailed with fleetmate Crown Odyssey (until 2003). 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).
Key cruising tips
The Cruise and Maritime Voyage MS Marco Polo was built in 1965 by VEB Mathias-Thesen-Werft (Wismar, Germany). MV Marco Polo’s itineraries include famous European destinations like Norway’s Norwegian Fjords, Baltic Sea (Scandinavia and Russia), British Isles and Iceland. With just one night aboard we headed to the Marco Polo’s main dining room the ‘Waldorf Restaurant’. This bright and airy bar, decorated in light colours with large windows, was our favourite bar on the ship. There was plenty of seating, and usually someone playing piano whilst you relaxed and watched the ocean go by.
Find an expert review on the ship
Drydock 2014 featured an extensive survey and regular maintenance works - hull washing-painting, lifeboats maintenance-recertification, valves overhaul, gangway platforms repair. As for the other CMV vessels, Magellan, Columbus, and the Pacific Aria have been sold to Seajets in Greece. Astoria has been returned to the Portuguese bank that owns her, and Mystic Invest, a relatively new cruise operator from Portugal, has bought the Vasco Da Gama.
CMV Magellan cruise ship also heading to the scrap yard in Alang, India
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. As Cruise Hive reported on November 24, 2020, MV Astor has already been beached at the Aliaga ship breaking facility in Turkey. Pacific Dawn, which was designated to be a ‘cryptocurrency’ ship called Satoshi, is currently at anchor outside Colon, Panama, but will also be scrapped eventually unless a buyer is found soon. All onboard dining venues, bars, and lounges offer wheelchair access and seating.
Best cruises from Southeast Asia from $462pp for five nights
British cruise line: Passenger killed after ‘freak wave’ hits ship - CNN
British cruise line: Passenger killed after ‘freak wave’ hits ship.
Posted: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 08:00:00 GMT [source]
All single-occupancy rooms are equipped with 1 lower and 1 upper bed and have en-suite bathrooms. Each of the Suites (Deluxe and Junior) has a separate sitting area (refrigerator, walk-in closet) and marble bathroom (WC, bathtub, shower stall /curtain). Deluxe Suites have king beds, while Junior Suites are with twin beds (convertible to queen). Both Deluxe Suites are with a forward/bow location and are named Mandarin (706 /portside) and Dynasty (703 /starboard).
Marco Polo - 50 years of ocean cruising on original main engines
The cabin was set up with two single beds with a chest of draws in between. The third bed was a wall mounted pullman bed on the righthand side of the cabin. MS Marco Polo is a truly unique boat amongst the modern mega-ships that cruise the oceans today, but can she keep up with what guests expect in 2019? Marco Polo was auctioned off by CW Kellock & Co for $2,770,000. There was hope she would sail for Offshore Solutions Unlimited but sadly since been removed from their web site and beached.
Cruise Hive first reported that the ship was set to be scrapped earlier in January. She had already set a course for the ship-breaking facility on January 4 and was scheduled to arrive on January 6. It stocks on cigarettes, liquor, fragrances, cosmetics, local souvenirs. The liquor and cigarettes that you buy will be delivered on the last day of the sailing.
It was an enjoyable 24 hours aboard a vintage ocean liner, a truly unique experience that we’re all glad we had. The crew and staff aboard MS Marco Polo were, for the most part, excellent. We had some wonderful waiters who quickly remembered our names even though we were only onboard one night / two days. Our table ordered a very nice bottle of champagne and an equally pricy bottle of wine, taking the drinks menu at face value as per the other bars. So you can imagine our irritation when at the end of the meal we were presented with the drinks bill PLUS 20% VAT (around £25) added on top.
One of the oldest sailing ocean liners today, it’s wonderful to see this piece of heritage still serving paying passengers. The three hot tubs were a welcome addition, they’re two decks up from the main lido deck. These were very crowded during our sailing, I imagine partly because the main pool was closed. We managed to sneak in during the early evening and enjoy a drink whilst overlooking the wake of the ship. The swimming pool is located on the main lido deck outside the buffet. Unfortunately the pool was closed for our sailing, I asked several staff members why but no-one was able to say.
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”. Weighing in at a diminutive 19,860 gross tonnes and 176 metres long she is by far the smallest cruise ship I’ve sailed on – in fact she’s about a tenth of the size of the Meraviglia which I sailed on in April. In 2020, CMV Marco Polo offered a 78-night "Grand Africa and Indian Ocean" world cruise itinerary departing on January 2, 2020, from Bristol Avonmouth.
A storied history of more than 55 years sailing the world’s oceans comes to a sad end as the former Cruise and Maritime Voyages liner MS Marco Polo sets a course to the shipbreaking yard in Alang, India. In all the ship undertook nearly 40 such voyages between 1967 and 1971. Her fully enclosed promenade was greatly appreciated by her passengers on the always stormy North Atlantic. She divided her time between cruising out of Europe in spring time, then North Atlantic liner service and starting late summer, cruising from Canada, and in the Caribbean before returning to Europe. In 1975 already, Alexandr Pushkin was refitted quite extensively, with the accent being to make her more suitable for cruising. Now, there were cabins for all passengers, as before she could carry 500 passengers without cabins.
No comments:
Post a Comment