The staff on the Marco Polo were beyond excellent...they were so helpful and cheerful it was a delight. The only exception were the Reception staff who were surly in comparison.
Our cabin was superb...we could only afford a Category 3, but to our delight we were upgraded to a category 9, free of charge, as we had booked many months ago, so people who got last minute deals could have the cheaper cabins. Only problem was the couple in Cabin 717 who were often having 'domestics' which we could hear thrugh the wall! (well we could hear the woman, the poor bloke never got a look in!) Andrey our cabin steward was attentive and helpful.
The food was great, but we were shocked at the greed of the British Pensioners on board. At 46 & 47 years, we were among the youngest 20% on board, but they could out-eat us with no problem. To be honest at times the ship looked like a floating care home there were so many oldies! There were a number of Dutch couples on board who were lovely and chatted to us, but a lot of the elderly Brits did nothing but moan the whole trip. Yes we made some nice friends,especially among the whale & bird watchers, but a lot of the passengers were snobby & aloof and I wondered why they had come at all!
Great cabin, nice shower, comfy beds, two big windows. Only downside was the noise from the woman in cabin 717. We had never talked to the couple but we knew their names were Graham & Elaine as we could hear that through the walls! Superb cabin attendent in Andrey.