We chose this cruise based on itinerary. We knew that the ship was older and expected, "quaint!" and it was quaint. Very clean and over all, not bad for it's age. Had we wanted five star sailing, we would have gone ...

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Sail Date January 2020

geoffstravels

7 Reviews Written

181 Helpful Votes

This is cruising at the very bottom of the market

Marco Polo

Europe - British Isles & Western

My wife and I are experienced cruisers with over one thousand sea days. We chose this cruise because of the itinerary with St Helena and Suez canal top of our list of "to do's". First impressions of the ship, ...

Sail Date January 2020

cruisingjune

1 Review Written

7 Helpful Votes

Should go in to retirement

Marco Polo

Europe - British Isles & Western

From the large warehouse for embarkment in Bristol thoughts of cheap and cheerful came in to my head. On board there was a smell of diesel in the lower decks. Cabin was clean but as the ship is 55 years old could ...

Sail Date December 2019

stevemag

1 Review Written

9 Helpful Votes

This ship needs to be retired

Marco Polo

Europe - British Isles & Western

I choose this cruise mainly because of the destination and from the reviews thought the ship although old would be ok. First let me say i love cruising and have done 45-50 cruises with very few complaints but ...

Sail Date March 2019

Grumpy64

4 Reviews Written

14 Helpful Votes

Great crew and itinerary.

Marco Polo

Europe - British Isles & Western

We did a 10 week cruise so we had a fairly extensive experience of life on board. The ship was built in 1963 for the Russian market and refitted in 1993. Issues: The hot three hot drinks machines, two inside ...

Sail Date January 2019

wooclarke

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Once was more than enough

Marco Polo

Europe - British Isles & Western

Cabin We were given a tiny, windowless cabin on the lowest deck known as Carabic. The smell of diesel is so overpowering it leaves a taste in your mouth as you leave the tiny lift. We paid for an inner cabin and ...

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Sail Date December 2018

Godsmacked

1 Review Written

16 Helpful Votes

Baltic cruise

Magellan

Baltic Sea

Chose because buy1 get 1 free. Ship was comfortable with nice lounges excellent crew, waiters lovely, housemaid lovely, captain joined in with everyone. But boy oh boy do not stay on deck 7. We were in cabin ...

Sail Date September 2018

Kentigern1

1 Review Written

16 Helpful Votes

Seine river and medieval ports: beautiful,relaxing cruise on a small older ship

Marco Polo

Europe - British Isles & Western

We chose this 7 night cruise for the ports visited, convenience (no fly) and price. Having read mixed reviews we weren't sure what to expect. This was our first cruise with Cruise and Maritime: the model suits us ...

Sail Date October 2017

xpatbrit

1 Review Written

16 Helpful Votes

You'll go hungry!

Marco Polo

Europe - All

Food was awful. Tasteless, and much like eating in a school cafeteria. Even the sitdown restaurant had the same food. Cabin was great, but we hardly slept. Don't know why as the beds were OK. Very old ship, ...

Sail Date May 2017

Nessy60

2 Reviews Written

25 Helpful Votes

Tug Boat

Marco Polo

Europe - All

Frail elderly people, think my wife was the youngest on board apart from the staff. I am 68 & my wife is 60 but we are both very fit & healthy.Think most of the customers were well over 75+.Emergency helicopter at ...

Sail Date April 2017

Heatherutteridge

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Near fatal incident and management failures

Marco Polo

South America

My husband booked a snorkelling tour through Cruise and Maritime with Starwind cruises St Georges of Grenada .He and others were told to be on board by 45 minutes , he set his Omega accurate dive watch . At 40 ...

Sail Date January 2017

drgillies

1 Review Written

20 Helpful Votes

Wee boat with crew of big smiles

Marco Polo

Canary Islands

wanted away for Christmas and New Year My wife Myself her Sister and Friend aged between 60 and 73 having been on larger ships before we were a little unsure of the Marco Polo But right from the start ...

Sail Date December 2016

Janetmcguire

1 Review Written

7 Helpful Votes

Fabulous Cruise

Marco Polo

Europe - All

Everything about this cruise was fabulous from the start to the finish the crew couldn't do enough for you and made you feel special they all, always had a smile for you and nothing was too much trouble, the food ...

Sail Date May 2018

Jennyann

1 Review Written

Wonderful Experience

Marco Polo

Trans-Ocean

Four of us boarded the Marco Polo at Bristol. Embarkation was smooth and swift and we waited briefly to be shown to our cabin. Once in our cabin we unpacked and took stock of our home for 70 days. It was clean and ...

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Sail Date January 2019

MrPirateCat

1 Review Written

11 Helpful Votes

We missed 10 of the 31 ports of call

Marco Polo

Europe - British Isles & Western

Very bad Captain (withheld info, broken English, rambling,..) He missed 10 ports of call. Tendering was a nightmare. Embarkation was a long process with no health checks at all. Provisions were not ready in Durban ...

Sail Date January 2020

gort60

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Very nice trip

Magellan

Europe - British Isles & Western

We had a suite which was very good. We ate in the walford which was very good. Breakfast not particularly good. The buffet was impossible to get a table. Dinner was very good. The entertainment was also very ...

Sail Date October 2019