We sailed from Tilbury. The embarkation worked like clockwork. From parking the car (luggage swiftly removed for us by the baggage handlers) to joining the queue to book in - 20 mins later we were being shown to our cabin and our bags were already there!

The Marco Polo is indeed a classic ship, really quite elegant. Whenever we turned a corner and came into contact with a member of staff, they addressed us and asked if we were well/having a good time/do we need any help. BRILLIANT service from the room stewardess to the waiter at our table in the Waldorf, to the entertainments staff, oh...I could go on and on. Not a bad word to say about any of the staff. When you entered an eating area, you were given a squirt of hand cleaner and everywhere on the ship was spotless. Every time we stopped at a port, the ship would dock and staff would continue the maintenance of the ship - cleaning portholes, painting, polishing and so on.

Food in the Waldorf restaurant consisted of buffet breakfast with an amount of waiter service. Plenty of fruit, good selection of hot and cold food. Marco's Restaurant was less formal but with similar food choices. Lunch and Dinner was also self service in Marcos but waiter service in the Waldorf with allocated seating at set times in the evening. Food was as follows: Read more