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Cruise & Maritime Voyages Reviews (490 reviews)
UK Cruise Passenger Ratings for Cruise & Maritime Voyages
Overall Rating: 3.65 based on 485 reviews since 2006
Quality of Food
3.54
Entertainment
3.80
Shore Excursions
3.53
Staff
4.16
Onboard Activities
3.08
Cabins
3.50
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disappointing holiday from hell
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Canaries
By Keady, Belper on 5th Feb 2012
If you wish a 1 star quality holiday where you are charged the earth for on board items such as bottles of water at £2.20 a litre then the Marco Polo is the ship for you...
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Wonderful way to spend Xmas/New Year's Eve!
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Canaries
By Manley-Green, Oldbury on 8th Jan 2012
Just back from a wonderful Xmas/New Year cruise on the Marco Polo. It’s a great shame to see negative reviews about this ship - lots of things exceeded our expectations, especially the...
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Christmas Market Cruise?
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Northern Europe
By Powell, Portsmouth on 5th Jan 2012
We cruised to Antwerp and Amsterdam on 17th December to visit the Christmas Markets. The ship was fine for the cruise offered - 3 nights. The staff were very helpful, there was no "pressure"...
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Christmas Markets Mini-Cruise
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Mini Cruises
By Taylor, Southend-on-sea on 23rd Dec 2011
I'd read various mixed reviews on the Marco Polo over the past couple of years, and as Tilbury isn't too far from where we live, we decided to give the MP a try...
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12 of 14 people found this useful
Marco Polo ... second time round, any better??
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Mini Cruises
By jones, Thatcham on 20th Dec 2011
Just back from a 3 night mini cruise on the Marco Polo. This is the second time this year we have done this trip on the MP and the last one was to escape the endless royal wedding coverage...
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Nobby the Clerk
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Western Europe
By Clark, Southampton on 11th Dec 2011
We joined Marco Polo for a three night Christmas Markets cruise at Tilbury, a very swept up parking and boarding arrangement in force with no hanging about. The cabin was fine, clean and tidy but...
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13 of 18 people found this useful
Bad weather=complaints. Sunshine=happy faces.
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Canaries
By Woodvine, Norwich on 25th Nov 2011
We booked this last minute & very cheap cruise as we are going round the British Isles on her next year and wanted to sea for ourselves what it had to offer...
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22 of 25 people found this useful
Excellent end of season voyage
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Canaries
By Mealand, West Sussex on 14th Nov 2011
This was the last voyage of the season and there was an 'end of term' feel around the ship. In this review I have concentrated more on the entertainment to be had on the Marco Polo...
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Marco Polo - Never again.
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Mediterranean
By Scott, Nottingham on 13th Nov 2011
We have just come back from 13 nights in the Canaries, Spain, Portugal and Spain. The weather was bad and the Captain took the decision to change our itineray due to the weather in the Bay...
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10 of 13 people found this useful
Superb 13 autumn days in the sun
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / Canaries
By Wardle, Penzance on 2nd Nov 2011
Fabulous in every way you can think of from first-class food (as good as Princess) and entertainment to first-rate organisation. Value for money unbeatable. This was the smallest ship we've ever been...
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Lovely cities, relaxing time
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Mini Cruises
By Hollinghurst, Southsea on 31st Oct 2011
My husband and I spent 4 nights on the Marco Polo last week on a mini cruise. The choice of cities was perfect for such a short cruise-Rouen and Brugges. The journey along the Seine...
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Marco Polo – a review from north of Watford
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Mini Cruises
By reed, skegness on 30th Oct 2011
My wife and I have just returned from a 4 night mini-cruise on the Marco Polo. We have cruised with various lines on most parts of the price spectrum from MSC to Azamara and would rate Marco Polo as...
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Value for Money Marco Polo
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Mediterranean
By Mealand, West Sussex on 28th Oct 2011
A review from a regular traveller on Marco Polo. Just returned from another great cruise on the magnificent Marco Polo.The ship is in excellent condition given that it is now over forty years old...
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Marco Polo - Baltic cruise
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Baltic
By Hill, Pelsall on 24th Oct 2011
WE HAD A MEMORABLE TIME ON CRUISE , NEARLY MISSED THE BOAT DUE TO A PRANG WITH TWO CARS ON MOTORWAY, HELD US UP FOR ABOUT TWENTY FIVE MINUTES COACH WAS LATE , BUT THE CONNECTING COACH HAD NOT GONE , ...
Rio Carnival Azamara
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Could I be converted to the small cruise ships?
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Baltic
By Sue B, Rotherham on 20th Oct 2011
Russia has always been a destination that I have wanted to visit. It was hard to believe that the Marco Polo was not only visiting St Petersburg but the capitals of the other Baltic countries...
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A wnderful choice of destinations
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / Africa
By Harris, Wigan on 20th Oct 2011
We booked this cruise on the last minute and subsequently were limited for choice. However our choice appeared an interesting itinerary and not the more usual destinations...
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17 of 17 people found this useful
My Opinion
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / Iberia
By Hall, Teignmouth on 16th Oct 2011
A 10 day Western Iberia cruise from Falmouth. Overall reasonable value for the money although we did purchase at a considerable discount. The ship was clean and reasonably furnished considering its...
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Is the British Isles trip too much for this ship?
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / British Isles
By Graham, Carlisle on 16th Oct 2011
I've had a month to think about this. I base my comments on my experience of the cruise, an exchange of letters between myself and CMV/Newmarket Promotions and a quick study of other reviews on this...
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Wonderful introduction to cruising
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Baltic
By Van Wyk, London on 15th Oct 2011
We have just returned from a 12 day cruise on the Marco Polo. It was our first cruise and we have had one of the very best holidays ever. The ship is very clean, the service was fantastic and the...
Royal Last Minute
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COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / Mediterranean
By NUGENT, LIVERPOOL on 7th Oct 2011
I WAS ON THE OCEAN COUNTESS ON THE ON THE 19 SEP GOING FROM LIVERPOOL WAS GREAT BUT LANGTON DOCK WHAT CAN I SAY ITS BAD LEFT THE POOL AT 3 00PM WE SAILED FOR NEXT TWO DAYS ARRIVED IN LISBON IT WAS...