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Cruise & Maritime Voyages Reviews (524 reviews)
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Overall Rating: 3.65 based on 519 reviews since 2006
Quality of Food
3.54
Entertainment
3.81
Shore Excursions
3.49
Staff
4.17
Onboard Activities
3.08
Cabins
3.48
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Marco Polo Christmas Markets
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Mini Cruises
By Malcolm Oliver, Grays on 27th Mar 2012
Older/smaller ships have a friendliness and intimacy that mega-ship can never hope to emulate. Smaller ships are also easier to navigate for those passengers with mobility problems...
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Ship was Fine, Christmas Markets Less So
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / - / Northern Europe
By Hassell, Brighton on 23rd Mar 2012
We went on a Christmas markets cruise on the Marco Polo out of Tilbury just before Christmas. This is a great port to sail from. Once we arrived in the car we were directed to covered parking and...
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Good ship with excellent staff
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Norwegian Fjords
By Baylis, Wye on 19th Mar 2012
Just back from Northern Lights cruise horrible force 9 to 10 storm but the ship was very stable and felt safe. All the crew (who come from about 40 different countries) were fantastic...
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northern lights
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Arctic
By rowling, Burnham-on-crouch on 18th Mar 2012
we booked the cruise in advance and due to the unpredictable weather we selected a cabin in the middle of the ship and inside to avoid the worse of the movement...
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Voyage from Tilbury to Manaus and back
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / South America
By Farrington, Whitstable on 11th Mar 2012
What a super 45 day voyage this was, from Tilbury to Amsterdam to pick up 100 Dutch passengers, then down to Lisbon, Funchal, and the Cape Verde Islands before crossing the Atlantic and the Equator...
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Wonderful Northern Lights
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Norwegian Fjords
By Thackstone, Swindon on 7th Mar 2012
The North Sea in February was as horrible as it could be with Force 9 - 10 seas. The unlucky dissapeared for a couple of days each way but those of us armed with effective precautions, ( Kwells)...
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If you are offered Cabin 221, don't take it !!!
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Arctic
By Sanderson, Gloucestershire on 6th Mar 2012
We previously cruised on the Marco Polo in the summer of 2010 (Spitsbergen) and had a fantastic time, so we thought we would be safe to book another cruise on this ship ....
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Weather horror on Northern Lights cruise
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Northern Europe
By Golledge, Romford on 5th Mar 2012
We departed from Tilbury on Friday 17th February in good weather that remained with us to our first port of call, Amsterdam; on sailing from Amsterdam and out into the open sea at Ijsmuiden we met...
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Marco Polo exceeds expectations
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Norwegian Fjords
By Smart, Bedlington on 4th Mar 2012
We booked on Cruise Maritime's Marco Polo 'Land of the Northern Lights' cruise for the destinations and were apprehensive about the experience onboard, having cruised previously with P&O and...
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marco polo
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Baltic
By rita, hullbridge on 2nd Mar 2012
we had two cruises on marco polo.the last in march last year.we have booked another for this april.the embarkation and disembarkation was the best of any ship we have been on...
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Small is beautiful
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Baltic
By Evans, Llangadog on 25th Feb 2012
Delightful experience: most courteous and welcoming staff we have come across. Being a smaller ship in the style of the old liners, this was a different kind of cruise experience...
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Europe Xmas Markets
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Mini Cruises
By Dinsmore, Bexleyheath on 24th Feb 2012
A last minute, very reasonable priced 3 night break to Antwerp and Amsterdam aboard the Marco Polo resulted in a most enjoyable pre Xmas break. The embarkation at Tilbury was smooth and efficient, ...
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Marco Polo up the Amazon
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / South America
By Mealand, West Sussex on 20th Feb 2012
We have just returned from a fabulous 45 night voyage to the Amazon, West Indies and Azores on board the magnificent Marco Polo. We did a similar 42 night trip in 2010 when the Marco Polo also...
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Amazon and the Caribbean
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / South America
By Ellison, Addlestone on 20th Feb 2012
Just returned from this year's cruise and would like to say how much we enjoyed our first cruise. The Marco Polo is an old ship but is very stable and comfortable - and food, entertainment, staff and...
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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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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...