Life on Board MS Marco Polo

Cabin AccommodationMarco Polo’s passenger cabins all offer private facilities with shower or bath/ shower, TV with satellite channels and a ‘Bridge Cam’ channel and in-house movies, telephone and music channels, hairdryer and personal safe.

Cabins have a variety of twin and double beds, with upper berths for three- and ‘friendly four’ -sharing passengers. Outside cabins offer porthole or larger windows.

Cabins are looked after by an attentive steward, who can also arrange Cabin Breakfast Service, Room Service (1000-midnight) and Laundry and Ironing services, for an additional charge.

Upgraded Cabins — where little touches mean a lotPassengers looking to mark a special occasion, or to treat themselves to a little more luxury, can choose the added comforts and benefits of a Deluxe Cabin, Junior Suite or Suite on board either ship.

Additional benefits include tea/coffee-making facilities in each cabin, larger TV screen, complimentary bathrobes and slippers, mini-bar (charge), enhanced bathroom amenity pack, Cabin Breakfast Service, fresh fruit and a welcome bottle of wine and mineral water on arrival.

Passengers booking the Junior Suites will also enjoy Priority Embarkation, a welcome bottle of champagne and fresh flowers, priority boarding at tender ports and a special ‘At Your Leisure’ disembarkation service.

In addition to all these services, passengers booking Suite accommodation will receive complimentary laundry service throughout their cruise, will be served pre-dinner hors-d’oeuvres each evening, enjoy complimentary DVD hire and confirmed ship’s restaurant and shore excursion reservations’ requests.

All Deluxe cabins and Suites are located in prime positions on board the ship. Consult the Deck Plan for details.

Welcome Aboard!Marco Polo, already well known to British cruise holidaymakers, will continue to sail from Tilbury in 2012, as well as offering sailings from Newcastle and Leith.

Fully stabilised and air-conditioned, Marco Polo boasts eight passenger decks, which are serviced by four lifts and three wide stairwells. A vast amount of deck space, especially in the stylishly raked aft-section of the ship, gathered around the pool and Pool Bar, ensures plenty of viewing opportunities, more-than-ample room for sunbathers to top up their tans, as well as space for the energetic to enjoy deck games. A turn around Amundsen Deck, or the complete circuit round Columbus Deck, which includes a ‘jogging’ section, balances out the calorie intake.

From the moment you step aboard on the spacious, stylish Magellan Deck, where you’ll find the attractive lobby area, you are aware that here is an impressive vessel. A range of comfortable lounges and bars, a beautiful main dining room and a light and airy bistro adjacent to the pool, a large, eye-catching shopping arcade, the Livingston library, the Nansen card

room and an internet room all cater to your cruising pleasures by day and night. The Jade Wellness Centre is well equipped for the body-conscious, with a gym, a hair and beauty salon, massage and sauna area, as well as adjacent deck-top Jacuzzis.

The Cruise Director and the team will provide a full programme of entertainment in which you can join if you wish, light-hearted quizzes to port lectures, exercise classes to dance instruction – while of course there’s always the ever-changing view to savour, and new ports of call to explore.

In an age of vast, impersonal, floating hotels, 22,000-tonne Marco Polo, her profile marking her out as the epitome of sea-going elegance even before you’ve stepped aboard, is a beautiful ocean liner in the classic tradition. Offering high levels of comfort, sumptuous dining in stylish surrounds, and a genuinely warm welcome from a crew who go out of their way to place your enjoyment of your holiday above everything else, Marco Polo will offer everything you might expect of such a vessel, from the minute you first glimpse her, until the time you bid her “Adieu”.

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Spotlight on MS Marco Polo

• Exclusively for adults – Marco Polo is a ‘child-free’ ship, although bookings are accepted from family members who are aged 16 and over

• Elegant, classic lines and fittings create a traditional cruising environment

• Marco Polo’s friendly, attentive crew exudes the warmest of welcomes

• Excellent dining in the stylish restaurant, and first-class entertainment brings each day to a memorable close

Ship’s ProfileCruise Line: Cruise & Maritime VoyagesGross Tonnage: 22,080grtRegistry: BahamasClassification Society: Det Norske VeritasPassenger Capacity: 425 cabins (Max 850

passengers)Re-built: Greece 1993Cruising Speed: 16.5 knotsPassenger Decks: 8Lifts: 4Electric Current: 110/220V ACStabilised and air-conditionedOfficers & Crew: InternationalCruise Staff & Entertainers: British &

InternationalDimensionsLength: 578.4ft (176.3m)Beam: 77.4ft (23.6m)Draft: 26.9ft (8.2m)

Celebration Time!Should you or your loved one be looking forward to celebrating a special birthday or anniversary – or if you just wish to mark being on holiday – it is possible to arrange a wide selection of gifts and packages to be delivered to your cabin or enjoyed on board.

Order a colourful floral display, champagne or fine wines or special chocolates, or perhaps buy a gift voucher for the on-board spa or beauty salon.

For the ultimate celebration, it is also possible even to arrange a wedding blessing on board, attended by the Captain and his officers!

Full details will be sent with your pre-sailing information packs.

Daytime & Evening EntertainmentThere’s always something happening on board Marco Polo, by day or by night.

During the day, if you haven’t taken a shore excursion or headed off to explore under your own steam – and especially on the days at sea that for some are the most enjoyable of all – the Cruise Director and the team will always have something planned – look out for the Daily Programme in your cabin.

After dinner the curtain goes up in the Marco Polo theatre lounge on a glittering nightly show. Sit back as the talented team of singers and dancers entertains you with some first class performances in excellent surroundings.

Marco Polo’s wide range of other lounges are relaxed and convivial, perfect for enjoying the company of new found friends, and whether its for a nightcap in the piano bar, or dancing in Scott’s, the ship really does offer something for all tastes until you turn in, perhaps after a final ‘turn on the deck’.

Making Life Easy!Long Term Port Parking Secure port parking at Tilbury, Newcastle or Leith is available for £9.00 per car per night.

NB The Newmarket Group act as agents only for car parking reservations and bookings are subject to the Ports’ Car Parking Conditions.

National Express Coach NetworkFor a cost of £32.00 per person, travel via the National Express coaches’ nationwide network of over 1200 pick-up points for return services to London Victoria.

Cruise-Coach Service from London Victoria to TilburyWe offer a special coach transfer service between London Victoria and Tilbury at a cost of £25.00 per person for the return journey.

Reserve your placesTo reserve a port car-parking space, please indicate your requirements on the Booking Form. The cost will be added to your final invoice and full details sent with your Joining Instructions. For National Express reservations a special reference number will be sent to you with your Confirmation of Reservation. To check availability and suitability of departure point and timings before booking, call National

Express on 08717 81 8181 or visit www.nationalexpress.com

Passengers travelling by rail to London will be able to take advantage of the return transfer service to Tilbury. Please indicate if this is your preference on the Booking Form.

Rail to TilburyThere is a railway station at Tilbury Town and C2C operate regular services from London Fenchurch Street Station in the City of London. Services may be more infrequent during weekends and bank holidays so check with National Rail Enquiries on 0845 748 4950. Tilbury Town is about one mile from the cruise terminal and taxis are available for the short transfer.

Hotel AccommodationIf you prefer to travel at a more leisurely pace and would like to stay overnight in the Tilbury area, we have negotiated special discounted rates at the following hotels. To make a booking at either of the hotels directly simply call the number below, quoting reference Marco Polo.

Park Inn Lakeside: North Stifford 01708 719900

Thurrock Hotel: Purfleet 01708 860222

well, and both luncheon, (where hot and cold dishes are offered) and dinner (both à la carte) can be taken in these elegant surroundings. The Waldorf is proud of its status as a ‘proper’ formal dining room, and is the perfect backdrop to some memorable mealtimes. Dining in the Waldorf is a two-sitting arrangement.

As an alternative restaurant venue, pool-side Marco’s, the ship’s more casual location, is every bit as enjoyable, whether it’s for an early breakfast or relaxed lunch – perhaps taken al fresco – or for a less formal evening, does not suffer by comparison. Wherever you choose to eat, you can accompany your meal with a selection from the ship’s extensive and reasonably priced wine list. During each cruise there will be a Captain’s Welcome and Farewell Party, as well as other themed dinners.

Of course, all meals on board Marco Polo, including morning coffee and afternoon tea and cakes, are included in the great value cruise prices.

Dining is always a pleasure!There are plenty of options when it comes to mealtimes on board Marco Polo, and as is invariably the case on board ship, calorie-counters and the diet-conscious will have difficulties resisting temptation, as sumptuous meals balance out any time spent in the fitness centre, or any number of turns round the Amundsen Deck!

The ship’s main dining room, the Waldorf, situated low on Atlantic Deck, is a haven of understated elegance, where friendly and attentive waiters ensure that each meal is a special experience. Marco Polo’s chefs do their level best to ensure that diets are forgotten, although there is always the ‘Healthy Choice’ option for the guilty, or saintly, to choose. Full continental and cooked breakfasts (buffet and à la carte) ensure each day starts

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