Marco Polo - advice please

[dominque]

Hello everyone,

 

We are going to book to go on the Marco Polo for the 3 day Bulbfields minicruise at the end of April.

 

Can anyone give us some advice on the type of cabins and if there is any deck not to sleep on. We are going for the cheapest cabin (spend our summers camping so quite used to a little uncomfort !!) I see that the standard twins (can't see any pictures of these cabins, is that because they really are basic?) are located on the Caribic and Baltic decks, which one would you recommend ? Or would you recommend that we go for the standard plus twins which are located on Baltic and Atlantic decks ?

 

 

What about the dress code, does everyone dress smartly in the evenings ?

 

Look forward to hearing from you.

 

Dominique x

[mcdermott]

other than a ferry these are the worst cabins we have been in we went in the cheapest smallest cabin next to the morgue and the hospital because that was all there was left

one had to lie on the bed whilst the other dressed we laughed with our shipmates but when they came to our cabin They couldnot believe how small it was we spent 3 weeks in this cabin sailing from Cape town to Buenos Aires the ship was then owned by NCL and although we had a really good cruise it was in spite of the ship and its food

[greenland]

That sounds like a nightmare! We are booked into one of those basic cabins, I'm feeling nervous now after reading that. What were the bathrooms like? Was there much storage space?

[librarian]

We were on that ship 2 times. Once for 3 weeks and once for 18 days. Always had an inside cabin and we survived it. I do not remember it being any smaller than any other inside cabins on other ships we have been on. Bathroom was small but compact. We actually enjoyed the food then. It was owned first by the Orient line and then NCL. It was better when the Orient line had it. It was a beautifully maintained ship which was a ship. We had a good time on it. But we have never had a bad cruise.

[vistaman]

this is a very old ship with very dated cabins - despite a refurbishment

[gaelsail]

this is a very old ship with very dated cabins - despite a refurbishment

The inside cabin we had was absolutely fine. The fact it is an older ship is one of the advantages with lots of shelter on the decks so I could always find a good spot.

[Brian Raine]

She was built as an East European "icebreaker" liner hence the multitude of doors along the with high steps, awkward for anyone with walking difficulties.Her original name was "Alexandr Pushkin"She was built in 1966 and served the Leningrad to Montreal run of the Russian cruise fleet she was renamed in 1991 as the Marco Polo.As part of the Orient Line she cruised the Antartic for several yeaers her hull being ideal for the seas in that area.She could anchor close to shore and did landings via inflatable dinghy's.

Having sailed on her and the Discovery, given her faults I prefer the MP.

[CentaurTheFirst]

Hello everyone,

 

We are going to book to go on the Marco Polo for the 3 day Bulbfields minicruise at the end of April.

 

Can anyone give us some advice on the type of cabins and if there is any deck not to sleep on. We are going for the cheapest cabin (spend our summers camping so quite used to a little uncomfort !!) I see that the standard twins (can't see any pictures of these cabins, is that because they really are basic?) are located on the Caribic and Baltic decks, which one would you recommend ? Or would you recommend that we go for the standard plus twins which are located on Baltic and Atlantic decks ?

 

 

What about the dress code, does everyone dress smartly in the evenings ?

 

Look forward to hearing from you.

 

Dominique x

 

 

Hi Dominque

we are just back from seeing the Northern Lights. Our cabin was inside midship on Pacific deck and even then it was really noisy, my DH who is on meds slept through it all but it took me some time to get used to it, so if you can afford to go higher the better but as your only on it for 3 days as we were on it for 14 days it might not be so bad. The cabins are a clean and good size, lots of drawer space, wardrobes space has nice wooden hangers, showers were lovely hot and clean and fresh towels as an when needed. There was also a hairdryer and bathroom essentials. TV was also good and top films were available to view.

 

Dress code at night was smart casual with most of the gents wearing a jacket and no jeans and trainers were allowed so it was a nice atmosphere in the evenings. Daytime it was casual. You will have a lovely time as the crew is great and the food plenty, just remember that the ship is Russian and most of her crew except for entertainment and cabins and restaurants were Russian but very charming. Ship also has a wrap around deck which means you can walk right around it and plenty of other facilities.

 

Have a great time! CtF

[hollyc]

We sailed on this over Easter for 9 days and had a cabin on the lowest deck-an outside cabin. There was plenty of room though the beds are single bunks and it was comfortable enough. We had no problem with the bathroom but then we aren't big people! The food was superb in the formal dining room, absolutely wonderful service. Most people adhered to the dress code - they have fun evenings like pirate dress etc as well as formal.

Make sure you go to the welcome talk for first timers because then you get invited to the bridge to meet the wonderful captain. The sauna is lovely as are the on deck whirlpools-beautiful to sit in as you sail up a fiord even if it is very cold.

 

 

Hello everyone,

 

We are going to book to go on the Marco Polo for the 3 day Bulbfields minicruise at the end of April.

 

Can anyone give us some advice on the type of cabins and if there is any deck not to sleep on. We are going for the cheapest cabin (spend our summers camping so quite used to a little uncomfort !!) I see that the standard twins (can't see any pictures of these cabins, is that because they really are basic?) are located on the Caribic and Baltic decks, which one would you recommend ? Or would you recommend that we go for the standard plus twins which are located on Baltic and Atlantic decks ?

 

 

What about the dress code, does everyone dress smartly in the evenings ?

 

Look forward to hearing from you.

 

Dominique x

[yorkshirephil]

We cruised around Britain for 10 days last year. We had a basic inside and found it to be fine, we spend very little time in the cabin. We paid for a 3 star cruise and that is what we got. We were not that impressed with the staff, some made the effort but we felt the bar staff didn't. A lot of the crockery was cracked and chipped which with the prelevence of Norovirus on cruise ships wasn't good. The ship was fairly new to Cruise and Maritime then and we hoped that they would improve as we like the traditional small ship and their ability to go places that the big ships can't. We would cruise on Marco Polo again with the right itinerary and price, and have booked a 4 nighter on her sister ship Ocean Countess for Sept. As you have only booked 3 nights I am sure you will be fine. Have a great cruise.