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Food - quality & variety6.7/10
Entertainment on board4/10
Value for Money5.7/10
Overall rating5.7/10
67% Recommended2 out of 3 Reviews
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3- Orient Lines Cruises, Marco Polo Reviews

  • Full review by
    brianbji
    on 2nd Nov 2005


    User Rating : 9
    Respect : +1

    Good Points: Congenial atmosphere, pleasant cabin, and good food. Somewhat like a private boat.

    Bad Points: Only some entertainment. The older crowd went to bed early.

    General comments: There were many Americans over 60 on our Marco Pole Orient Lines cruise, which was not a problem, as they were mainly travelled, educated people with interesting stories. The excursions were 'fine' but sedate, and I think to accommodate the age group. On reflection we should have done more on our own. On this Baltic cruise, as a small boat, we were mainly close to the centre of the cites to bus/taxi/walk in... a very useful feature. Orient have a very good pricing policy on single travellers, and I noticed several male companions for dancing.
    brianbji's review and ratings     | 118 words

  • Review by
    steve0077
    on 28th Jun 2005


    User Rating : 2
    Respect : -1

    Marco Polo Cruise from Barbados to Antarctica. December 2004. A sorry tale. Cabin on Marco Polo We had specifically requested the best available port side, external cabin, away from access doors and busy passageways, with uninterrupted views to the east out of the windows and with no deck outside the cabin windows, so passengers could not walk past. The location of the cabin we got was apparently exactly what we wanted. There were a number of problems with the cabin which became appar ...
    steve0077's full review     | 1336 words

  • Review by
    Eileen Coulter Rank: Lance Corporal
    on 28th May 2005


    User Rating : 6
    Respect : +1

    Having booked my cruise I then read some reviews where a point was raided re disembarkation, i.e. you were required to leave the ship at 9.30a.m. On day of disembarkation, and as my flight home was not until late afternoon, I was unhappy that I would have to spend some 6-7 hours at the airport. I then took this matter up with my Travel Agent, who investigated the point, and told me 'that is just how it is!'I allowed this point to cloud my judgement for the first couple of days, but need not hav ...
    Eileen Coulter's full review     | 293 words


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