CMV Marco Polo deck plans

MS Marco Polo (1965-built, last refurbished in January 2020 by CMV) was the first cruise ship operated by CMV (Cruise & Maritime Voyages) from 2010 to 2020. The vessel was originally built for the Russian “Baltic Shipping Company” during the USSR era and was named after Russia's most famous poet, Aleksandr Pushkin. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the ship was renamed MS Marco Polo and joined the fleet of the now-defunct Orient Lines, which operated her from 1993 to 2008. Following an extensive refurbishment in 2010, the liner began service with CMV - Cruise & Maritime Voyages. After CMV’s bankruptcy in July 2020, the ship was sold at auction in October to private investors, who then resold her for scrap in December to the Alang Shipbreaking Yard, India.

The CMV Marco Polo cruise ship deck plan includes a total of 425 staterooms for 800 passengers (maximum capacity 850), served by 355 crew members. The vessel has 11 decks (8 accessible to passengers, 7 with cabins), 3 restaurants, 5 lounges and bars, 3 main lobby areas, 1 swimming pool, 3 jacuzzis, and 4 elevators. The ship does not offer self-service laundromats (passenger-use laundry facilities).

MS Marco Polo operated as an adults-only (child-free) cruise ship, targeting the UK luxury cruise market. The minimum age requirement was 16 years, with minors required to be accompanied by an adult.

Alcoholic beverages were reasonably priced, with no additional service charges applied.

The dress code onboard was casual during the day and elegant in the evening (suit or jacket with trousers for men, cocktail dress or trouser suit for women). Each cruise of six nights or longer included at least two formal nights. Flip-flops, shorts, and sleeveless tops were not permitted in the onboard restaurants.

MS Marco Polo Refurbishment 2017 Review

The ship’s drydock refurbishment (December 2016 – January 2017) was carried out at Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (DSV) in Vlissingen, Holland. The scope of work included:

• High-pressure hull cleaning and repainting of the hull and superstructure
• Routine equipment maintenance, overhauls, and repainting
• Rudder maintenance (clearances and repacking of the rudderstock)
• Main diesel engine cooler jacket replacement (fabricated at DSV); propulsion system servicing including polishing of the main propeller and bow thruster blades
• Upgrades and renewals to all public areas and cruise cabins, air conditioning systems, evaporator rooms, as well as renewal of sea and freshwater piping and overhauling of overboard valves

Below is the list of upgrades completed during the 2015 refurbishment (November 3 – December 14):

• Exterior repainting and interior repairs/maintenance
• Servicing of propellers and shafts, and reconditioning of main engine bearings
• Maintenance of air-conditioning units and generator sets, inspection of liferafts and safety equipment
• Overhauling of cranes and winches, and minor steelworks