Orient Lines specialises in providing destination-oriented cruise vacations to the most exciting and exotic corners of the globe.
Every itinerary is designed as a complete cruise-tour, which means that first-class or deluxe hotel stays are included in major cities, like Athens, Sydney and Singapore before and after your cruise.
And so are the city sightseeing tours, transfers, baggage handling, and a hospitality staff to assist you in finding the best restaurants, sights and shops.
Extra benefits like these have earned Orient Lines the "Best Cruise Value" and Best Itineraries awards from the World Ocean & Cruise Liner Society.
Marco Polo offers summer cruises to the Mediterranean. Scandinavia, Russia and Northern Europe, with voyages to such exotic destinations as Egypt, Africa, India, the Far East, Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific, Hawaii, South America, even Antartctica, in the winter months.
Styled in the grand tradition of a classic ocean liner, Orient Lines' ships offer every four-star amenity, including an elegant dining room, an informal bistro, lounges, casino, fitness centre, swimming pools and indoor/outdoor Jacuzzis. Talks by guest lecturers enhance the destination experience on longer cruises.
Orient Lines specialises in providing destination-oriented cruise vacations to the most exciting and exotic corners of the globe.
Every itinerary is designed as a complete cruise-tour, which means that first-class or deluxe hotel stays are included in major cities, like Athens, Sydney and Singapore before and after your cruise.
And so are the city sightseeing tours, transfers, baggage handling, and a hospitality staff to assist you in finding the best restaurants, sights and shops.
Extra benefits like these have earned Orient Lines the "Best Cruise Value" and Best Itineraries awards from the World Ocean & Cruise Liner Society.
Marco Polo offers summer cruises to the Mediterranean. Scandinavia, Russia and Northern Europe, with voyages to such exotic destinations as Egypt, Africa, India, the Far East, Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific, Hawaii, South America, even Antartctica, in the winter months.
Styled in the grand tradition of a classic ocean liner, Orient Lines' ships offer every four-star amenity, including an elegant dining room, an informal bistro, lounges, casino, fitness centre, swimming pools and indoor/outdoor Jacuzzis. Talks by guest lecturers enhance the destination experience on longer cruises.
ATTENTIVE STAFF
At Orient Lines, we take the greatest care in selecting our crew and staff. Our senior officers hail from nations with a proud seafaring tradition. Our friendly cruise and entertainment staff come from America and Britain. Our chefs have trained in Europes finest kitchens.
And for unsurpassed courtesy and attention to detail, we turned to the Philippines for our service staff. With their generous smiles, their fluency in English and a long tradition of providing gracious, unobtrusive service, theyre dedicated to making your stay as comfortable as can be and to ensure our absolute satisfaction. Their generous smiles will win your heart.
Single travellers will be pleased to know that our social staff includes congenial gentlemen on hand to serve as social hosts. Carefully chosen by Orient Lines, they ensure that ladies travelling on their own enjoy company and conversation , as well as an accomplished dancing partner.
GET MORE FROM YOUR STAY.
Our holidays let you experience both the seas pleasures and the treasures on land. On selected itineraries, hotel stays are included in cities before and/or after you sail, usually with a half-day sightseeing tour included. This gives you more time to explore and enjoy such great cities as Buenos Aires and Santiago.
Almost all of our sailings follow a one-way itinerary, starting in one place and concluding in another. So even though you may be travelling the same distance as on a round-trip cruise, youll see far more. And youll be able to spend more time ashore.
REACH OUT ON A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY
Like the great explorer for whom she is named, the Marco Polo cruises to intriguing destinations world wide. Navigate the soaring fjords of Chile or Scandinavia. Call at whitewashed isles in Greece or Renaissance cities in Italy. You can even explore the wonders and wildlife of Antarctica.
As the Destination Cruise Specialists, Orient Lines offers unique cruise-tours that include hotel stays and city tours. This year Marco Polo takes you further with new itineraries, new ports of call- and more time in port than ever before.
Discover why a voyage aboard the Marco Polo is a touch stone for travellers. In the company of experienced guides and respected guest experts, enjoy an insightful travel experience that leaves you free to make your own discoveries as you celebrate the best traditions of cruising.
At Orient Lines, weve always placed particular emphasis on the destinations we visit.
Sailing with us is more than splendid cruise aboard Marco Polo. Its also about what youll discover when you reach your destination. And how we at Orient Lines anticipate each step along the way to make every day as exciting and fulfilling as the last.
Thats because a cruise with Orient Lines is a complete journey. One that encompasses every aspect of your holiday. One that takes care of all the preparation and delivers on every last detail.
As the Destination Cruise Specialists, weve spent over 10 years refining the concept . Looking at where you go and what youll see. Thinking about the people youll meet, the things that youll eat, the special touches that make the difference-on board ashore. All of which gives you more freedom . More time to spoil the senses. More opportunity to relax. And more 10 years on- an altogether more personal, more in depth and more rewarding experience than ever before. We invite you to start with a look at some of the destinations we have in store, as you discover our world exciting holidays.
In spring and autumn, fifteen distinctive itineraries take you to fabulous citadels, fashionable resorts and art- filled cities. Cruise the most beautiful routes of the Mediterranean: the spectacular Amalfi Coast, the elegant Cote dAzur, the unspoiled Dalmatian Coast and the deep blue Aegean. Discover whitewashed Greek isles and classic Riviera playgrounds. Your choice of itineraries will take you as far as Istanbul and even includes sailings form Dover. In summer, Marco Polo visits lands of castles, Kings and Viking chiefs. Cities like Stockholm and Berlin combine with landscapes of soaring fjords, the inspiration for Grieg and Sibelius. Explore the gilded treasures of St. Petersburg. And, as you get to know capitals like Riga and Tallinn or the land of the midnight sun, be warmed by a heartfelt welcome. The pace is easy with days at sea and plenty of time ashore.
In winter, Orient Lines invites you to share an adventure that stretches the length of this great continent. You can link the worlds great oceans by way of the man-made marvel that is the Panama Canal. You can explore Earths driest desert, the Atacama, or navigate the waters of Patagonia where youll witness all manner of wildlife plunging into the depths or sweeping across the skies. And you can add an optional excursion to Machu Picchu or stay longer in Rio, Barbados or Santiago.
Thanks to her ice strengthened hull, Marco Polo is uniquely suited for the White Continent, and her expeditions timed for the austral summer- are renowned. Led by noted explorers and naturalists, youll visit an unspoiled landscape that once challenged such men as Ernest Shackleton. A choice of four expeditions includes visits to the Falkland Islands and the spectacular Chilean fjords.
Those who believe the days of elegant transatlantic travel have been lost forever should think again. Marco Polo invites you aboard to sample this fine seafaring tradition on three sailings. Depending on your choice, youll visit Madeira and some sparkling Caribbean isles, perhaps sail further through the Panama Canal to Incan wonders beyond, or step on board in Jamaica and call on the intriguing Cape Verde Island as you head for the shores of North Africa.
If you have the luxury of time, consider taking one of our Grand Voyages. These cruises combine some of our itineraries into longer explorations and offer exceptional value. Look out for this Grand Voyage symbol throughout the brochure.
TRY NEW EXPERIENCES.
The more leisurely pace of an Orient Lines cruise means youll be free to immerse yourself in the culture of each place you visit. Be it a tango club in Buenos Aires, an art museum in Florence, or a crystal cave in the Caribbean.
Each itinerary provides its own mix of fascinating ports of call- each its own distinct mix of attractions and distractions. You can visit places you always promised yourself youd see Venice, Istanbul or Rio during the Carnival. And well take you further , to unspoiled, remote outposts- like an ice station in Antarctica- with the chance of adding spectacular options like a journey to legendary Machu Picchu from Lima.
+GAIN NEW PERSPECTIVES.
Our tour guides select the best there is to see and give you easier access to the most intriguing sites. Youll benefit from their in-depth knowledge of a places history, its customs and current way of life. And often youll have the opportunity to meet the people who live and work in the area.
+CULTURAL PERFORMANCES
Because so much of a nations spirit is reflected in its music and dance, youll enjoy local folklore performances aboard where possible.
Menus and wines lists will vary to reflect the regions you visit. Performers, musicians and dance troupes will be invited on board, bringing their nations spirit with them. From a rousing Scottish bagpipe to the rhythms of a Brazilian samba or the haunting sound of the Peruvian panpipes, these musical moments add to what promises to be a very personal journey.