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Name:
Marco Polo
Previous Name: Alexandr Pushkin
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Built: 1965, V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft,
Germany
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| Rebuilt: 1991-1993, under the supervision of Knud
Hansen, naval architects, and A&M Katzourakis, ship designer |
VITAL
STATISTICS
Specifications
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| Gross
Registered Tons: |
22,080
tons |
| Length: |
578.4
feet |
| Beam: |
77.4
feet |
| Maximum
Draft: |
26.9
feet |
| Number of
Decks: |
12 |
| Cruising
Speed: |
19.5
knots |
| Maximum
Speed: |
20.5 |
Number
of Passengers
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| Total Capacity: |
826 |
Number
of Ship Personnel: 350
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| Deck
Officers: |
European |
| Crew: |
Filipino |
| Social
Staff: |
British
and American |
Misc.
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| Tenders/Zodiacs: |
The
ship is equipped with two high-speed launches built as passenger tenders.
Eight inflatable Zodiac landing craft are uniquely stored inside the ship
for expedition use. |
| Helipad: |
A
takeoff and landing area for helicopters is located on the top deck. |
| Classification: |
Det Norske Veritas |
| Country of Registry: |
The Bahamas |
PUBLIC
ROOMS
Public Rooms/Meeting Facilities
Ambassador
Lounge - Showroom with stage, piano, dance floor, full bar, banquette
seating, ceiling-mounted projection screen, cassette deck, CD player, and
1/4" reel-to-reel. Ocean views. Seating capacity 438.
Polo Lounge
- Piano bar with comfortable chairs and leather loveseats, cafe tables and
full bar. Ocean views. Seating capacity 220.
The Charleston
Club - Panoramic aft-deck lounge, dance floor, banquette seating, full
bar, grand piano. Seating capacity 137.
Raffles
- Bistro-style restaurant, double buffet, outdoor barbecue grill area, indoor
and poolside seating, Oriental dining on selected evenings. Mediterranean
specialties during Europe cruises. Seating capacity 370.
Seven Seas
Restaurant - Main dining room with tables for 4, 6 or 8. Graceful columns,
Tiffany ceiling and etched glass partitions. Ocean views. Seating capacity
446.
Palm Court
- Airy, colonial-style enclave with rattan furnishings. Ocean views. Seating
capacity 40.
Le Bar
- Intimate lounge adjacent to casino with full bar service. Seating capacity
10.
Library
- Well-stocked with international best-sellers, classics and travel books.
Seating capacity 16.
Card Room
- Teak tables and chairs, Panasonic color TV and VCR (PAL/NTSC). Seating
capacity 20.
Aerobics
Studio - Hardwood flooring, exercise pads.
Casino
- International-style gaming lounge with 4 black-jack tables, 1 roulette
table and 23 slot machines.
AMENITIES
Aerobics Studio,
ATM, Barber Shop, Beauty Center, Boutiques, Card & Game Room, Casino,
Direct Dial Telephones, Disco, Duty Free shop, Electric Current (110/220v),
Elevators (4), Dance Hosts (except in Mediterranean), Hair Dryers (all cabins),
Health Club, Helipad,
Internet
Cafe, Jacuzzis (3), Laundry/Valet, Lecture Series (except
in Mediterranean), Library, Massage, Medical Center, Minibars (suites only),
Music Console (all cabins), Passenger Decks (8), Photo Shop/Gallery, Piano
Bar, Refrigerators (suites only), Safes (all cabins), Safe Deposit Boxes,
Saunas, Shuffleboard, Stabilizers, Swimming Pool, Table Tennis, Telefax/Telex,
Televisions (all cabins), Thalasso Therapy, Tour Office, Zodiacs
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