International Cruises, Cruise & Maritime Voyages

CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES

        Cruise & Maritime Voyages is a new cruise line founded in 2010. As a British company, it offers cruises that have most of the departures in Britain to suit the local market. The two ships, Marco Polo and Discovery, sail to the Mediterranean and Northern Europe, as well as the Americas in grand voyages.
 


Ship(s) in Operation

 

 

Ship

Marco Polo

Discovery

Entered Service

1965 August

1972 February

Builder

V.E.B. Mathias Thesen Werft, Wismar (Germany)

Rheinstahl Nordseewerke, Emden (Germany)

Original Cost

unknown

US$25 million

Registry

Nassau, The Bahamas

Hamilton, Bermuda

Gross Tonnage

22080 tons

20186 tons

Length x Beam x Draft

176.5 x 23.6 x 8.2 (m), 578.9 x 77.4 x 26.9 (ft)

168.7 x 24.6 x 7.5 (m), 553.3 x 80.7 x 24.6 (ft)

Speed

16.5 knots

18 knots

Passenger Decks

8

8

Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)

425 (127, 298, 0)

356 (74, 282, 0)

Passengers
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

850 / 910

710 / 800

Passenger Space Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

25.98 / 24.26

28.43 / 25.23

Total Crew

350, International

325, International

Crew to Passenger Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

2.43 / 2.60

2.18 / 2.46

Navigation Officers

International

European

IMO Number, Call Sign

6417097, C6JZ7

7108514, ZCDG2

Sister Ships

(ex-) Ivan Franko (Black Sea Shipping)
(ex-) Taras Shevchenko (Black Sea Shipping)
(ex-) Shota Rustaveli (Black Sea Shipping)
(ex-) Mikhail Lermontov (Baltic Shipping)

(ex-) Pacific (Quail Cruises)

History

1965-1985: Aleksandr Pushkin (Baltic Shipping)
1985-1990: Aleksandr Pushkin (CTC Cruises)
1990-1991: [laid up]
1991-2008: Marco Polo (Orient Lines)
2008-2009: Marco Polo (Transocean Tours)
2009-2010: [laid up]
2010- : Marco Polo (Cruise & Maritime Voyages)

1972-1972: Island Venture (Flagship Cruises)
1972-1999: Island Princess <I> (Princess Cruises)
1999-2001: Hyundai Pungak
     (Hyundai Merchant Marine)
2001-2003: Platinum (Fiducia Shipping)
2003-2012: Discovery (Voyages of Discovery)
2012- : Discovery (Cruise & Maritime Voyages)

 

Ship(s) in Operation

 

Ship

Ocean Countess

Entered Service

1976 August

Builder

Burmeister & Wein, Copenhagen (Denmark)

Original Cost

US$17 million

Registry

Madeira, Portugal

Gross Tonnage

17593 tons

Length x Beam x Draft

163.5 x 22.8 x 5.8 (m), 536.3 x 74.8 x 19.0 (ft)

Speed

17.5 knots

Passenger Decks

8

Number of Cabins (Inside/Oceanview/Balcony)

400 (155, 245, 0)

Passengers
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

800 / 960

Passenger Space Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

21.99 / 18.33

Total Crew

350, International

Crew to Passenger Ratio
(Standard Occupancy / Full Occupancy)

2.29 / 2.74

Navigation Officers

International

IMO Number, Call Sign

7358561, CQRH

Sister Ships

Golden Iris (Mano Cruises)

History

1976-1996: Cunard Countess (Cunard Line)
1996-1998: Awani Dream 2 (Awani Cruises)
1998-2002: Olympic Countess (Royal Olympic Cruises)
2002-2004: Olympia Countess (Royal Olympia Cruises)
2004-2005: Ocean Countess (Majestic International Cruises)
2005-2006: Lili Marleen (Holiday Kreuzfahrten)
2006-2007: Ocean Conutess (Monarch Classic Cruises)
2007-2007: Ruby (Louis Cruise Lines)
2007-2008: Ocean Countess (Monarch Classic Cruises)
2008-2009: Ocean Pacific (Viagens CVC)
2009-2009: New Pacific (Quail Cruises)
2009-2010: [laid up]
2010-2012: Ocean Countess (Cruise & Maritime Voyages)
2012- : [laid up]

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