![]() MS Marco Polo has a classic profile, traditional dark hull and teak decks. Fellow passengers are affluent, middle-aged, well-travelled and mostly repeat guests. The 820-passenger ship Marco Polo is among the top choices for small ship travel vacations out of the UK. The boat's AIS transmitted for the last time on January 14 (at 0:57 UTC) showing her off Alang. On January 9, Marco Polo anchored off Port Dahej (India, northeast of Alang). The AIS transmitted as port destination first "AWAITING ORDERS" then "ALANG" (since January 6). On January 3, 2021, the vessel left its anchorage and headed to Alang India to be beached and scrapped. In December, the ship remained at anchorage off Dubai. On December 4-5, it transited the Suez Canal. On December 3, the vessel arrived and anchored off Port Said (Cairo) for ~9 hours. The ship's AIS later transmitted as destination port DUBAI. On November 20, 2020, CMV Marco Polo left Bristol en route to Falmouth (Cornwall England). Eventually, they sold it for scrapping at Aliaga Turkey. (October 22) The 55-year-old CMV Marco Polo was sold to an undisclosed buyer/private investors (sales price USD 2,77 million) who reportedly offered the vessel for charter (cruiser or hotel ship).(October 19) The 35-year-old CMV Magellan was sold to Seajets Ferries Greece for USD 3,431 million.(October 15) The 33-year-old CMV Astor was sold to an undisclosed buyer (sales price USD 1,71 million) who intends to resell it for scrap metal.(October 12) The 31-year-old CMV Columbus was sold to Seajets Ferries Greece for USD 5,321 million.(October 8) The 27-year-old CMV Vasco Da Gama was sold to Mystic Invest (Portugal) for USD 10,187 million.Biddings (deadline in brackets) opened for Vasco Da Gama (Oct 8), Columbus (Oct 12), Astor (Oct 15), Magellan (Oct 19) and Marco Polo (Oct 22). In October was planned the vessels to be auctioned via the London UK-based company CW Kellock & Co Ltd (Ship Auctioneers, Brokers and Valuers). Unfortunately, the company's efforts to secure funding and stay afloat during the Coronavirus crisis failed.Īll CMV ships were placed on the secondhand market and open for sale. In June, SQTL-CMV entered into emergency talks with potential investors and lenders. The UK-based SQTL traded as "Cruise and Maritime Voyages" (trademarked brand). On July 20, 2020, CMV's parent company SQTL (South Quay Travel & Leisure Ltd) was placed into administration / filed for bankruptcy. Its last drydock refurbishment (by CMV) was conducted in January 2020. Marco Polo's last cruise for CMV was scheduled for September 19, 2019.įor CMV, the vessel (IMO number 6417097) was Bahamas- flagged (MMSI 308693000) and registered in Nassau. In early-June 2017 was reported that Marco Polo leaves CMV in May 2018, as the shipowner (Global Maritime) puts the boat for sale. The 1965-built vessel was constructed in East Germany by Mathias-Thesen-Werft Wismar (now Lloyd Werft Wismar GmbH) as "MS Aleksandr Pushkin" for Baltic Shipping Company (USSR / Soviet Union). It was previously operated by Transocean Tours (Germany). MS Marco Polo cruise ship was last owned by Global Maritime Group and operated under charter by the UK-based travel company Cruise And Maritime Voyages (CMV).
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