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Orient Lines is widely known as the cruise industry's "destination specialist",
offering passengers an in-depth experience through extended land and sea
journeys to sought-after destinations around the globe. The line's single
mid-sized ship, Marco Polo, is able to cruise to intimate ports too small for
larger vessels, while offering guests four-star amenities at the same time.
What is the Orient Line difference?
- Destination Intensive. All Orient Lines vacations - without exception
- include land packages before and/or after the cruise. By offering more one-way
itineraries than any other cruise line, passengers see a greater variety of
ports without repeating visits.
- Mid-sized Ship. Orient Lines passenger sails aboard the Marco Polo,
they never feel just part of the crowd, visiting the intimate harbours big ships
cannot. This also gives Orient Lines the opportunity to offer overnight port
stays in many of the world's great cities, allowing time for more leisurely
exploration.
- Enrichment and Education. Orient Lines provides guest experts who
conduct enrichment lectures to giving passengers insights and perspectives far
beyond their expectations.
- Consistent Quality, Value and Service. Year after year, travel
magazines, organizations and world travellers have give Orient Lines their
highest ratings. Additionally, Orient Lines' Filipino staff, service is both an
art and a calling. They carry the highest reputation for professionalism and
courtesy.
Activities and Entertainment
Day and night, you'll discover different sides to Marco Polo. There's a
refreshing informality and a casual elegance that makes for a congenial
ambiance. Visit the card room for a game of bridge. Catch up with your friends
back home or check on your stock in the Internet centre. Pick up a book from the
library. Or attend a lecture on a range of subjects, from finance to
anthropology, from technology to ports of call.
Evenings are enchanted on the Marco Polo. After a day of explorations, you'll
look forward to the fun and fanfare that awaits. Start with a cocktail in the
Polo Lounge. Catch a lavish production show in the Ambassador Lounge. Try you
luck in the intimate casino. Dance into the wee small hours in the Charleston
Club.
Orient Lines' social staff also includes gracious gentlemen who serve as
social hosts. These Gentlemen Hosts ensure that ladies travelling on their own
enjoy socializing in pleasant company.
Best of all, your evenings can be as active or relaxing as you'd like. So
whether it's a movie just for two back in your stateroom, or a night out with
newfound friends, Marco Polo gives you the choice and the best of both worlds.
local pleasures each destination Celebrity has to offer, you'll want to take
advantage of Celebrity's onboard activities. Whether it's a talk on the wildlife
of Alaska, a ping-pong tournament or relaxing in a deck chair with a good book,
you're sure to find the perfect way to spend your day.
During your Celebrity Cruise, the decks are alive with options, morning to
night. On-deck games and tournaments give you a chance to join in some friendly
competition and meet new people. You can even stroll the corridors of a
Celebrity ship, appreciate the works of great painters, photographers and
sculptors like Pablo Picasso, Jasper Johns, Alex Katz or Andy Warhol; all of
whom, have found a home on these floating museums. The Celebrity Cruises art
collection is comprised of more than 1200 original, museum-quality pieces.
Cultural Performances
Because so much of a nation's spirit is reflected in its music and dance, you'll
enjoy local folklore performances aboard where possible.
Menus and wine lists will vary to reflect the regions you visit. Performers,
musicians, and dance troupes will be invited on board, bringing their nation's
spirit with them. From a rousing Irish jig to the rhythms of a Brazilian samba,
or the haunting sound of the Peruvian panpipes, these musical moments add to
your very personal journey.
Noted Lecturers
On many cruises, you'll be accompanied by eminent guest speakers, and can attend
lectures that pave the way to a better understanding of the places you'll visit.
Drawn from the ranks of historians, journalists, political commentators,
diplomats, naturalists, explorers, and scientists - Marco Polo guest lecturers
offer unique experiences and perspectives.
Most will sail with you for the duration of the cruise, giving you the chance
to swap anecdotes and share experiences. Many will accompany you ashore should
you care to join them. In Antarctica, for example, you'll be escorted ashore by
a team of Antarctic experts.
Mandara Spa
Uncrowded. Unhurried. Life aboard Marco Polo is relaxing. There are hot tubs, a
sauna, and an outdoor pool to dip into. You can schedule a workout in the health
club, then step into the exclusive Mandara Spa, run by the world's leading
luxury resort operators. Indulge in a Javanese honey steam wrap. Try a volcanic
stone massage, or choose from an extensive range of beauty treatments that use
the finest ingredients and traditional Balinese techniques.
Dining
Open an Orient Lines menu and you open the door to some of the world's most
irresistible cuisine. At your table in Marco Polo's main restaurant, the Seven
Seas, you'll sample a wide range of delights. There are traditional favourites
and exotic creations that draw their inspiration from the four corners of the
world.
Nightly five-course menus are an opportunity to take a gastronomic journey.
Yet, with a choice of dining venues and menus, rest assured you'll always find
suggestions to suit your mood, as well as your diet, from the lightest of salads
to the most tempting tortes.
Raffles, Marco Polo's alternative restaurant, is also open for breakfast and
lunch, served buffet style. You can dine in air-conditioned comfort or enjoy one
of the great joys of cruising, dining alfresco. Raffles also provides an
alternative, more informal venue for dinner.
Marco Polo's master chefs prepare menus that change daily and feature
regional wines and local specialties from your ports of call. Selections include
vegetarian and low calorie options with every meal. So, whatever your taste,
you'll be able to marvel at the creativity and skill of their European chefs.
Your dinner, whether at the Seven Seas or at Raffles, remains a highlight of any
day at sea. You can also dine in your stateroom, should you choose, or drop by
the Charleston Club, Polo Lounge or the casino for a late-night snack after the
show.
Staterooms & Service
When all is said and done, what guests love the most about Marco Polo is the
personal touch, the warmth and ambiance on board. Many of their returning
passengers are surprised to find that the staff aboard Marco Polo welcomes them
by name.
Even if it is your first time on board, Marco Polo greets you as a member of
the family. Your well-appointed stateroom provides a private retreat that's
always good to return to after a day filled with adventure and excitement.
Your cabin steward is there to anticipate your every need. Throughout the
ship, the bar staff, busboys, reception staff, headwaiters - all share the same
commitment to your comfort. Staterooms are spacious, thoughtfully designed, and
tastefully decorated. They offer a full range of amenities including television
with in-house movies, CNN, plus a preview channel that lets you see what's in
store in the ports ahead, or watch a rerun of selected lectures.
There's a music console, direct-dial phone, hair dryer, and personal safe.
Some staterooms feature large picture windows, a bathtub and queen-sized beds.
Suites add further features such as a sitting area, small refrigerator and
marble bath.
Throughout your cruise, you'll be delighted by unexpected touches, all of
which add to the orient Lines experience. Like fresh towels and toiletries in
your stateroom before you have a chance to ask. Nightly turndown service comes
complete with a chocolate treat on your pillow. Cool towels and your choice of
complimentary ice tea or lemonade on return from your shore excursions. The
attention to detail is what separates Orient Lines from all other cruise lines.
Polo Club for Orient Lines Past Passengers
Enjoy the added benefits of
Orient Lines' Polo Club featuring special privileges and great savings. Once you
sail with Orient Lines, you join an elite club, with no dues and an array of
benefits:
- Bottle of wine per stateroom
- Invitation to a private VIP party on board
- Shipboard credit up to $175 per person, depending on the length of the
cruise
- Polo Club News magazine
- Extra 10% discount on most cruises if paid in full within 7 days of booking
and at least 120 days before sailing
- Special "members only" offers
- Recognition gifts during your third, sixth, tenth and fifteenth cruises
- Pre-cruise gifts sent to you and shipboard credits for your friends who sail
with us
- Members of Orient Lines' Polo Club are also entitled to Latitudes past guest
benefits when onboard sister cruise line Norwegian Cruise Line.
Set Sail Today
To start planning your next cruise holiday, you can book online our call us now to speak
to one of our Cruise Specialists.
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