Cruise and Maritime Voyages

MEDIA STATEMENT Sunday 16 February 2014 (1530hrs)

Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) confirm that following the storm damage sustained to a small section of Marco Polo’s Waldorf Restaurant and the subsequent completion of the required reparation works, the vessel has been cleared to sail by the authorities.

Marco Polo will be sailing this evening from London Tilbury on her scheduled 14 night cruise to Norway and the Land of the Northern Lights with a compliment of 791 passengers.

Christian Verhounig, Chief Executive of Cruise & Maritime Voyages commented, “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the passengers and their families affected during this difficult time.

The safety and comfort of our passengers is and will always be of paramount importance. Marco Polo undergoes stringent and rigorous surveys and is inspected regularly including a recent annual dry docking survey and certification. Marco Polo is a purpose built deep sea ocean going liner maintained and serviced in full compliance of strict British and International maritime regulations and is efficiently manned by a professional and dedicated crew. She also has the added advantage of an ice strengthened hull designed for special voyages to the Arctic and Antarctica Polar regions.

We have been touched by the overwhelming level of support received from passengers who experienced the freak wave incident and the fulsome praise extended to the Captain, his officers and hard working crew and also by many of our customers who cruise with us regularly onboard the much loved Marco Polo”.

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