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Official Orient Lines promotional postcard given to
passengers on our 2001 voyage.
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M/S Marco Polo vital statistics
Company: Orient Lines (until 2008)
Home Port: Nassau, Bahamas
Gross Tonnage: 22,080 tons
Cruising Speed: 16.5 knots
Passenger Capacity: 826
Passenger Decks: 8
Built: 1965
Voyages sailed on this ship:
Mediterranean,
Antarctica |
The Marco Polo was the flagship
of Orient Lines and is well-known for her annual Antarctic
expeditions, for which she has an ice-strengthened hull, a
helipad and carries eight inflatable Zodiac dinghies. At
22,080 tons she is the largest of the Antarctic expedition
ships. A voyage to Antarctica is an unforgettable
experience and one that I know would make a lasting impression
on you forever.
The photos on this page were taken during our 2006 Antarctic
expedition; click on the small images to open a larger one in
its own window. To see my Antarctic photos featuring the
Marco Polo (and a lot of penguins!) click
here to download my
PowerPoint slide-show.
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Intrepid British explorers, a.k.a. Debbie and Trevor,
fly the flag at the Chilean research station at Paradise
Harbour on 17 January 2006.
Spot the colony of Gentoo penguins in the background!
As one of the expedition leaders described Paradise
Harbour:
"Not a paradise with palm trees, but a breathtaking
beauty from the sublime ice-bergs to the backdrop of
mountains and glaciers one is able to see here in the
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One of the expedition leaders helps me out of a Zodiac
on landing at Half Moon Island on 18 January 2006.
Everyone was issued with official expedition parkas,
life-jackets etc. and you had to come equipped with
thermal undies, hats and gloves; in addition, waterproof
over-trousers and wellingtons were a must. You can
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here to see the photo in Glamour magazine. |
Here I am on board the Marco Polo
reading my copy of Glamour magazine.
Why, I hear you ask, am I standing reading Glamour
instead of gazing at the stunning scenery? Well,
each month Glamour invites its readers to
participate in a competition called 'Glamour-to-Go' in
which readers send in photos of themselves reading
Glamour in a glamorous location.
I figured that Antarctica was as unusual a location as
you could get, so I sent in my picture which was
published, winning me a digital camera! |
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