Cruise & Maritime Voyages

Cruise & Maritime Voyages
Cruise & Maritime Voyages
Founded 2010
Headquarters Dartford, United Kingdom.
Area served British Market
Products Cruises
Website www.cruiseandmaritime.com

Cruise & Maritime Voyages is a passenger shipping company headquartered in Dartford, United Kingdom.[1][2][3]

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History

Cruise & Maritime Voyages was formed in 2009, by parent organisation Cruise & Maritime Services International, after German based Transocean Tours (for whom they were the UK representative) filed for bankruptcy.[4]

Cruise & Maritime Voyages has positioned itself as "Providing ex-UK 'no fly' cruising holidays aboard smaller and medium sized classic and more traditional style ships".[5] Cruise & Maritime Voyages serves an adult market, with an on board style of traditional entertainment, dining and rooms using a fleet of older tonnage.[6]

Fleet

MS Marco Polo

Marco Polo.

In 2009 the veteran liner MS Marco Polo was chartered for cruising as the line's first ship.

The ship is operated as an adults only (16 and above) vessel, and is marketed at cash short consumers, with multiple departure points in the UK along with exotic itineraries.[7] She is under a five-year charter [8] with the line, and was transferred in 2009 after previous operator, Transocean Tours filed for bankruptcy.[9]

MS Ocean Countess

In 2010 MS Ocean Countess (ex. Cunard Countess) was chartered as the second ship of the fleet.[10] Ocean Countess had been chartered as Ruby for Louis Cruise Lines prior to her current charter.[11]

Marco Polo was in Tilbury and Ocean Countess in Kingston upon Hull, UK, during the Royal Wedding in 2011.[12]

References

  1. ^ Reinikainen, Kari (14 August 2009). "New cruise brand with two ships to launch in the UK in 2010". Cruise Business Online. http://cruisebusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=614. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 
  2. ^ "Cruise & Maritime Voyages launches 2010/2011 winter preview". Travel Weekly. December 31, 2009. http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2009/12/31/32697/cruise-maritime-voyages-launches-20102011-winter.html. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 
  3. ^ "Cruise Line Website - Contact Us". Cruiseandmaritime.com. http://www.cruiseandmaritime.com/contact-us/index.aspx. Retrieved 2011-01-24. 
  4. ^ "Trans Ocean Files for Bankruptcy". Cruisecritic.co.uk. 2009-09-04. http://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/news/news.cfm?ID=3420. Retrieved 2011-01-24. 
  5. ^ "About Us (Company Website)". Cruiseandmaritime.com. http://www.cruiseandmaritime.com/our-ship/introduction.aspx. Retrieved 2011-01-24. 
  6. ^ "New UK Cruise Liner Launched | Travel News". Comparecarhire.co.uk. 2009-08-15. http://www.comparecarhire.co.uk/news/new-uk-cruise-liner-launched-5388069.html. Retrieved 2011-01-24. 
  7. ^ "New UK Liner". Comparecarhire.co.uk. 2009-08-15. http://www.comparecarhire.co.uk/news/new-uk-cruise-liner-launched-5388069.html. Retrieved 2011-01-24. 
  8. ^ Ind, Cruise (2009-08-13). "New Cruise Line Formed". Cruiseind.wordpress.com. http://cruiseind.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/new-cruise-line-formed/. Retrieved 2011-01-24. 
  9. ^ "Trans Ocean Files for Closure". Cruisecritic.co.uk. 2009-09-04. http://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/news/news.cfm?ID=3420. Retrieved 2011-01-24. 
  10. ^ "Ocean Countess". http://www.traveldaily.co.uk/AsiaPacificNews/Detail.aspx?Section=21391. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 
  11. ^ "Cunard Countess". Chriscunard.com. http://chriscunard.com/cunard_countess.php. Retrieved 2011-01-24. 
  12. ^ http://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/news/news.cfm?ID=4248 U.K. Cruise Lines Announce Royal Wedding Plans

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