Scrapped in Aliağa, Turkey in 2020.Ĭhartered from Portuscale Cruises to replace the slightly bigger MV Discovery. After CMV entered administration, she was sold at auction for US$ 1,710,000. The ship was due to leave the Transocean Tours fleet in May 2021 and was to have been refurbished and renamed as Jules Verne, after which she would have sailed out of Le Havre and Marseille for Cruise & Maritime Voyages's new French brand. She was sold for scrap as Amen at Alang, India in October 2014. Ship entered the fleet in February 2013, replacing the Ocean Countess. Replaced in 2012 by the Discovery and subsequently sold for scrap in 2013 after a fire destroyed the ship. In 2010, the ship was chartered as the second ship of the fleet. After a mooring at Persian Gulf with her fate unknown the ship sold for scrap at Alang, India in January 2021. First Marco Polo became a floating hotel in Dumbai. After CMV entered administration, she was sold for US$ 2,770,000.
In 2009, the ship was chartered for cruising as the line's first ship and was operated as an adults-only (16 and above) vessel, marketed at cash short consumers, with multiple departure points in the UK along with exotic itineraries. The following ships were operated or were scheduled to be operated by Cruise & Maritime Voyages. Kellock London Ltd., an auction house, brought most of the company's fleet (except for Astoria, which the company operated under charter from Bank Montepio of Lisbon) for US$ 23,419,000. Īn industry news report on 19 August 2020 indicated that the company's ships were "actively for sale on the secondhand market," and that the Administrators were "said to be struggling with crew repatriation." Ĭ.W. on 20 July 2020, with all trading ceased and all sales offices closed with immediate effect. Īttempts to secure financing failed, and the company, including its Germany subsidiary, entered administration with Duff & Phelps Ltd. The company had previously sought a financing agreement with private equity firm Novalpina Capital this attempt failed after Barclays declined to offer the company a state-backed loan. Sky News reported on 15 July 2020 that the company was facing insolvency and was in talks with VGO Capital Management, which Sky described as "a special situations investor with expertise in the shipping industry," for additional financing. On the 23 June 2020, five ships within the CMV fleet were detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, including the MV Columbus, MV Vasco da Gama, MV Astoria, MS Astor, and MS Marco Polo over crew welfare concerns after inspections revealed "expired and invalid seafarers employment agreements, late payment of wages and crews who had been on board for over 12 months." The MS Magellan was also inspected by the Agency but was not detained. In March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cruise & Maritime Voyages temporarily halted operations, with the majority of ships laid up in Tilbury. In December 2019, it was announced that the company acquired two new ships, P&O Australia's Pacific Dawn and Pacific Aria. Ĭruise & Maritime Voyages positioned itself as "Providing ex-UK 'no fly' cruising holidays aboard smaller and medium-sized classic and more traditional style ships." The company served an adult market, with an onboard style of traditional entertainment, dining and rooms using a fleet of older vessels. Cruise & Maritime Voyages was formed in 2009, by parent organisation Cruise & Maritime Services International, after their German based Transocean Tours (for whom they were the UK representative) filed for bankruptcy.
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