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Aleksandr Pushkin
Aleksandr Pushkin - Marco Polo
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Soviet liner
Aleksandr Pushkin
, which became the Orient Lines'
Marco Polo
in 1992. The
Aleksandr Pushkin
was constructed at V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft Shipyard in East Germany and she entered service in 1966 with the Baltic Shipping Company on their regular trans-Atlantic service between Montreal and Leningrad. She became a full-time cruise ship in 1975. Between 1979-1985
Aleksandr Pushkin
was chartered to Transocean Tours, after which she was transferred to the Far Eastern Shipping Company, with occasional charters to UK-based CTC.
Aleksandr Pushkin
was laid up in Singapore in 1990, but was bought a year later by Gerry Herrod, who had just sold his Ocean Cruise Lines to Paquet.
Aleksandr Pushkin
was renamed
Marco Polo
and began a lengthy rebuilding period.
Marco Polo
re-entered service with Orient Lines in 1993 on varied programme of cruises around the world. Orient Lines considered purchasing her sister
Ivan Franko
in 1991, but the increasing cost of the
Marco Polo
rebuilding deterred them. In 1998, Orient Lines was acquired by Norwegian Cruise Line, who retained the Orient Lines brand.
In June 2007 it was announced that NCL would retire
Marco Polo
and the Orient Lines brand in March 2008 when
Marco Polo
arrives in Lisbon from Rio de Janeiro.
Marco Polo
was sold to
Transocean Tours
and operated a series of cruises from Tilbury and Dover in 2008 for the UK market.
Aleksandr Pushkin
was the second ship of the Ivan Franko Class to be built, and the only one to survive in 2008. Her sisters were
Ivan Franko
(built 1964, scrapped 1997),
Shota Rustaveli
(built 1966, scrapped 2003),
Taras Shevchenko
(built 1967, scrapped 2005) and
Mikhail Lermontov
(built 1972, sunk 1986).
Ship Names on this Page:-
Aleksandr Pushkin
- Soviet Cruise Ship 1965-1991
Marco Polo
- Orient Lines 1991-2008
Marco Polo
- Transocean Tours 2008-
2008 Transocean Tours Images
2009 Transocean Tours Images
Brochure Archive:-
Aleksandr Pushkin
- 1977 Baltic Shipping Co (5.2 MB Adobe PDF file opens in new window)
Associated Pages:-
Orient Lines (NCL/Star)
Soviet Passenger Ships
Cruise Ship Postcards
Ocean Liner Postcards
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Aleksandr Pushkin
(Black Sea Shipping Co: 1966-1985)
(Far Eastern Shipping Co: 1985-1990)
Official postcard of
Aleksandr Pushkin
Official postcard of
Aleksandr Pushkin
Official postcard of
Aleksandr Pushkin
Scan: Ken Murayama
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Official postcard of
Aleksandr Pushkin
Scan: Ken Murayama
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Official calendar showing
Aleksandr Pushkin
Scan: Ken Murayama
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Official postcard of
Aleksandr Pushkin
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Official postcard of
Aleksandr Pushkin
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CT postcard of
Aleksandr Pushkin
1977 brochure cover for
Aleksandr Pushkin
and
Mikhail Lermontov
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Complete brochure (5 MB PDF file)
Marco Polo
(Orient Line: 1992- )
Marco Polo
was built as the Soviet liner
Aleksandr Pushkin
in 1956. She was bought from the Black Sea Shipping Co in 1992, and substantially rebuilt before re-entering service as
Marco Polo
.
Official art postcard
Marco Polo
issued before her entry into service.
Official Orient Lines postcard of
Marco Polo
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Official Orient Lines postcard of
Marco Polo
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Official Orient Lines postcard of
Marco Polo
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Official Orient Lines postcard of
Marco Polo
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Official Orient Lines postcard of
Marco Polo
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Official Orient Lines postcard of
Marco Polo
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Official Orient Lines postcard of
Marco Polo
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Official plain-backed and over-sized card of the
Marco Polo
plus destinations.
Oversized Tur-Yay postcard 09-30 of
Marco Polo
, at Kusadasi (photo: Hasan Basri OZSU)
This is an
M.N.W.Edwards
postcard TdC9 of
Marco Polo
, shown leaving Table Bay
Photo: Dr Errol Cornish.
Marco Polo
at Dubrovnik
Photo: © Ivo Batricevic 2004
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Marco Polo
at Dubrovnik
Photo: © Ivo Batricevic 2004
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Marco Polo
at Dubrovnik
Photo: © Ivo Batricevic 2004
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Marco Polo
at Dubrovnik
Photo: © Neven Jerkovic 2004
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Marco Polo
at Dubrovnik
Photo: © Neven Jerkovic 2004
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Marco Polo
at Dubrovnik
Photo: © Neven Jerkovic 2004
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Marco Polo
at Dubrovnik
Photo: © Neven Jerkovic 2004
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Marco Polo
at Dubrovnik
Photo: © Neven Jerkovic 2004
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Marco Polo
at Dubrovnik
Photo: © Neven Jerkovic 2004
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Marco Polo
at Dubrovnik
Photo: © Neven Jerkovic 2004
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Marco Polo
at Dubrovnik
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Marco Polo
at Dubrovnik
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Marco Polo
at Dubrovnik
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Marco Polo
at Dubrovnik
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Marco Polo
at Dubrovnik
Photo: © Neven Jerkovic 2006
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Marco Polo
at Dubrovnik
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Marco Polo
at Dubrovnik
Photo: © Neven Jerkovic 2006
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Marco Polo
at Dubrovnik
Photo: © Neven Jerkovic 2006
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Marco Polo
at Dubrovnik
Photo: © Neven Jerkovic 2006
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Marco Polo
at Dubrovnik
Photo: © Neven Jerkovic 2006
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Marco Polo
at Dubrovnik
Photo: © Neven Jerkovic 2006
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Marco Polo
at Dover
Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st September 2006