FRANCE'S CMA CGM has this week announced that travellers will be welcomed aboard its flagship, the Marco Polo.Travel aboard the CMA CGM MARCO POLO, the world’s largest and state of the art containership.
CMA CGM, the world’s third largest container shipping Group and France’s leading, has the pleasure to announce that passengers cabins are now available on board the CMA CGM MARCO POLO, the world’s largest containership of 16 020 TEUs*. This giant of the seas which has exceptional dimensions (longer than 396m) is the equivalent of 4 football pitches and bigger than the Empire State Building !
Travelling aboard containerships which are among the biggest in the world is to experience a completely different way of cruising the oceans; a unique opportunity offered by CMA CGM, the world’s third largest container shipping Group. A world away from a conventional voyage at sea, a trip on a containership is a thrilling and unforgettable way to discover the great maritime trading routes
These original cruises offer travelers the possibility to live a unique and unforgettable experience by discovering oceans, seas and continents to the beat of international trade and involving themselves in the life on board by sharing the crew’s everyday life.
With CMA CGM, passengers can create their own itinerary choosing their routes, destinations and time spent in each port, the journeys can adapt to all kind of envy, ranging from 2 to 85 days. From North Europe to Southern China or Japan; destination Brazil via the French West Indies and Guyana; South Pacific; or America to the Far East – the world is your oyster!
The CMA CGM MARCO POLO includes 5 double modern cabins of 20m2 each, a lounge with TV equipment, a library, a fitness room and even a swimming pool.
This vessel is deployed on the world largest route linking Asia to Europe and will allow travelers to discover the world’s largest ports on the following rotation: Ningbo, Shanghai, Xiamen, Hong Kong, Chiwan, Yantian, Port Kelang, Tanger, Southampton, Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam, Zeebrugge, Le Havre, Malta, Khor Al Fakkan, Jebel Ali, Ningbo.
"Cargo cruises" are proposed by the CMA CGM Group since 2000 and allow boarding the Group’s owned-cargos on the different major global shipping routes (North Europe-Asia / USA-Asia / Round the world via the Panama Canal / the West Indian road / Europe-India).
