I’ll ad my 2 cents and that’s an exaggeration of its value. The Marrakech by forcing you to use their rack makes it not a good choice in my opinion, there isn’t any bars in the back to keep panniers from wanting to sway into the wheels in rear. If you look at a picture of a Surly further down the page it has a rear rack more suitable for panniers.
good luck with whatever you choose.
Allen