Historical Old Towns Of Northern Europe With Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Oh, Bolette! I really do love that ship and I’m not long back from another wonderful cruise with her. I sailed a 10-night ‘Historical Old Towns of Northern Europe’ itinerary, and it was nice to finally be back in the Baltic region after such…
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Brand-new 82-night ‘Discovering Asia with the Holi Festival’ Grand Voyage with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has today unveiled a brand new 82-night Grand Voyage, offering the chance to discover the culture-rich lands of Asia on a journey timed specially to coincide with the Holi Festival. The sailing, aboard Fred. Olsen’s smaller-sized Balmoral, features calls into Myanmar and Cambodia, known for their ancient civilisations and rich histories,…
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Unveils Brand-New 106-Night ‘Voyage Of Exploration Around The World’ Cruise
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has announced a brand-new World Cruise for 2025, inspired by journeys taken by famous historical explorers. Departing from Southampton on 6th January 2025, flagship Bolette will follow a similar route to the first world circumnavigation by explorers Magellan and Elcano in 1519. The cruise, which will take guests to destinations including Brazil, Argentina, French…
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines and marine charity ORCA celebrate 4,400 wildlife sightings aboard fleet
Guests aboard Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ fleet made more than 4,400 wildlife sightings with the help of marine wildlife charity ORCA in 2022. It came as part of ORCA’s Cruise Conservationist programme, hosted aboard the Fred. Olsen fleet. The most frequent wildlife spotted was the common dolphin, sighted 296 times – with the total number…
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Borealis completes multi-million-pound refurbishment at Cammell Laird shipyard near Liverpool
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Borealis has completed a multimillion-pound refurbishment programme at Cammell Laird shipyard, Birkenhead, becoming the first cruise liner to undergo work at the site for over 25 years. Borealis arrived on 28th October, for a 14-day refurbishment, including steel repairs, an overhaul of the shafts and propellers as well a new application of underwater paint, supported…
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines unveils two new shorter sailings to India and Singapore or Japan, USA and Mexico as part of 2023 Phileas Fogg adventure
Explorers looking for their next adventure can take advantage of two new shorter sailings unveiled by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines today, as part of its ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ cruise in 2023 – with up to £300 per person for guests to enjoy on board. Borealis will set sail from Southampton on 23rd February 2023,…
Set sail with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines from £749 per person and enjoy free drinks or door-to-door transfers included on selected 2023 cruises
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is offering guests free door-to-door transfers or an all inclusive drinks package on a selection of 2023 itineraries, with sailings starting from £749 per person. Running from 6th September to 31st October inclusive, guests booking a selected cruise of 16-nights of less can enjoy a free all inclusive drinks package, or, for selected…
Cruising The Olsen Way – French Riviera aboard Bolette – Part 4
The sea day, a time to relax and recharge, and find out what’s happening onboard! Earlier in the cruise, I’d spotted something in the Daily Times called Deck Tennis, and I was intrigued. There are no nets on Deck 9 to stop a ball going overboard, so what on earth is it? I had to…
Cruising The Olsen Way – French Riviera aboard Bolette – Part 3
It’s time for port days and our first was Alicante. I had booked the ‘Alicante & Elche’ tour. The sun was shining, I’d been given a packed lunch to take with me and it was time to head ashore. Emilio was our guide, and he was excellent! I wish every tour guide could be like…
Cruising The Olsen Way – French Riviera aboard Bolette – Part 2
Bolette has 2 speciality restaurants onboard – Vasco and Colours & Tastes – and I would highly recommend them both! The cover charge is a mere £15 per person and the food is exceptional. In fact, it was so good that I visited Colours & Tastes twice! I would have also gone back to Vasco…