In May 2016, I spent 5-nights aboard Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Balmoral sailing from Port of Tyne and exploring the Norwegian Fjords, and it was a fantastic cruise. The ship herself ticked all the right boxes for me and I couldn’t wait to sail away on her again, so within a few weeks of returning…
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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Black Watch To Undergo Multi-Million Pound Refurbishment
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ 804-guest Black Watch will be entering dry dock at the Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany in November 2016, in preparation for the forthcoming 2017/18 cruise season. The ship will undergo various engineering works, general maintenance and refurbishment during the dry dock, as well as the creation of several new…
Norwegian Fjords With Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Balmoral sailed into Newcastle with the promise of a 5-night scenic cruising voyage to Norway, taking in 2 ports of call: Bergen and Eidfjord. I visited Norway a few years ago on a cruise; that particular itinerary was to the Arctic Circle and as you can imagine, it was rather cold!…
Fred. Olsen To Sail From More Regional Ports Than Any Other Cruise Line In 2017/18
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is reinforcing its reputation for offering the greatest choice of ex-UK departures to cruise guests in 2017/18, with its fleet of four smaller, more intimate ships – Balmoral, Braemar, Boudicca and Black Watch – sailing from ten convenient regional ports: Southampton, Dover, Tilbury, Harwich, Falmouth, Liverpool, Newcastle, Greenock (Glasgow), Rosyth (Edinburgh)…
Braemar In Mid-Atlantic Yacht Rescue
On 27th December 2015, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ ship Braemar came to the aid of a sailing yacht marooned in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, with the dramatic rescue of the 14-metre Nicollet and her four Polish passengers and crew, who had been adrift for nearly three days. On the morning of 27th December…
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Boudicca To Undergo Refurbishment
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ 880-guest Boudicca will be entering dry dock at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany in November 2015, in preparation for the forthcoming 2016/17 cruise season. Boudicca will arrive in Bremerhaven on 18th November 2015 from the Port of Tyne, Newcastle, following a 16-night ‘Mysterious Morocco & Seductive Spain’ cruise, and…
Boudicca British Isles and Ireland Cruise Part 2
Part 1 of my blog ended with us leaving the port of Cobh and heading for Dublin – so let me pick up from where I left off. We docked in Dublin early in the morning and I had no immediate plans for the port, Dublin was one of my “free” days, so I jumped…
Boudicca British Isles and Ireland Cruise Part 1
I have been on Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Boudicca for a few days now, so it’s time to let you know what has been happening and where in the world we are, but first, let me tell you about the lady herself. There are a few interior similarities between Boudicca and Braemar (I cruised on…
Counting Down To Boudicca & The British Isles
It is almost time for me to hit the high seas again and on this cruise I will find myself spending 11-nights aboard Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Boudicca, as she takes me on a ‘Myths & Legends’ cruise around the beautiful British Isles. This will be my first time aboard Boudicca and my first British…
Fred. Olsen Fleet To Come Together For The First Time In Bergen
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ fleet of four ships – Balmoral, Braemar, Boudicca and Black Watch – will all be coming together in Norway’s second city, Bergen, on Tuesday 28th July 2015, for an historic joint celebration! The ‘4 Bs in Bergen’ event – named after the initial letter of each of the four Fred. Olsen…
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