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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Reunites Fleet For Historic ‘Captains In Cadiz’ Celebration

Posted on September 12, 2018 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines celebrated an historic coming together of its fleet of four ocean ships – Balmoral, Braemar, Boudicca and Black Watch – in Cádiz, Spain on 10th September 2018. Entitled ‘Captains in Cádiz’, this was only the second…

Fred. Olsen World Cruise 2018: Life Onboard Black Watch

Posted on May 11, 2018 by CruiseMiss — 1 Comment

A lot of people asked me how I could possibly want to spend 108-nights on a ship. My response, how could you not want to spend 108-nights on a ship? I love being at sea. That’s my happy place, even…

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Fred. Olsen World Cruise 2018: Some Of My Favourite Things About Black Watch

Posted on April 29, 2018 by CruiseMiss — 1 Comment

All good things must come to an end and sadly, my cruise of a lifetime is over. I can’t even begin to tell you how wonderful the trip was and how much I enjoyed being on Black Watch and spending…

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Fred. Olsen World Cruise 2018: Turkey, Greece, Italy And Spain

Posted on April 22, 2018 by CruiseMiss — 1 Comment

We’ve called to Turkey, Greece, Italy and Spain since I last checked in with you and I didn’t really do much in any of the ports. I’ve had so much writing to catch up on and because I decided to…

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Fred. Olsen World Cruise 2018: Myanmar And The Shwedagon Pagoda

Posted on March 25, 2018 by CruiseMiss — 1 Comment

We were due to arrive in Myanmar early because of a medical issue with a passenger, but due to tidal restrictions and issues with the port authority, we had to stick to our original time of 6PM. Marian and I…

Fred. Olsen World Cruise 2018: Bermuda, Cuba And Cozumel

Posted on January 24, 2018 by CruiseMiss — 2 Comments

We’re now onto day 19 of this wonderful 108-night cruise and I am loving every moment – even the non-sunbathing days that force me to sample the bar menu and try my hardest to get more than 2 points in…

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Planning For A World Cruise

Posted on January 2, 2018 by CruiseMiss — 2 Comments

There are just 3-days to go until I join Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines ‘Black Watch’ on her 108-night World Cruise and honestly, it still doesn’t feel real – even though I am almost packed. I don’t think it’s going to…

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Black Watch To Undergo Multi-Million Pound Refurbishment

Posted on October 24, 2016 by CruiseMiss — 2 Comments

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…

Black Watch, Braemar And Balmoral To Undergo Refurbishment

Posted on November 7, 2014 by CruiseMiss — 1 Comment

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ three ships Black Watch, Braemar and Balmoral are all due to enter dry dock at the Blohm+Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany in November and December 2014, in preparation for the forthcoming 2015/16 cruise season. This is…

Black Watch in Port of Tyne – Ship Visit

Posted on October 9, 2014 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, Black Watch was in Port of Tyne today and I was fortunate enough to enjoy a few hours aboard – before she once again sailed from North Shields en-route to wonderful foreign shores. As most of…