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)…
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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 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…
Solo Cruise Offers From Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
One thing that I really don’t like about solo cruising – single supplements! Occasionally you may come across a really good solo occupancy deal, but most of the time the supplements are bank breakers, so I’m glad to see that Fred. Olsen is doing something about it! My blog today is for solo cruisers everywhere!…
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ fleet comes together in Bergen on 28th July 2015
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! This ‘4Bs in Bergen’ event – named after the initial letter of each of the four Fred. Olsen ships…
Top 5 Theme Cruises From Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines In 2015
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has listed its top 5 theme cruises for 2015 and they promise much more than a ‘sun tan’ – although a sun tan sounds great! I can’t remember when I last felt the warm sunshine on my skin…..getting back on track……….the 2015 sailings incorporate a rang of special and unique themes,…
People That Leave A Lasting Impression
One of the nicest things about taking a cruise is knowing you will meet people that will no doubt stay in your life for many years to come. I have met such a variety of wonderful people since I first started cruising and I still keep in touch with just about all of them in…
The Stockholm Archipelago – Photo Blog
During my Baltic cruise aboard Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, Braemar, I was invited to join the captain, pilot and several other senior officers on the bridge for our morning journey through the Stockholm Archipelago. It was an incredible experience! In total I had roughly 4 hours up there and I took in EVERYTHING that was happening around…
Copenhagen with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
This wonderful cruise is sadly coming to an end, we are making our Kiel Canal transit today, at sea tomorrow and we then arrive into Dover on Thursday morning. I really am sad to be thinking about getting off. I feel like I have been on Braemar for a lot longer than two weeks and…
St Petersburg and Tallinn With Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
As I type I am sitting on the open deck enjoying a gorgeous day at sea. The weather today has been absolutely perfect and many passengers are taking the opportunity to relax in the fresh air, read, chat or just watch the world go by. Its days like today that money can’t buy! Since my…
