Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ 1,350-guest flagship, Balmoral, has commenced her 2019/20 cruise season from Newcastle on 21st April 2019, setting sail from the Port of Tyne on an eight-night ‘Cruising German Waterways’ voyage. Balmoral’s ex-Newcastle cruise season will extend from April to June, from where the ship will reposition to Edinburgh (Rosyth), before returning…
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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Brings Flagship Balmoral ‘Closer’ To The North Again In 2019
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is promoting its sensational sailings from the north of the UK in its new ‘Balmoral from the north’ brochure, showcasing a variety of exciting cruises from Newcastle and Rosyth (Edinburgh) next year, aboard its flagship, Balmoral. ‘Balmoral from the north’ profiles 20 of Fred. Olsen’s very best cruise itineraries from Newcastle…
Cruising The British Isles With Voyages To Antiquity – Part One
I recently returned from a cruise aboard Voyages to Antiquity’s ‘Aegean Odyssey’ and what a cruise it was. I was last onboard this little ship in 2016, and although it had been a while, as soon as I planted my feet on the deck, I knew I was back in friendly and familiar territory. I…
MV Voyager: A Perfect Example Of Small-Ship Cruising
The weather in Newcastle yesterday was thoroughly miserable, even worse at the port thanks to the wind, but my day was briefly brightened by a visit to Voyages of Discovery’s MV Voyager. She is quite a pretty little ship, even in the pouring rain she had a charm about her, and I braved the elements…
P&O Cruises new regional flights for Ventura Fly-Med programme
P&O Cruises has added departures from seven regional airports on selected Fly-Med cruises on Ventura for this summer. This is hopefully great news for those of you who had been asking me about regional flights! The direct* regional charter flights will be available, at no extra cost, on 16 Fly-Med cruises across seven regional airports…
Cruise & Maritime Voyages MV Discovery
Yesterday I had the pleasure of spending a few hours on board Cruise & Maritime Voyages, MV Discovery and what a most pleasant time it was! We met as usual in the passenger terminal at Port of Tyne and were escorted on board at around 11am. The gangway was located at the aft of the…