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Norwegian Fjords With Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

Posted on June 6, 2016 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

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…

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Fred. Olsen Fleet To Come Together For The First Time In Bergen

Posted on July 27, 2015 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

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…

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Disney Cruise Line To Explore Norway In 2015

Posted on March 25, 2014 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

In summer 2015, Disney Cruise Line is charting a magical new course for northern Europe – exploring for the first time the Norwegian fjords, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Plus, Disney Cruise Line is returning to the Baltic for all-new…

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Oriana Arctic Adventure

Posted on March 16, 2014 by CruiseMiss — 1 Comment

I am back from my Arctic adventure and what an adventure it was! I didn’t really have a massive amount to report back to you at the end of the cruise because our call to Bergen was cancelled and we…

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Alta Norway With P&O Cruises Part 2

Posted on March 10, 2014 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

I am slightly behind in blogs due to the signal strength being incredibly low through the Fjords but here is Alta day 2. Our second day in Alta was just as fun and exciting as day 1 and started with…

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Alta Norway With P&O Cruises Part 1

Posted on March 8, 2014 by CruiseMiss — 4 Comments

Since I last checked in with you all we have spent two days at sea and two days in Alta. Sea days are sea days, not a great deal to report but our days in Alta were nothing short of…

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Fun All The Way In Norway With P&O Cruises

Posted on February 27, 2014 by CruiseMiss — 5 Comments

On Saturday morning I shall make my way to Southampton to Join P&O Cruises, Oriana, for a 12-night Northern Lights itinerary and having just finalised the details, I am excited to give you a pre-cruise blog on what we are…

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Counting Down To Oriana

Posted on February 3, 2014 by CruiseMiss — 2 Comments

There are less than 4 weeks left to go before I join P&O Cruises, Oriana for a 12-night Northern Lights voyage and it’s fair to say that one is pretty excited, although I don’t think I quite anticipated at first…

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Back To The Beginning

Posted on December 11, 2013 by CruiseMiss — 2 Comments

Next year I shall be boarding the ship that started it all, Oriana! The plan is to embark on a 12-night Northern Lights cruise in March and I am already counting down the days – 80 left to go! I…

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Celebrity Eclipse in Alesund and Stavanger

Posted on September 28, 2013 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

When we woke the following morning we found ourselves already in Alesund and had barely noticed the ship coming alongside. The town itself was right outside our window. Neither the weather nor the scenery were as amazing as the previous…