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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Britannia And Seabourn Quest To The Rescue In Olden
Crew from P&O Cruises Britannia and Seabourn Quest were involved in a rescue operation in Olden, Norway today. A rib boat had an accident alongside, and although we don’t yet know the exact cause of the accident, it was the wonderful crew of Britannia and Seabourn Quest that went to the rescue. CruiseMiss guest blogger,…
Saga Sapphire Mediterranean Cruise Blog Part 4
My Saga Sapphire cruise came to an end on Sunday, but I hadn’t quite finished my live blog – internet signal stopped me adding part 4 before I disembarked, so here it is. We had 2 days at sea and the weather was glorious, I actually complained several times that I was too hot! I…
Saga Sapphire Mediterranean Cruise Blog Part 3
It’s been all go since my last blog – let me start with Civitavecchia. I have been to the port of Civitavecchia many times and visited Rome 7 years ago in the summer season, so needless to say I was in no rush to do it again. Instead, I opted for a tour to Tivoli…
Saga Sapphire Mediterranean Cruise Blog Part 2
Well, we are in the Mediterranean and it is HOT! Since my last update we have had a sea day or two and a few port days, the first of which was Gibraltar. I opted for the morning dolphin watching tour in Gibraltar and I am so glad that I did! It was absolutely fantastic…
Saga Sapphire Mediterranean Cruise Blog Part 1
A warm hello to you from Saga Sapphire. I have been onboard for a few days now and wanted to share some of the things that I love about this ship, before we get to the Mediterranean and my shore excursions take over. Let me just quickly mention the Spitfire fly-over that we had as…
Saga Sapphire Mediterranean Cruise Countdown
It’s nearing that time again, ocean adventure time, and I have an 18-night date with Saga Sapphire coming up in the Mediterranean! Yes, I am going back to the lovely, blue and white lady next week – I will meet her in Dover on Wednesday afternoon and I can’t wait. I had such a good…
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!…
MSC Meraviglia Goes On Sale And First Steel Cut For MSC Seaside
MSC Cruises announced today that cabins for the inaugural summer 2017 cruises of MSC Meraviglia, its first next generation of ship, are now on sale. Sales of cruises on this ground-breaking, 315m-long ship will initially be open exclusively to MSC Club members, with the ship going on general sale on July 5. MSC Meraviglia will…
The CRUISE Show – Manchester, Birmingham & Glasgow
Did you know that a whopping 1.64 million people from the UK and Ireland took a cruise last year? In recent years there has been a revolution in cruising as a new generation of travellers have discovered the joys of a holiday at sea. Whether it’s the offbeat destinations and once-in-a-life-time expedition voyages that intrigue…
