2012 News
Indoor bowls takes to the seas with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines!
08 May, 2012
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ ship Braemar will be carrying a special group of guests on her nine-night ’Around the UK and Ireland’ cruise, M1212, departing from Dover on 22nd May 2012; they will be keen indoor bowls enthusiasts, who will be going ashore to indulge their passion during the cruise, and also enjoying the company of bowls supremo and guest speaker, Greg Harlow. Greg – who is ranked No. 1 in the world – has seven World Bowls Tour Titles to his name, and is the only player ever to win the International Open three times in a row.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines launches ‘Summer Cruises’ Brochure for June – October 2012
02 May, 2012
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has just launched a special selection of cruises for summer 2012, offering great savings on brochure prices. There are sailings from a range of regional UK ports, to destinations including the Norwegian fjords, the Baltic, the Arctic, Mediterranean and the Canary Islands, as well as several mini cruises. All offer exceptional value for money, with prices starting from £64 per person per night, and savings on brochure prices of up to £1,500 per cabin. Guests booking two or more cabins at the same time may also be eligible for an extra saving of 10% on the ‘Specialsaver’ price.
Fly the flag for St.George's Day
19 Apr, 2012
The ships of the Fred. Olsen fleet will be proud to celebrate St. George’s Day, Monday 23rd April 2012. Despite its Norwegian heritage, Fred. Olsen is known for a very British atmosphere on board; Sterling is the currency used, and English the first language spoken. In the same vein, afternoon tea is a time-honoured and enduringly popular tradition, and some of the bars even offer draught beers, in the traditional pub style.
Cruises to delight the gardening enthusiast
12 Apr, 2012
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is very proud of its innovative Vistas onboard enrichment programme, offering guests a special interest, to add spice to their cruise. One of the most popular pastimes in the UK must be gardening, and Black Watch’s cruise, W1217, to the Azores and Canary Islands, boasts not one, but two, leading gardening experts hosting the Vistas theme.
Cruise Around the UK in Diamond Jubilee Year and Celebrate the Best of Britain.
05 Apr, 2012
2012 is a celebratory year for Great Britain, with both the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, and the Olympics, taking place in the summer. What better year, then, to take a cruise that visits some of the less well-known corners of our own beautiful islands, with Fred. Olsen, the quintessentially British cruise line?
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Black Watch voted ‘Best Small Ship for Entertainment’ in the 2012 Cruise Critic ‘Cruisers’ Choice UK Awards’
21 Feb, 2012
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is pleased to announce that its 804-guest cruise ship Black Watch has been voted ‘Best for Entertainment’ in the 2012 Cruise Critic ‘Cruisers’ Choice UK Awards’ (Small Ships Category), having been awarded an impressive 4.3 out of a total of 5 for its onboard entertainment. The Cruise Critic ‘Cruisers’ Choice Awards’ are based entirely on cruisers’ opinions of UK cruise lines, and its members said of Black Watch that her staff “consistently went the extra mile”.
Back in Belfast in an historic year
29 Mar, 2012
As the 100th anniversary of the iconic cruise liner Titanic approaches, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is renewing its links with her historic home – Belfast – by offering a very special commemorative mini cruise aboard its own flagship, Balmoral. This five-night mini cruise, L1202, departs from Southampton on 3rd April 2012, and visits Liverpool and Belfast, returning to Southampton. Each of the ports on this mini cruise has a rich history of ship-building and seafaring.
Light up the skies with a ‘Northern Lights’ cruise!
27 Mar, 2012
For the first time, in 2012, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines offered winter cruises to Norway, giving guests a chance to experience the stunning spectacle of the ‘Aurora Borealis’, or ‘Northern Lights’, as well as sampling the proud Norwegian heritage of this long-running cruise line.
‘Retirement Celebration’ package to be launched
22 Mar, 2012
Many guests taking a Fred. Olsen cruise are marking a special occasion, and often the holiday is to celebrate retirement, when there is at last time to relax and take it easy. For those guests, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is launching a dedicated package - the ‘Retirement Celebration’ - bookable on any cruise, departing from January 2013.
Celebrate Scottish links with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Boudicca!
20 Mar, 2012
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will be celebrating its Scottish links with a wide choice of convenient regional cruises from Scottish ports in 2012. The cruise season begins in May 2012, with a sailing from Greenock to the Adriatic, featuring Croatia. Cruises from Greenock also visit Iberia and Norway, before Boudicca repositions to Rosyth, for cruises to the Baltic, the Norwegian fjords, Spitsbergen and Iceland. A final mini cruise from Rosyth to Norway and the Orkneys departs on 10th August 2012, after which Boudicca moves to her next home port of Newcastle (Port of Tyne).
Join Boudicca’s ‘Amazon Adventure’ cruise from Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines!
14 Mar, 2012
Cruisers looking for adventure could hardly do better than to join Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Boudicca for her ‘Amazon Adventure’ cruise, D1301, departing from Portsmouth on 5th January 2013 – an amazing opportunity to explore the fascinating world of the mighty Amazon River.
Get the inside track from ‘Cruise Line of the Year’
13 Mar, 2012
Whether you are a seasoned cruiser or a first-timer, a chat with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ experts on Stand D40 at the Telegraph CRUISE Show, London Olympia Saturday 24th/Sunday 25th March 2012, will ensure a ‘bon voyage’ at a very special price.
Get on board with the ‘Weekend Sale’ – up to 50% discount !
08 Mar, 2012
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will be releasing very special fares on selected cruises as part of its weekend sale, with fantastic savings of up to 50%! These will be available to book for a short period of time from Friday 9th March 2012 until Tuesday 13th March 2012 inclusive. New product will be introduced during the following weekends, supported by a National TV campaign.
Get in the ‘red, white and blue’ spirit on a Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Diamond Jubilee cruise!
06 Mar, 2012
As a British cruise line attracting predominantly British guests, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines plans to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee in typical patriotic style, with special ‘red, white and blue’ menus, entertainment, and much more aboard all four ships in its fleet over the Jubilee Weekend, 2nd – 5th June 2012.
Be first to book with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ new ‘Pre-Launch Offers’ 2013/14 cruise brochure!
29 Feb, 2012
All change in the galley at Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines!
29 Feb, 2012
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has promoted its popular Executive Chef, Dirk Helsig, to the position of Corporate Executive Chef across the Fred. Olsen fleet. Sara Sipek has assumed the role of Executive Chef aboard Balmoral in Dirk’s place.
Easter cruises for 2012 from Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
21 Feb, 2012
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will be celebrating Easter on board its ships this year with a variety of attractive cruises to destinations all over the world. Boudicca will be sailing from Southampton on 2nd April 2012, on a 14-night cruise to the Western Mediterranean, D1206, and Balmoral has a five-night mini-cruise over Easter 2012, L1202, commemorating the fateful Titanic cruise that departed from Southampton 100 years ago. Guests looking for a longer, more leisurely Easter cruise can join Braemar on her return voyage from the Caribbean, travelling back to Dover via the Azores, on her 16-night M1207 cruise.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines extends its Reservations opening hours
09 Feb, 2012
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has announced that it will be extending the opening hours of its Reservations Department, with effect from Monday 5th March 2012. The new opening times will be as follows:-
• Monday to Friday 08.00hrs to 20.00hrs
• Saturday 09.00hrs to 17.00hrs
• Sunday 10.00hrs to 16.00hrs
Legendary former jockey, Bob Champion MBE, joins Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Vistas programme
16 Jan, 2012
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is delighted to announce that the inspirational former jockey and Grand National winner, Robert ‘Bob’ Champion MBE, will be joining its acclaimed cruise enrichment programme, Vistas, as one of its ‘Sporting Personalities.’
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Balmoral makes maiden call at the Port of Galveston
07 Feb, 2012
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ 1,350-guest cruise ship Balmoral made her inaugural call at the Port of Galveston in the United States on 25th January 2012, during the first sector of her 89-night ‘Cruise to the New World’, which departed from Southampton on 5th January 2012.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines launches new Canaries, North Africa and Cape Verde fly-cruise programme
07 Feb, 2012
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is introducing a new programme of exotic fly-cruises to the Canary Islands, West Africa and the Cape Verde Islands aboard Braemar, to go on general sale from 10th February 2012. The exciting new fly-cruise itineraries – including ‘Sun and Souks’, ‘African Beaches and Tropical Islands’ and ‘Morocco, Madeira and the Canaries’ – will depart from London Gatwick and Manchester airports and are available between 6th January 2013 and 17th March 2013.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines to return to Liverpool in 2013
03 Feb, 2012
Cruise guests in Liverpool will be welcoming Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines back to the city in spring/summer 2013. The cruise line’s Boudicca is making a return to this popular departure port with 10 cruises, on a variety of exciting worldwide itineraries, between April and August 2013.
Enjoy flavours of the Adriatic with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
01 Feb, 2012
Cruise guests can enjoy an early summer holiday to the Adriatic in 2012, getting the chance to visit a host of attractive ports, including two in Croatia.
Cruise from Belfast in 2013 with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
31 Jan, 2012
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will commence calls from Belfast in 2013, with 880-guest Boudicca making two turnaround visits in October 2013.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines to abolish 5% online booking discount
31 Jan, 2012
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is to abolish the 5% online discount for guests booking cruise holidays direct via its company website . With effect from the publication of the ‘Fred. Olsen Cruises Worldwide 2013 Preview Brochure’, due out in February 2012, this discount will be removed on all cruises contained within this brochure, and all future brochures.
First Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines World Indoor Bowls Championships to be held at Potters Leisure Resort
09 Jan, 2012
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has been named as the title sponsor of the forthcoming ‘World Indoor Bowls Championships’ at Potters Leisure Resort in Norfolk.
Get in the mood for love with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines!
05 Jan, 2012
Cruise guests aboard Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ four ships can expect a mood of romance on board this coming Valentine’s Day, Tuesday 14th February 2012.
