Balmoral
Fred Olsen Balmoral – Xmas/New Year 2018/19 – Canaries All in all, this was a most enjoyable cruise and a great way to spend both the festive season and celebrate my husband’s birthday on Christmas Eve. This was our first time with “Fred”, although we’ve cruised a lot since getting the bug a decade ago. […]…
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines
I have never tried to get the discount offered by Silver Traveller before but thought I would try when booking for a Canary Cruise next year. This cannot be done on line but only when you telephone direct. If you are already an Ocean Member who gets a 5% discount by booking by phone you […]…
Braemar
We joined Braemar at the end of June for her 8 nights French Waterways cruise out of Southampton. Our cabin (3067) had two large portholes and was light, airy, quiet and comfortable. However a tiny safe hidden away and still using a physical key is disappointing, though the new flat screen TV and system are […]…
Boudicca
Having said two years ago that I wouldn’t do another Fred Olsen cruise, I was seduced by a ‘no single supplement offer’ and tried again on Boudicca.I went on the islands of the Indian Ocean cruise flying to Sri Lanka and back from Mauritius. Overnight flight with Thomas COok charter. I paid extra for Premium […]…
Braemar
Just wanted to share an observation. We were on the Tall Ships and Cultural Trips on Fred Olsen, Braemar in July. We normally holiday in Spring or Autumn as most places are less crowded. However, on this occasion we were really keen to see the tall ships and some of the ports of call were […]…
Black Watch
Many people holiday overseas each year not realising what history and beauty there is on their own doorstep, I was one of those until I embarked on a 10 day cruise with Fred Olsen Cruise Line around the British Isles on their cruise ship Black Watch. Boarding Black Watch at Dover the advantages become clear, […]…
Balmoral
Last week we were among the lucky guests to be welcomed aboard Fred Olsen’s Balmoral. After a meet and greet with Steve Newman, as on previous ship visits to Newcastle, we were introduced to the Fred Olsen team of Keith, Rachel and Laura, who soon had all guests organised into three groups with welcome gifts. […]…
Black Watch
Overview We have just recently returned from an 18 night cruise on the Fred Olsen Black Watch calling at 3 places in New Zealand and a few more in Australia, flying back to the UK via Cairns. We found the places we visited to be really good and we were both surprised and impressed with […]…
Balmoral
With excitement I travelled in a shared taxi (booked and paid for myself) to Southampton for a cruise – mysterious Morocco and seeuctive Spain. I was dismayed to find the ship was very much delayed (4-5 hours) and we had to wait in a hot overcrowded waiting room with no apparent refreshment. I was told […]…
Cape Verde and the Canaries
We recently returned from a 3 week cruise from Liverpool to the Cape Verde Islands – brr! We certainly noticed the cold when we returned on 11th December. We went with Fred Olsen on a special offer as they were not particularly places we were dying to visit but 3 weeks of warmth in Nov/ […]…
Black Watch
We’d been thinking about going on a cruise for some time, and couldn’t really make our minds up about where to, or for how long. We settled on this Fred Olsen cruise because it wasn’t too long (10 nights), didn’t go too far (Germany, Denmark, Norway), and was in a small ship, the Black Watch. […]…
Braemar
We embarked on this cruise not knowing if we were going north or south once we left the port of Dover on Fred Olsen, Braemar. The guests were mainly in the 60 to 80 age range. The buzz on board was everyone guessing where we would be going the only clue was they were all […]…
