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Free drinks or free tours in Fred. Olsen’s new ‘Cruise Sale’

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ biggest sale of the year has arrived, featuring over 100 sailings from its ocean and river programmes for 2018/19. Guests can explore the world on Fred. Olsen’s fleet of four smaller, friendlier ocean ships – Balmoral, Braemar, Boudicca and Black Watch – as well as on its new river ship – Brabant – and take advantage of FREE benefits, either complimentary drinks or tours, simply by making a cruise booking by 1st March 2018. (more…)

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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Celebrates Record Sales Success And The ‘Best Cruise Line For Groups’ Trophy For A Record Seventh Time

(L-R) Maureen Quinn of ‘Just for Groups!’ presents Sophie Thomas, Sales Executive – Groups, Hayley Walker, Sales Assistant – Groups and Ellie Fulcher, Sales Manager – Groups with the trophy alongside special guest and co-host, Magician Ben Hanlin

(L-R) Maureen Quinn of ‘Just for Groups!’ presents Sophie Thomas, Sales Executive – Groups, Hayley Walker, Sales Assistant – Groups and Ellie Fulcher, Sales Manager – Groups with the trophy alongside special guest and co-host, Magician Ben Hanlin

Record demand for cruises in October, combined with last week’s bumper sales – 70% higher than the same week last year – has seen Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines smash its annual target for 2017, with ten weeks still to go. (more…)









Party in Rio in style, for less, with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines in 2018!

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ guests can kick start 2018 in style at the world-renowned ‘Rio Carnival’, on an epic 46-night ‘South America with Rio’ cruise, with savings of up to 30% off the original brochure price. Fred. Olsen’s 1,350-guest cruise ship, Balmoral, will be setting sail on this exhilarating South American adventure – exclusively for adult travellers (18+) – from Southampton on 23rd January 2018.

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Speedcast Awarded Fred. Olsen Contract

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines' Braemar in VeniceSpeedcast International announced that the company has been selected by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines to provide end-to-end communication services for voice and data onboard its fleet. Speedcast will leverage satellite very small aperture terminals (VSAT) and land-based 4G/LTE connectivity to deliver communications for Fred. Olsen guests and crew onboard its fleet of four cruise ships. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

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Fred. Olsen’s ‘Black Watch’ to commence cruise season from Rosyth, Edinburgh

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines' 'Black Watch' at HarwichFred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ 804-guest ship Black Watch is due to commence her cruise season from Rosyth, for Edinburgh, Scotland on 14th August 2017, with a seven-night ‘Lochs of Scotland’ sailing. In total, Fred. Olsen will be offering eight cruises from Edinburgh (Rosyth) aboard Black Watch this year, until 14th October 2017– an increase of one turnaround call since 2016.

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Thrill-seekers are set to enjoy an Indian Ocean or African adventure with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

Walking with lions, enjoying a helicopter ride over one of the world’s most active volcanoes or zip-wiring through the forest…adrenalin-seekers can enjoy all of these on three exhilarating Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ adventures to the Indian Ocean and Africa in Autumn and Winter 2017, as featured in its new ‘Highlights of the Indian Ocean & Africa’ brochure. (more…)

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Light up the skies on a Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines ‘Around the World’ sailing in 2018/19!

Guests have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to celebrate the New Year in style on a Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines ‘Around the World’ sailing in 2018/19. Fred. Olsen ‘Around the World 2018/19 with Sydney at New Year’ brochure, launched this week, showcases Black Watch’s most impressive cruise – a 107-night global exploration departing from Southampton in November 2018. (more…)

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Fred. Olsen was voted ‘Best Ocean Cruise Line’ in the ‘2017 Silver Travel Awards’ and ‘Best Cruise Line Operator for Groups’ in the ‘2017 Group Travel Awards’

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is proud to be voted ‘Best Ocean Cruise Line’ – for the second year in a row – in the prestigious ‘2017 Silver Travel Awards’, held at world-famous Madame Tussauds, London on the evening of 8th June 2017. (more…)



Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ ‘Boudicca’ to commence 2017/18 cruise season from Liverpool

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines' Boudicca. In this image sailing around the Isle of Mull, Scotland (Courtesy Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines)Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ 880-guest ship Boudicca is set to return to Liverpool’s iconic Pier Head Cruise Terminal on 9th June 2017, with an action-packed 26-night ‘Bermuda & the America’s Cup’ cruise, which has been specially crafted for guests to be able to enjoy all the excitement and spectacle of the 35th America’s Cup in Hamilton, Bermuda.

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