Tagged: Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has launched a new ‘Summer Cruises’ brochure, which highlights a host of special offers on cruises sailing from May to September 2016.

For the very first time, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is offering guests the chance to visit film locations featured in top blockbusters and hit TV shows, including James Bond’s Skyfall, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Braveheart, Game of Thrones, Broadchurch and Poldark, on a ‘UK set-jetting’ cruise!

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will be commencing its first-ever cruise season from Falmouth in April 2016, offering two unique, great-value holidays on board its elegant 880-guest ship, Boudicca.

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is reinforcing its reputation for offering the greatest choice of ex-UK departures to cruise guests in 2017/18 sailing from ten convenient regional ports: Southampton, Dover, Tilbury, Harwich, Falmouth, Liverpool, Newcastle, Greenock (Glasgow), Rosyth (Edinburgh) and Belfast.

In its new 2017/18 cruise programme, on general sale from 18th March 2016, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has highlighted the following ‘Top Ten’ experiences, representing outstanding destinations and a ‘different way’ to see the world!

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is excited to announce that, in 2017/18, its fleet of four smaller, more intimate ships will be visiting no fewer than 220 destinations in 70 countries around the globe, plus 118 areas of scenic cruising.

These special deals mean that a solo guest, occupying a twin cabin, will either pay no single-supplement or receive up to 50% off the supplement cost, depending on the selected cruise.

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines gave its top agents a ‘fam trip’ with a difference from 29th January to 4th February 2016, with visits to Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban, in South Africa.

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is offering the last chance to see one of nature’s most awe-inspiring sights – the majestic ‘Aurora Borealis’, or ‘Northern Lights’ – at their most spectacular until the next decade, on its ‘Norway Winter’ cruise aboard Balmoral, departing on 5th March 2016.

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is pleased to announce that Nancy Birtwhistle, champion of the 2014 round of the BBC’s popular The Great British Bake Off series, will be joining part of ‘The Great British Cruise’, which departs from Southampton on 8th August 2016.

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has launched a new brochure, entitled ‘Discover the Fjords with Fred.’, which showcases 18 outstanding Norwegian sailings on offer in its 2016/17 cruise programme.

Fred. Olsen’s unique adults-only 34-night L1608 ‘Old England to New England’ cruise, which sets sail from Southampton on 16th April 2016, offers guests a whole range of fascinating and diverse experiences, visiting six American states and staying overnight in three vibrant cities. (more…)

Award-winning Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is offering guests ‘Up to £200 Per Person Cashback’ on 20 unique cruises in 2016, when booked by 31st January 2016.

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has revealed that it has received a phenomenal boost to its ‘Wave Season’ sales, with the first week of January 2016 being the most successful in the company’s history, in both yield and volume terms.

Award-winning Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is showcasing its exciting ‘Turn of Year’ sales campaign with a range of multi-media promotions. (more…)

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is pleased to announce the appointment of Neil Herbert as its new Head of Sales, to replace Lol Nichols,who retires at the end of January 2016, after 23 years’ service with the company. (more…)

On 27th December 2015, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ ‎ship Braemar came to the aid of a sailing yacht marooned in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, with the dramatic rescue of the 14-metre Nicollet and her four Polish passengers and crew, who had been adrift for nearly three days.

In Summer 2017, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is offering guests the chance to experience the world’s most exhilarating and prestigious yacht race – the America’s Cup – during Boudicca’s 26-night D1713 ‘Azores & the America’s Cup’ cruise. (more…)

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will be visiting Ireland on a record 15 cruise itineraries in 2016, meaning that guests can get the chance to visit some of the stunning destinations featured in the BBC’s recent series, ‘Ireland with Simon Reeve’, which takes in the history, landscapes, landmarks and people of this fascinating island. (more…)

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is offering guests two new Caribbean fly-cruises for winter 2016 aboard 929-guest ship Braemar. (more…)

Fred. Olsen Cruise Line’s new color scheme and livery has debuted on the Boudicca. The painting of the hull is a positive statement and represents the ongoing changes to position the Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ fleet within the premium market. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has appointed a new Reseller for the North American market – Manhattan-based Pisa Brothers Travel (www.pisabrothers.com) – for both trade and consumer sales. (more…)

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will be launching its new ‘Turn of Year’ sales campaign on 2nd December 2015, which incorporates three great-value offers to tempt guests: ‘Three Cruises for the Price of Two’, ‘Free Tips & Tipples’ and ‘Up to £100 per Person Cashback’.

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will be waving a fond farewell to industry stalwart, Lol Nichols, the company’s General Sales Manager, in January 2016, after an impressive 43-year career within the travel and cruise trade, 21 years of which have been spent with Fred. Olsen.

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is offering guests five newly released exotic fly-cruises in early 2016 aboard 804-guest ship Black Watch.

On Fred. Olsen’s ‘Sun, Sea & Monaco Grand Prix’ cruise, which departs on 21st May 2016 from Dover aboard Black Watch, guests can experience the undisputed jewel in Formula 1’s crown and the race that every driver wants to win – the Monaco Grand Prix.

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is giving guests three added-value benefits on two Canary Islands escapes this Winter – free flights, free drinks upgrade and all gratuities covered!

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, the UK based destinational cruise line that operates four medium sized vessels, says its efforts to increase the numbers of passengers new to the brand have borne fruit, whereas overall, the British market has struggled in this respect. (cruisebusiness.com)

The cruise line has introduced some great-value ‘twin-for-sole occupancy’ discounts. These special deals mean that a solo guest, occupying a twin cabin, will pay either no single-supplement or receive up to 50% off the supplement cost, depending on the selected cruise.

This week, Britain’s most iconic and much-loved secret agent returns to the big screen, with the release of Spectre – the latest film in the James Bond franchise.

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is offering guests the chance to escape the cold, dark winter nights of the UK and set sail on a ‘Canaries Fly-Cruise’, with prices starting from just £699 per person. (more…)

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is ‘bringing the world closer’ to the people of Essex, with four exciting itineraries from Tilbury in winter 2015. (more…)

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has been named as an ‘Official Partner’ of the English Indoor Bowling Association (‘EIBA’- www.eiba.co.uk). (more…)

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ latest brochure – ‘All Inclusive Holidays’ – features 26 specially-selected getaways to Europe, the Norwegian fjords, Canaries and Caribbean, aimed at the ‘yet to cruise’ market.

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has launched a new ‘Latin America’ brochure, showcasing seven of the very best cruise holiday experiences in this exciting region in 2016 and 2017.

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is pleased to announce the launch of its onboard coffee and luxury chocolate shops as ‘The Bookmark Café’. (more…)

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has launched an exciting new promotional campaign – ‘All 2015 Inside Twin Cabins only £50 per person, per night’ – showcasing great-value deals on all Inside Twin cabins on selected cruises in 2015, which go on general sale from 15th September 2015.