Civilisations Cruises
Fred. Olsen’s Civilisations cruises have become a popular and well-established part of the cruise line’s offering in recent years.
Fred. Olsen’s Civilisations cruises have become a popular and well-established part of the cruise line’s offering in recent years.
Fred. Olsen’s new brochure of worldwide cruises for 2009-10 includes three complete World Cruises, all with very individual itineraries - the most the cruise line has ever offered. The ships offering these epic voyages are Black Watch and Balmoral, both designed for long cruising with plentiful storage space and roomy cabins.
As more and more people take to cruising, so the range of interests and pastimes they enjoy has continued to expand. Fred. Olsen has always offered a range of varied activities, both onboard and ashore, with its special interest programmes The ArtsClub. For the more sporty guest, Flagship Golf is a popular add-on to a cruise, while music, in all its forms, also has a key role to play.
For 2009-10, Fred. Olsen continues to expand its portfolio of regional departure ports from the UK, as well as regional airports for fly/cruises.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has announced that, due to the rising cost of fuel, it has become necessary to increase the current fuel surcharge on all new bookings for cruises departing up to and including 16 April 2009 made on or after 10th June 2008. Bookings confirmed prior to that date will not be affected.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has just announced two brand new cruises aboard latest ship Balmoral. BL025 is a 12-night cruise around Britain, departing from Dover on 7th October. This cruise visits some of the loveliest parts of England, Ireland and Scotland – as well as a final call into Amsterdam for some continental flavour!
The Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ ship Braemar arrived at the Blohm + Voss Repair GmbH shipyard in Hamburg on 13th May for work to begin on inserting a new mid section into the vessel.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has just launched its brochure of worldwide cruises for 2009/10, and announced that the company will be operating two fly/cruise departures from Durham Tees Valley airport to the Caribbean, following successful sales of the first fly/cruise from the airport later this year.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has signed a deal with Bio Driven of Canterbury, a new start up company dedicated to the production of high quality, compliant Bio diesel. Waste cooking oil from the cruise ships will be collected and transformed through a carbon negative process into a clean and efficient fuel.
Guests aboard selected Fred. Olsen cruises during 2008 will have an extra treat to look forward to, as one of Britain’s lest-loved game show hosts will be the star entertainer. Jim Bowen, of Bullseye fame, will star on two Black Watch cruises (BW866 and BW869) to Iberia and the Canaries and two Boudicca cruises (BD061 and BD062) from Liverpool to Norway.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines recently laid on a little something extra for lucky customers on their first fly/cruise to the Mediterranean from Bristol Airport. To mark the occasion of the first Mediterranean departure, Fred. Olsen greeted passengers with champagne and orange juice accompanied by delicious Mediterranean-style canapés to get them in the holiday mood.
Fred. Olsen’s latest ship Balmoral begins a short season of Mediterranean fly/cruises from Civitavecchia (the port for Rome) on 1st May, with flights direct from Stansted. The 1,340 passenger ship will operate five cruises in the Mediterranean and Adriatic before returning to her UK home port of Dover for the remainder of the year.
At Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines we are very proud of our smaller ships – Bolette, Borealis and Balmoral - and the imaginative and unusual itineraries they allow us to offer. Every cruise is hand-crafted from scratch by our team of in-house Journey Planners to make sure you are not only visiting the best destinations, but at the best time to experience them.
For us, it’s not just about where we go but how we take you there. We put as much time into planning scenic cruising as we do in choosing the destinations themselves. On board, our Signature Experiences showcase the history, culture, nature and flavours of the destinations you’ll visit – from Treats of the Region, where you can enjoy local delicacies, to our Sky at Sea star-gazing sessions where you can relax with a hot toddy out on deck while our astronomer talks you through the night sky.
Plus, with each ship carrying 1,300 guests or less, our ships are small enough for us to offer a warm, friendly and personal service where nothing is ever too much trouble, as we visit a host of exciting ports in every corner of the globe.