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 Braemar’s 11-night M1620 ‘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.
Step on board Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ stylish flagship, Balmoral, in Spring 2016 and cross the Atlantic in search of bustling cities, beautiful islands and breathtaking rural retreats in Bermuda, the USA and Canada!
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. Guests can indulge in a spa treatment, purchase gifts in the onboard shops, book a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ shore tour or claim the credit as cash onboard at the end of their cruise!
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has today [18th January 2016] 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. Sales are up +27% on the same time last year, which was also a record-breaker.
Award-winning Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is showcasing its exciting ‘Turn of Year’ sales campaign with a range of multi-media promotions, including a series of five different advertisements being shown on digital TV channels Sky Arts, Drama, Alibi, Sky News, Pick TV, Challenge, ITV 3, Travel Channel and the Holiday & Cruise Channel, the last of which will appear on 14th February 2016.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ 804-guest Black Watch will be taking part in a very special Cruise Ship Horn Concert in Funchal, Madeira, tonight (31st December 2015), to see in the New Year! The ship will be visiting the ‘Garden Island’ as part of her 16-night ‘Canaries Christmas & Funchal Fireworks’ cruise, and will also be taking in the city’s spectacular New Year's Eve firework display.
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.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is offering guests the chance to experience the world’s most exhilarating and prestigious yacht race during a 26-night D1713 ‘Azores & the America’s Cup’ cruise in 2017. This ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ holiday has been specially crafted so Fred. Olsen guests can enjoy all the action of the 35th America’s Cup, which will take place in Hamilton, Bermuda on 24th & 25th June 2017.
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.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is offering guests two new Caribbean fly-cruises for winter 2016 aboard Braemar. Guests can choose from a 14-night ‘Canary Islands to the Caribbean’ cruise, which departs on 8th December 2016, or a 14-night ‘Caribbean Christmas’ holiday, which departs on 22nd December 2016. Prices start from just £1,549 per person.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has appointed a new Reseller for the North American market – Manhattan-based Pisa Brothers Travel – for both trade and consumer sales. This industry leading travel agency has a long-established reputation for tailor-making travel itineraries that its customers cannot find online, nor plan themselves, specialising in world-class customer service and worldwide experiences.
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.
