A much-loved wildlife presenter who joined guests onboard a cruise received such a welcome, she arranged to join a second a fortnight after disembarking.
Michaela Strachan joined Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ guests onboard Borealis for four nights at the start of the month August to join the Exploring Rugged and Remote Greenland and Iceland cruise.
She delivered two talks – one about British wi
Twenty Newcastle champions were rewarded with the trip of a lifetime after scooping a prize in a competition to celebrate their dedication to their local community.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines partnered with Chronicle Live to run a Community Heroes competition where readers could nominate individuals making a difference to win a cruise departing from the city.
Among winners was Dianne Turner,
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines guests and crew ran, cycled and swam a staggering 34,849 miles – the equivalent to the distance of their Around the World in 80 Days cruise.
The challenge onboard Borealis came after guests, husband and wife, Stephen and Claire Ward, from Wellington in Somerset, set themselves a feat to complete 10 marathons each to raise money for the RNLI.
To help the couple toward
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is in the running for several prizes at two highly coveted award schemes.
Fred. Olsen is vying for three awards – Customers at the Heart of Everything, Best Customer-Centric Culture and Best Customer Service – at the UK Customer Experience Awards 2023.
Alongside this, the Wave Awards 2023 shortlist has been announced with Fred. Olsen making the cut for five prizes. <
Fifteen deserving winners will be making waves after scooping a prize as part of our Community Heroes giveaway.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines partnered with The Scottish Sun to run a competition where readers could nominate their community heroes to win a cruise on board Balmoral departing from Rosyth.
Entries told tales of individuals setting up Scotland’s first non-medical, 24/7 crisis centre,
Hundreds of people nominated in our Community Heroes giveaway who make a difference in their communities in Liverpool have been whittled down to 30 winners.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines partnered with the Liverpool Echo to run a competition where readers could nominate their deserving community heroes to win a cruise on board Borealis departing from Liverpool.
From setting up mental health c
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has teamed up with global environmental charity Project Seagrass on a project to raise awareness of the ocean’s seagrass habitats.
Scientists from the organisation will join a cruise on board Bolette to the Isles of Scotland and the Faroes in August.
The experts will spend time both on deck and shoreside to help guests learn more about the importance of seagrass and
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has made a dream of a lifetime come true for one centenarian who celebrated her milestone birthday on board with four generations of her family.
Betty Wright was joined by 13 relatives on board Bolettefor the seven-night Scenic Summertime Norwegian Fjords cruise and described it as an experience “far beyond my wildest dreams”.
Speaking from her cottage in Filey, near
Today marks two years since Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Borealis departed Liverpool on her maiden voyage.
Borealis was purchased in the summer of 2020, along with sister ship Bolette, as Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines looked to strengthen and evolve ahead of its return to cruising.
Smaller shipBorealis, always carries less than 1,400 guests and brought several new venues and facilities to the Fred.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will be welcoming Michaela Strachan onboard Borealis for four nights in August to join the Exploring Rugged and Remote Greenland and Iceland cruise.
One of Britain’s most loved television presenters, Michaela has been a regular face on our screens for more than three decades.
She will be delivering a talk on British wildlife, behind the scenes of wildlife programme
A class of Year 5 pupils set foot on board Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Borealis with Cruise Liverpool as part of The Johnson Foundation’s My Big Future – a work experience initiative designed to inspire the next generation.
Last Friday, 26 children from Christ Church Primary School in Birkenhead, Wirral, were invited to spend the day at Cruise Liverpool, with a surprise VIP tour on Borealis to ex
A 24-hour publicly accessible defibrillator has been installed on the gates of Fred. Olsen House in Ipswich.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, Fred. Olsen Travel and Fred. Olsen Limited have worked together with local Norfolk charity Heart 2 Heart for the past nine months in a fundraising campaign to purchase this publicly accessible defibrillator.
Charity Heart 2 Heart was founded by Jayne Biggs i
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.
