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Michaela enjoys dinner with guests

Renowned wildlife presenter set to board a second cruise in a month after success of the first

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

Bill Wilson and his wife were Community Heroes winners

It’s “all aboard” for Community Heroes as Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines rewards winners

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,

Stephen and Claire Ward

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ guests run, walk, cycle and swim 34,849 miles in aid of RNLI

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

Community Heroes winner Thomas Marshall

Trip of a lifetime handed out to 15 Community Heroes as part of Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines campaign

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,

Credit: Ben Jones

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines to work with global charity dedicated to saving world’s seagrass meadows

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

Michaela Strachan - Credit: Benjamin Harris

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines to welcome popular TV presenter onboard cruise to Greenland and Iceland

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

Class of Year 5 students explore career opportunities at Cruise Liverpool with surprise visit on board Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Borealis

Class of Year 5 students explore career opportunities at Cruise Liverpool with surprise visit on board Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Borealis

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

From left: Peter Deer, Jayne Biggs and Steve Williams

Fred. Olsen House unveils first 24-hour publicly available defibrillator in partnership with local charity Heart 2 Heart

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

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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

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.

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

Fred. Olsen House, White House Road
IP1 5LL Ipswich, Suffolk
United Kingdom