Press release - 7 February 2008 10:07

Fly Cruise From Bristol with Fred. Olsen

Cruises with direct flights from Bristol include Caribbean fly/cruises from Miami aboardBalmoral (Fred. Olsen’s latest ship), Caribbean fly/cruises from Barbados aboard Boudiccaand Mediterranean fly/cruises from Civitavecchia (Rome) on both Balmoral and Braemar. In all, there are 18 cruises in the 2008/9 cruise programme where you can fly direct from Bristol and all flights are with a fully escorted Fred. Olsen charter.

A sample cruise is Braemar’s Magical Adriatic (BM208) a 14-night fly/cruise departing Bristol on 7th August 2008. Fly to Rome and join the ship in Civitavecchia and visit Livorno, Villefranche, Barcelona, Palma, Tunis, Kotor (Montenegro), Venice – for an overnight stay – Dubrovnik and Corfu, returning to Rome for the return flight. Prices start from £2,250 per person and there are discounts of up to 50% on brochure prices available. Prices are per person, based on two sharing a twin-bedded cabin and include all meals and entertainment on board, port and airport taxes, return flights and transfers.

Lucy Thurston, Fred. Olsen’s sales executive for the South West of England said:” This is great news for our customers in the South West as it means they don't have to travel all the way to Gatwick, Manchester or Heathrow; they have Bristol on their doorstep. It takes a lot of hassle out of the travelling and means you get to join your cruise sooner.”

More information about all Fred. Olsen’s fly/cruises can be found at www.fredolsencruises.co.uk To book see your local ABTA travel agent, call Reservations on 01473 742424 or book online.

Editor’s note:-

All new bookings with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will be subject to a £2.50 per person per day fuel cost supplement. There will be no charge for third and fourth person sharing, and there is a maximum charge of £50 per person on longer itineraries.

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Fred. Olsen Cruise Line operates in the UK with four intimately sized ships for a more personal cruising experience.

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Contacts

Ellis Orchard

Press contact Public Relations Manager Public Relations ellis.orchard@fredolsen.co.uk 07557672265

Georgina May

Press contact Public Relations Executive Public Relations georgina.may@fredolsen.co.uk

Lauren Gardner

Press contact Public Relations Manager Public Relations lauren.gardner@fredolsen.co.uk 07546807099

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.

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