Get into the festive spirit with a Fred. Olsen Christmas cruise from London Tilbury in December 2016

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ is offering holidaymakers in and around the Essex area a choice of two festive sailings from London Cruise Terminal, London Tilbury in December 2016, on board 804-guest ship Black Watch.

Fred. Olsen guests can opt to take in the very special Christmas atmosphere of Germany and Denmark, with Black Watch’s seven-night W1624‘German & Danish Christmas Markets’ cruise, departing on 15^th December 2016; or they can choose to spend the festive season sailing around the UK and Ireland, seeing in the New Year in style in Edinburgh, Scotland, with an 11-night W1625 ‘Tinsel & Hogmanay’ departure, leaving on 22^nd December 2016.

Black Watch commenced her cruise season from London Tilbury on 11^th November 2016, with a sell-out ‘European Cities & Waterways’ cruise. On Black Watch’s return to London Tilbury on 18^th November 2016, the ship will then sail to Hamburg, Germany, where she will spend just under one month in dry dock, in preparation for the forthcoming 2017/18 cruise season. The ship will undergo various engineering works, general maintenance and refurbishment, as well as the creation of several new public areas and guest facilities, as part of a multi-million Pound investment.

Fred. Olsen’s two Black Watch cruises from London Tilbury in December 2016 are as follows:

- Seven-night W1624 ‘German & Danish Christmas Markets’ cruise, departing on 15^th December 2016.Prices start from £749 per person, based on two adults sharing a twin-bedded Ocean View Room (with limited availability).

Ports of call: London Tilbury, UK – Cruising Limfjorden – Aalborg, Denmark – Copenhagen, Denmark – Wismar, Germany – Kiel Canal Transit – Cruising River Elbe – Hamburg, Germany – London Tilbury, UK

For further information: http://www.fredolsencruises.com/places-we-visit/cruise-holiday/christmas-markets-of-germany-and-denmark-w1624?referrer=7&isback=1

- 11-night W1625 ‘Tinsel & Hogmanay’ cruise, departing on 22^nd December 2016.Prices start from £1,199 per person, based on two adults sharing a twin-bedded Interior Room (with limited availability)

Ports of call: London Tilbury, UK – Falmouth, UK – Cobh (for Cork), Ireland – Dublin, Ireland – Belfast, Northern Ireland – Leith (for Edinburgh), Scotland (two-night stay) – London Tilbury, UK

For further information:http://www.fredolsencruises.com/places-we-visit/cruise-holiday/tinsel-and-hogmanay-w1625?referrer=7&isback=1

All prices include accommodation, all meals and entertainment on board, and port taxes.

Fred. Olsen will be offering four sailings from London Tilbury in November and December 2017, from 13^th November until 13^th December 2017, again with Black Watch. Guests can choose from a sunshine cruise to the ‘Canary Islands, Morocco & Portugal’, a ‘Scotland Winter’ voyage, a festive break to the ‘German Christmas Markets’, and a one-night ‘Taster Cruise’.

For further information on Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, visit the website at www.fredolsencruises.com Book online, call Reservations on 0800 0355 242 (Monday – Friday, 8am – 8pm; Saturday, 9am – 5pm; Sunday, 10am – 4pm), or visit an ABTA travel agent.