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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines' Bolette
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines' Bolette

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Make 2024 your year of adventure with special savings in Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Summer Sale

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is giving guests the chance to make 2024 their year of adventure with a host of savings as part of its Summer Sale.

The offer includes savings on 40 cruises setting sail between July and December 2024, as well as the chance to add a drinks package for just £20 per person per night on selected sailings – for new bookings made by 26th June 2024 inclusive.

Solo travellers can also take advantage of dedicated offers, including 0% single supplements on selected cabin grades and sailings.

There will be opportunities to seek out the Northern Lights in adventures into Arctic Norway, look out for polar bears in Nunavut, explore the lesser-visited islands of the Azores and see in 2025 with spectacular celebrations in Funchal or Lisbon, plus the chance to join a Mystery Cruise.

Departures will be available from Southampton, Portsmouth, Dover, Liverpool, Newcastle and Rosyth, and aboard all three of Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ smaller-sized ships, Bolette, Borealis and Balmoral. Guests departing from Dover will also benefit from free parking at the port.

Clare Ward, Director of Product and Customer Service at Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, said:

“There is now more value than ever in choosing a cruise as your next getaway.

“While general holiday prices are increasing, cruising with Fred. Olsen offers a wide range of features in one package – comfortable accommodation, delicious food, captivating entertainment and expertly crafted itineraries – with all the little details taken care of.

“When you cruise with us, you’ll enjoy a warm and friendly atmosphere and the feeling of being on a real ship, close to the sea.

“We carefully craft our on-board experience, just as we take great care when designing our itineraries to ensure they visit beautiful, interesting destinations at the best times of year and include the most imaginative, scenic sailing routes, some of which are only accessible on smaller ships.”

Highlights of Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Summer Sale include:

Bolette’s 27-night T2417 ‘Scenic Wonders and Wildlife of Canada and Greenland’ cruise, departing from Liverpool on 19thJuly 2024. Prices start from £2,699 per person (was from £2,999 per person).

  • Experience icebergs and glaciers in Greenland
  • Perhaps spot a polar bear in Nunavut
  • Learn about the Olsen family links with L’Anse aux Meadows

Itinerary: Liverpool, UK – St. John’s, Canada – Halifax, Canada – Corner Brook, Canada – Cruise Humber Arm and Bay of Islands, Canada – Red Bay, Labrador, Canada – L’Anse aux Meadows, Canada – Cruise North East Coast of Akpatok Island, Canada – Cruise by Resolution Island, Canada – Cruise by Lower Savage Islands, Canada – Nuuk, Greenland – Nanortalik, Greenland – Narsarsuaq, Greenland – Cruising Prins Christian Sund, Greenland – Reykjavik, Iceland – Liverpool, UK

For more details: Visit T2417 ‘Scenic Wonders and Wildlife of Canada and Greenland’

Balmoral’s 15-night L2424 ‘Portugal’s Islands in Search of the Meteor Shower’ cruise departing from Rosyth on 7th August 2024. Prices start from £1,699 per person (was from £1,999 per person).

  • This cruise is planned to coincide with the Perseid Meteor Shower
  • Spot shooting stars from the decks of Balmoral in the Azores
  • Spent time with an astronomer who will offer an insight into this event
  • Seek out the Milky Way, Saturn rising in the East and constellation Scorpio

Itinerary: Rosyth, UK – Praia da Vitoria, Azores – Horta, Azores – Ponta Delgada, Azores – Vila Franca Islet, Portugal – Cruise Mouth of River Tagus, Belem Tower and Discovery Monument, Portugal – Cruise by Cristo Rei and Abril 25 Bridge, Portugal – Lisbon, Portugal – Leixões, Portugal – Rosyth, UK
For more details: Visit L2424 ‘Portugal's Islands in Search of the Meteor Shower'

Balmoral’s 10-night L2431 ‘In Search of the Northern Lights’ cruise, departing from Newcastle on 10th October 2024. Prices start from £1,299 per person (was from £1,399 per person).

  • Search for the Northern Lights from the decks of Balmoral in Alta
  • Enjoy a scenic discovery of the Seven Sisters Mountain range
  • Spend time with a Sami community to learn about local traditions

Itinerary: Newcastle, UK – Molde, Norway – Crossing the Arctic Circle Norway – Cruise Tjeldsundet Strait, Norway – Alta, Norway (overnight stay) – Tromsø, Norway – Cruise Tjeldsundet Strait, Norway – Cruising Seven Sisters Mountain Range, Norway – Ålesund, Norway – Newcastle, UK

For more details: Visit L2431 ‘In Search of the Northern Lights'

Borealis’ seven-night S2425 ‘Mystery Cruise’, departing from Southampton on 12th November 2024. Prices start from £1,099 per person (was from £1,299 per person).

  • There will be an air of anticipation as soon as you board Borealis
  • Try and guess each destination as it will be a secret as long as possible
  • Follow in the footsteps of explorers, navigators and seafarers

For more details: Visit https://www.fredolsencruises.com/cruise/mystery-cruise-s2425

Borealis’ 14-night S2428 ‘Canary Islands Christmas and Funchal New Year’ cruise departing from Portsmouth on 21stDecember 2024. Prices start from £2,399 per person (was from £2,599 per person).

  • Visit UNESCO-listed Risco Caido archaeological site in Gran Canaria
  • Celebrate Christmas Day festivities on board Borealis
  • See in the New Year with the annual fireworks display in Madeira

Itinerary: Portsmouth, UK – Las Palmas, Spain (overnight port) – Santa Cruz de la Tenerife, Spain – San Sebastian de la Gomera, Spain – Santa Cruz de la Palma, Spain – Funchal, Portugal (overnight port) – Portsmouth, UK

For more details: Visit S2428 ‘Canary Islands Christmas and Funchal New Year’

Borealis’ 14-night S2417 ‘Volcanic Islands of the Azores and Madeira’ cruise, departing from Dover on 31stJuly 2025. Prices start from £1,399 per person (was from £1,899 per person).

  • Discover more of Portugal’s maritime history in Lisbon
  • Admire the blue hydrangeas in full bloom in the Azores
  • Spot sperm whales and other marine life with ORCA representatives

Itinerary: Dover, UK – Praia da Vitoria, Azores – Ponta Delgada, Azores – Funchal, Madeira (overnight stay) – Lisbon, Portugal – Cruise Mouth of River Tagus, Belem Tower and Discovery Monument, Portugal – Cruise by Cristo Rei and Abril 25 Bridge, Portugal – Lisbon, Portugal – Lexiões, Portugal – Dover, UK

For more details: Visit S2417 ‘Volcanic Islands of the Azores and Madeira’

For further information on Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Summer Sale, visit the website at www.fredolsencruises.com/summer-sale
Book online, call Reservations on 0800 0355 242 (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 6pm, Saturday 9am to 5pm, Sunday 10am to 4pm), or contact your ABTA travel agent.

Contacts

Ellis Orchard

Ellis Orchard

Press contact Public Relations Manager Public Relations 07557672265
Georgina May

Georgina May

Press contact Public Relations Executive Public Relations
Lauren Gardner

Lauren Gardner

Press contact Public Relations Manager Public Relations 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.

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