Fred. Olsen adds two new regional departure ports for 2014/15 – Avonmouth and Tilbury
For the 2014/15 cruise season, Fred. Olsen is pleased to offer two brand new departure ports: Tilbury and Avonmouth.
For the 2014/15 cruise season, Fred. Olsen is pleased to offer two brand new departure ports: Tilbury and Avonmouth.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has reported taking the highest-ever number of advance registrations for its inspirational new 2014/15 cruise programme.
75-year old retired cabinet maker David James, who stepped down at the beginning of the year as a deputy launching authority at Minehead Lifeboat Station, has been named as the proud winner of an eight-night cruise around the coast of ‘Spain and Portugal’ with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, who sponsored an ‘Unsung Station Hero’ competition.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ 880-guest ship Boudicca will make its first turnaround call of the new cruise season from Liverpool’s Pier Head Cruise Terminal on Sunday 21st April 2013.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is launching two new exhilarating ‘Grand Voyages’ in 2015; Balmoral's 119-night L1501 ‘Exploring the Far East’ cruise, departing from Southampton on 4th January 2015 – the cruise line’s longest-ever sailing – and Black Watch's W1501 73-night 'South American Discovery' cruise, departing from Southampton on 6th January 2015.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is pleased to announce the launch of its new 2014/15 cruise itineraries, to hundreds of amazing and exotic destinations worldwide, from an even greater choice of regional UK ports than ever before.
The BBC gardening presenter, Steve Brookes, will be joining a Fred. Olsen cruise to the Canary Islands in 2013. Boudicca’s ‘Gardens & Beaches of the Canaries’ cruise, D1307, is for 12 nights, departing from Liverpool on 21st April 2013, the first departure in the cruise line’s new season from this popular port.
Ipswich-based Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is always keen to support local fundraising, and the cruise line recently donated a mini-cruise aboard Boudicca to the Felixstowe Rotary Club, as a prize for its annual ‘International Evening’, to help to raise money to build a ‘sand dam’ in Kenya.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is well-known for its great choice of convenient regional UK departure ports – no fewer than nine in 2013 – and also for offering a wide selection of mini-cruises.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ 1,350-guest flagship, Balmoral, made her maiden call into Darwin, Australia, on 8th March 2013, as part of her longest-ever ‘World Cruise’, of 112 nights.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will have a team of experts on hand at this spring’s Daily Telegraph CRUISE Show in London, Olympia on Saturday 23rd / Sunday 24th March 2013, ready to inspire and inform visitors on the right kind of Fred. Olsen cruise for them. Visitors can also take advantage of a variety of Fred. Olsen deals on selected cruises around the world.
A winter cruise to Norway, in search of the amazing ‘Northern Lights,’ must be one of the most exciting itineraries in the world, and 2013 is predicted to be one of the best for many years to view these majestic ‘Aurora Borealis’.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is bringing its various special offers under a single banner, entitled ‘Anchor Fares’. From 1st March 2013, ‘Anchor Fares’ will replace the existing ‘Specialsaver’ and ‘Latesaver’ fares, although fares currently in circulation in these two categories will remain until they expire.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has a real treat in store for fans of classical music this summer; Boudicca’s 14-night ‘Scandinavia and St. Petersburg’ cruise combines stunning Baltic ports with a theme of ‘Classical Music’, through its award-winning onboard enrichment programme, Vistas. The highlight of this cultural cruise will be live performances by The Operababes.
To commemorate Sir Bobby Robson’s 80th birthday on 18th February 2013, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will make a donation of £80 to the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation for every booking made within eight days of this significant date, i.e. between 18th and 25th February 2013 inclusive, on its special ‘Sir Bobby Robson Cruise’, W1308, aboard Black Watch.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has some lovely Spring cruises in 2013, visiting attractive Spanish and Portuguese destinations, from a choice of southern UK ports. The perfect time to visit the Iberian Peninsula, April is warm and sunny, and many beautiful cities and beaches beckon.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines always celebrates St. Valentine’s Day – 14th February - in great style across its fleet, and this year will be no different!
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Balmoral will be setting sail for the Baltic on 27th May 2013, on a 14-night voyage from Southampton, L1305. There are currently some very competitive offers available on this fascinating cruise.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has launched a new TV campaign which will run through February 2013. The combination of 30 second and 10 seconds commercials utilises the quirky brand identity, with the characterful animation and ‘daub’ font that has become synonymous with Fred. Olsen, underscoring the personal and friendly style of cruising.
Stewart Anderson from Scotland was crowned as the new singles champion, in the finals of the Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines World Indoor Bowls Championship 2013, on Sunday 27th January 2013. The 27-year-old ninth seed celebrated an epic 10-10, 10-9 victory at Potters Leisure Resort over fellow Scot Paul Foster, taking the coveted championship and a prize pot of £45,000.