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  • Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines shortlisted for three prizes at UK Social Media Awards

    Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has been announced as a triple finalist at the 2024 UK Social Media Awards.
    The cruise line has been shortlisted in the Best Use of Instagram and Best Use of Facebook categories. While Social Media Marketing Manager Chloe Bullard is a finalist in the Mark Hanson (Rising Star) Award, recognising the brightest and most promising social media communicators.
    The awards s

  • Three new sailings as part of world voyage revealed by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

    Explorers looking for their next adventure can take advantage of three new shorter sailings as part of its 2025 world cruise.
    Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has unveiled three new shorter cruises on board Bolette as part of her maiden 106-night world voyage in January 2025.
    From Southampton on 6thJanuary, guests can embark on a 56-night ‘Exploring South America and the Pacific Islands’. They will

  • Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines crowned Best Cruise Line for Groups at Group Leisure & Travel Awards

    Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has won the accolade of Best Cruise Line for Groups at the 2024 Group Leisure and Travel Awards.
    The cruise line was named the winner at a glitzy awards ceremony in London yesterday, hosted by magician and comedian Pete Firman.
    The winners are voted for by readers of Group Leisure and Travel, the magazine for group travel organisers, who organise holidays, trips and

  • Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines returns to Rosyth for summer season

    Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has arrived in Scotland for a summer season of sailing on board Balmoral.
    The smaller-sized ship will today set sail on her first cruise of the season from Rosyth, taking guests on a seven-night Norwegian Fjords cruise.
    Other destinations from June through to August include the Baltic, Scottish Isles, Iceland and Portugal’s islands.
    Clare Ward, Director of Product

  • Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines named Travel and Leisure Website of the Year at top digital awards

    Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has been unveiled as the winner of the Travel and Leisure Website of the Year at a prestigious digital awards ceremony.
    The company received the accolade at the UK Digital Growth Awards 2024 ceremony in central London yesterday evening (20thJune), following judging by a panel of experts from across the digital sector.
    The awards recognise work that is transforming bu

  • Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines to show key sporting events across fleet this summer

    Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has announced that it will broadcast all UEFA European Football Championship matches, Wimbledon and the Olympics aboard its fleet throughout the summer.
    On their three smaller ocean cruise ships – Bolette, Borealis, and Balmoral– matches and games will be shown in public areas as well as in guest cabins.
    Starting 14th June, all UEFA European Football Championship mat

  • Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines continues to showcase commitment to crew welfare by becoming a member of the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network

    Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines have become a member of the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) and have been praised for their continuing commitment to the welfare of seafarers.ISWAN is an international maritime charity which works to improve the lives of seafarers and their families with resources, strategies, advocacy and by offering a range of wellbeing services and humani

  • Free champagne afternoon tea for teachers on select 2024/25 summer holiday cruises

    Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is offering teachers a free champagne traditional afternoon tea for two on sailings in July and August to coincide with the summer holidays.
    Traditionally, booking holidays during the school breaks can be an expensive challenge for those working in the education sector.
    Clare Ward, Director of Product and Customer Service at Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, said:
    “At Fre

  • Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is finalist in Suffolk business awards

    Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has been unveiled as a finalist at a prestigious business awards.
    The company has been named as a finalist in the Customer Excellence Award category at the East Anglian Daily Times Business Awards 2024.
    The awards recognise the best companies, strategies and people that make up the county's business community.
    Clare Ward, Director of Product and Customer Service

  • Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines welcomes more than 200 agents aboard Borealis at CLIA’s annual conference

    Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has welcomed more than 200 travel agents on board Borealisin Southampton as part of a travel agent conference. The Cruise Lines International Association’s (CLIA) event is the largest agent cruise conference in the UK and provided an opportunity for travel agents and media guests to experience Fred. Olsen's hospitality and onboard offerings first-hand.
    Saturday’s event

  • Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is finalist in renowned digital awards

    Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is in the running for an accolade at a highly coveted digital awards scheme.
    The company has been unveiled as a finalist in the Travel and Leisure Website of the Year category at the UK Digital Growth Awards 2024 which celebrate impressive digital results leading to further business growth.
    Ben Williams, Head of Digital at Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, said:
    “We are

  • Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines awarded ‘Consumer Favourite for Excursions’ at the Sailawaze Excellence Awards 2024

    Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines have been awarded ‘Consumer Favourite for Excursions’ at the inaugural Sailawaze Excellence Awards 2024.
    The cruise line received the award last night (16thMay) at a gala ceremony held in central London, attended by more than 170 guests and hosted by Patrick Grant, presenter of hit BBC show, The Great British Sewing Bee.
    More than 150 entries were submitted across t

  • Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines surprises the East Anglian Air Ambulance with £30,000 donation at fundraising ball

    Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has surprised the East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) with a £30,000 donation at the Sparkle in Spring Ball at Milsoms, Kesgrave on 10th May.
    The fundraising event, was organised by Kim Berry, wife of Dr Neil Berry, who works for EAAA alongside working as a consultant anesthetist at Ipswich Hospital, and in total raised over £62,000 through ticket sales, an auction, raffl

  • 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 c

  • Borealis’ naval architect to make inaugural return to ship with exclusive talk for guests on Iceland cruise

    The naval architect behind Borealis will enjoy a walk down memory lane when he steps foot on the ship for the first time in 27 years.
    Dr Stephen Payne OBE, who was the project manager for the building of the ship, formerly known as Rotterdam VI for Holland America, will be joining a Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines sailing to Iceland this summer.
    During his time on board for the ‘Whales and Volcanic

  • Enjoy free parking on Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines sailings from Dover in 2024

    Guests can reap the benefits of free parking on a sailing from Dover with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines.
    Together with the Port of Dover, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is offering free car parking to those who book a 2024 cruise departing from Dover from June through to August.
    Alongside this, guests who book before 30th April inclusive can also enjoy up to £210 per person in credit to spend on board.

  • Discover astronomical phenomena on specially-timed sailings to the Azores with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines in 2024

    The Milky Way, Perseid Meteor Shower and shooting stars; these are just some of the natural phenomena Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ guests will have the chance to see in the night skies during specially-timed sailings to the Azores in 2024.
    Nestled in the Atlantic Ocean, the Azores are an enchanting archipelago of nine volcanic islands, and with little to no light pollution off the coast, it makes

  • Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines reveals Grand Voyage and three new cruises for 2025 on Balmoral

    Four new cruises setting sail in 2025 have been unveiled by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines with destinations including Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Norway.
    Smaller ship Balmoral will see guests sail from Southampton on four itineraries designed to take them to the very best destinations at the very best times.
    One of those is a 45-night Grand Voyage exploring the Caribbean and Central Am

  • Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines unveil Easter flash sale with savings of up to £200 per person

    Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines unveil Easter flash sale with savings of up to £200 per person
    Holidaymakers seeking an adventure with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines in 2024 can enjoy savings of up to £200 per person this Easter weekend.
    With destinations including Iceland, the Norwegian fjords, the Azores, the Adriatic and the British Isles, guests can make the most of savings on selected cruises for bo

  • Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines expands support for agents with two new Sales Team members

    A year of record sales has led to the expansion of Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Sales Team.As part of Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ commitment to building on its support for agents across the country, two new field sales agents have joined the business.Dan Scott and Katie Hughes joined the team in late February, bringing with them a combined knowledge of more than 12 years in the travel industry.Based in

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