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Olsen’s mystery cruise is back as it launches 2024/25 cruise calendar with completely new focus

Fred Olsen is offering a programme focusing on history and culture, once-in-a-lifetime experiences and natural phenomena for 2024/25, as well as the return after five years of its popular Mystery Cruise. It features specially-timed sailings to coincide with natural wonders and destination events, chances to encounter native wildlife and uncover rich and vibrant histories across

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An odyssey of fact and fiction as Olsen unveils its 106-night 2025 world cruise

Fred Olsen’s 106-night world cruise in 2025 is inspired by journeys taken by famous historical and fictional explorers. Departing Southampton, flagship Bolette will follow a similar route to the first world circumnavigation by explorers Magellan and Elcano in 1519. The cruise, which will take guests to Brazil, Argentina, French Polynesia, Mauritius and South Africa, will

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Good news for singles as Fred Olsen ditches supplement on selected 2022 and 2023 sailings

Solo travellers looking to get away in 2022 or 2023 can enjoy a twin cabin with no single supplement on selected grades and sailings with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines. The offer includes opportunities to venture to the emerald-green islands of the Azores, seek out winter warmth in the Canary Islands or enjoy scenic sailings of

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Falklands war veteran Simon Weston to join guests when Balmoral visits islands in 2023

Falklands war veteran Simon Weston will be onboard Balmoral in 2023 when the ship visits the islands as part of its epic 78-night voyage to South America and the Antarctic. Weston will join guests on the 14-night cruise, which will call into Port Stanley, and will share his experiences of his time on the Falklands.

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Fred Olsen celebrates Platinum Jubilee with drinks package and on-board spending credit on summer cruises

Fred Olsen Cruise Lines is including a free all inclusive drinks package and £70 per person to spend on board on a selection of summer sailings in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Travellers can choose from more than 20 cruises setting sail this summer, with departures from Southampton, Dover, Liverpool, Belfast and Rosyth, to

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Fred Olsen Cruise Lines to stage first new-look four-ship reunion with Fleet in Funchal celebration in 2023

The first reunion of Fred Olsen’s new-look fleet will take place in November 2023 when all four of its smaller ships come together in Madeira. Bolette, Borealis, Balmoral and Braemar will set sail on four separate cruises, designed to allow them to come together for a Fleet in Funchal celebration. The occasion will be marked

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Welcome back! Olsen unveils series of British Isles and scenic sailings as it prepares for July restart

Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has today unveiled a new Welcome Back programme of summer cruises, starting 5 July, to showcase the best of the British Isles. The 11-cruise programme features scenic-only cruises and those with ports of call featured aboard its smaller ships. Departures will be from Dover and Liverpool, taking in the best of

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Free drinks or up to £600 to spend on board in Fred Olsen’s Cruise Sale

Guests can choose between a free drinks package or up to £600 per person to spend on board as part of its annual Cruise Sale for new bookings made on selected sailings before 2 February. Sailings start from just £599 per person with more than 120 cruises included for 2021 and 2022, to destinations including

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Olsen and Celestyal swoop for new ships as CMV struggles to stay afloat.

Fred Olsen Cruise Lines and Celestyal Cruises have put their faith in the future of cruising by adding new vessels to their fleets. But the news sadly coincides with reports that the independent UK cruise line Cruise & Maritime Voyages are involved in last-ditch talks to stave off insolvency. Olsen is introducing two new ships

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Fred Olsen Cruise Lines expands fleet as it buys two ships from Holland America

Fred Olsen Cruise Lines is introducing two new ships to its ocean going fleet as the company looks to strengthen the brand and evolve for cruising on the other side of the Covid-19 pandemic. The ships, to be named Bolette and Borealis, have been purchased from Holland America Line and previously sailed under the names

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