Fred Olsen is offering more ex-Newcastle itineraries than ever in 2019/20, with a total of 16 sailings between April 2019 and March 2020, on board Balmoral.
Liverpool will also be seeing a bumper number of Fred Olsen cruise departures, with a total of 22 sailings between April 2019 and March 2020 on Black Watch.
Black Watch will sail again from Liverpool in 2019/20
It follows on from Olsen’s 2018/19 cruise seasons from Newcastle and Liverpool which began in April.
The 1,350-guest flagship Balmoral is sailing a record 15 voyages from Newcastle in 2018 – an increase on the 13 departures offered in 2017 – to destinations, including Norway, Iceland, Spain, Portugal, Germany and the Baltic.
Sailings include a nine-night Diamonds, Chocolates & Canals cruise on 16 September. Ports of call: Ghent and Antwerp, Belgium – Rotterdam and Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Black Watch is offering a record 18 departures from Liverpool between April and November. Sailings include:
:: A seven-night Lochs of Scotland cruise on 15 September. Ports of call: Kirkwall, Orkney Islands – Invergordon – Ullapool – Tobermory, Isle of Mull – Greenock.
:: A 14-night Islands & Landscapes of the Canaries cruise on 27 October. Ports of call: Lisbon – Arrecife, Spain – Las Palmas, Gran Canaria – Santa Cruz de Tenerife – Santa Cruz, La Palma – Funchal, Madeira – Oporto, Portugal.