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Fred. Olsen Cruise Line ships Balmoral and Black Watch will operate two new World Cruises for 2014. Both cruises will visit new ports of call including exotic Yangon in Burma – and Japan, including visits to Hiroshima, Osaka and Yokahama. … [Read more...]
Professor Brian Ford has been on 50 cruises and has no intention of stopping. He tells us how he first got into cruising and why he loves it so much My first cruise was more than 30 years ago aboard Cunard’s QE2, when my wife Jan and I first travelled with her (a voyage by sea is by far the best way to cross the Atlantic) and Cunard became the first company to invite me to join them as a guest speaker. I started lecturing on … [Read more...]
Try horse riding in the Caribbean, visit a volcano in Iceland or race through river rapids in Canada- cruise excursions are reinventing themselves in a big way. … [Read more...]
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has announced a new UK port of call next year – Belfast, with 800-guest Boudicca making two turn-around visits in October 2013. Boudicca will be offering a 12-night Iberian and 2-night mini cruise to Liverpool from Belfast in October 2013. Matt Grimes, Director of Planning for Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, said: “The addition of this new regional departure port means that Fred. Olsen is able to operate a vessel within … [Read more...]
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will be celebrating Burns Night – this Wednesday 25th January 2012 – aboard each of its four ships – Balmoral, Braemar, Black Watch and Boudicca. … [Read more...]
Here's our pick of 10 top Caribbean and Central American ports. All you need to do is decide where to go first! … [Read more...]
From Herr Flick to Peter Sissons – the cruise lines have a star-stodded roster of entertainers, adventurers, sportsmen and authors on board. … [Read more...]
This year promises to be one of the most exciting ones yet in cruise. We pick the top 10 hottest events, the coolest cruises and the hippest destinations for 2012! 1.Rio Carnival It doesn’t get much hotter than the Rio Carnival and one of the most frustrating things about events like Carnival is how hard it is to secure tickets – unless, that is, you go on a cruise. Cruise lines are increasingly tying in their cruises with … [Read more...]
Stars of the BBC’s Second World War comedy, ’Allo ’Allo!, Herr Otto Flick of the Gestapo (Richard Gibson) and Private Helga Geerhart (Kim Hartman), will be onboard two Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ cruises in 2012. Both actors will be lecturing and performing on the theme of ‘Comedy’, as part of the cruise line’s award-winning cruise enrichment programme, Vistas. The Vistas programme won the Best Educational Cruise award at the Cruise International … [Read more...]
Retail therapy has reached new heights on today’s cruise ships with high-street stores and famous brands lining the on-board shopping arcades. We look at where to buy designer labels on the high seas MOSS BROS HIRE Cunard was the first line to offer suit-hire facilities at sea, and Queen Elizabeth continues this valuable service with Moss Bros Hire on board. Save space in your suitcase and just hire a two-piece dinner suit (from £38 to £55) … [Read more...]
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