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  • Dr Kate Bunyan, Director of Health Services at Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines and Mathew Jones, CEO of the East Anglian Air Ambulance

    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

  • Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines' Bolette

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

    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

    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.

  • The Milky Way. Credit: Wil Cheung

    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 ma

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

    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 Centra

  • 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

    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

    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.

  • Enhance your holiday with on-board spend or door-to-door transfers on selection of 2024 sailings with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

    Enhance your holiday with on-board spend or door-to-door transfers on selection of 2024 sailings with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

    Holidaymakers looking to get away this year can take advantage of on-board spending credit or free door-to-door transfers on selected 2024 sailings with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines.

    Guests taking advantage of the offer can enjoy up to £405 per person to spend on board, or free door-to-door transfers for up to 200 UK mainland miles, on selected sailings for bookings made by 30thApril inclusive.

  • Manning agencies welcomed aboard Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Borealis for unique conference opportunity

    Manning agencies welcomed aboard Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Borealis for unique conference opportunity

    Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines have hosted their key manning agent partners from the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, India and Thailand on board its ship Borealis as part of a unique manning agents conference.
    Representatives from Airborne Recruiting India, Kamaxi India, Wira Manning Indonesia and Bahia Philippines/Thailand were welcomed on board Borealis by CEO Samantha Stimpson and senior memb

  • Nearly 800 guests make the most of enhanced video calling booking system

    Nearly 800 guests make the most of enhanced video calling booking system

    Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has expanded its video calling system throughout the Reservations team.

    The video reservations system was initially trialled in April 2023, but thanks to the success of the project, has now been rolled out further.
    The approach allows those viewing cruises online to request a video call, offering a face-to-face interaction with a member of the Fred. Olsen Cruise

  • Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines unveils new fly-cruise Mediterranean sailings for 2025

    Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines unveils new fly-cruise Mediterranean sailings for 2025

    Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has launched a brand-new selection of fly-cruise sailings to offer guests a shorter, yet immersive cruise experience in 2025.

    As part of the 2025/26 Worldwide programme, a selection of seven to 12-night cruises to the Mediterranean have been unveiled on board smaller ship Balmoral.
    Guests will be able to visit destinations such as the charming cliff-top towns of

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