Cruises are a fun experience at the best of times, but imagine sharing a voyage on the open waters with people who share the same interests as you? Themed cruises are a great way to go outside of your typical holiday and experience something truly unique with like-minded people to form memories and friendships that can last a lifetime. We have some great themed mini-cruises coming your way in 2015
Enjoying an unforgettable trip away has never been so easy, with an abundance of different departure locations across the UK offering you the chance to sample some of the greatest sights and experiences the world has to offer.
Since a proportion of the UK population does not hold either a valid passport or photo card driving licence, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has amended its policy to widen the appeal of an 'Around UK' cruise, to include anyone who can produce other acceptable forms of photographic identification at Check-in.
Fred. Olsen has launched a promotional sales campaign on 18 digital TV channels, which will run until 24th January 2015, to showcase its ‘The more you book, the more you save’* cruise sale, its innovative ‘Enjoyment Promise’* and its wide range of regional UK departures. Fred. Olsen’s TV campaign is also supported by a comprehensive mix of print, radio, online and social media promotional activity
Although travelling in a group may seem like a simple and straightforward affair, without the right amount of planning your group could soon find itself heading in separate directions in pursuit of individual holiday agendas. Luckily we’ve got some great group travel tips to steer you on the right path, and make sure that your voyage goes as smooth as can be.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has launched a new brochure – 'All Inclusive Holidays' – targeted specifically at the 'yet to cruise' market. The brochure contains simple, all inclusive pricing, based on one cabin type, and tackles some of the perceived challenges of cruising head on, using more familiar mainstream holiday vocabulary, such as 'Ocean View Room', rather than 'Outside Cabin'.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines' guests can take advantage of a last-minute Winter sun getaway on Braemar's 13-night M1434 'Canaries New Year & the Caribbean' fly-cruise – and celebrate the arrival of the New Year in style – sailing from Santa Cruz, Tenerife on 30th December 2014.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines – voted ‘Best Value for Money’ in 2014 by experts at influential consumer website Cruise Critic, for the third consecutive year – will have a team of experts on hand at the Telegraph Cruise Show, to be held at ExCeL London on Friday 9th, Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th January 2015, ready to inspire and inform visitors on the right kind of Fred. Olsen cruise for them.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is offering guests the last chance to join their choice of three exciting two-week adventures, destined for the awe-inspiring total solar eclipse in Spring 2015. Lucky cruisers will surely experience a holiday like no other – a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see this spectacular natural phenomenon!
Welcome to part two of St. Petersburg highlights – it turns out there were too many to fit into one article! Without further ado, let’s carry on and see what else this wonderful city has to offer visitors.
To make cruising over the festive season even more attractive to solo guests, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has introduced a ‘no single supplement’ on certain grades of twin cabins for sole occupancy, on a selection of Christmas cruises. These special ‘no single supplement’ deals mean that a solo guest, occupying a twin cabin, will pay the same per person rate as a couple, on applicable cruises.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has launched a new brochure – ‘The Great British Sail Away’ – showcasing the amazing breadth of destinations and experiences to be enjoyed on a cruise in 2015, from right here on our own doorstep, from just £799 per person.
Following the success of its first-ever 'Arctic Explorer' cruise for 2015 – which sold out within a week! – Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is again offering guests the chance to experience the awe-inspiring Arctic, one of the most hard-to-reach regions of the world, in Summer 2016. Black Watch's 26-night W1610 ‘Arctic Explorer’ voyage, departing from Tilbury.
As part of its new ‘Turn of Year’ sales campaign, award-winning Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has launched a ‘The more you book, the more you save’* cruise sale, running from 1st December 2014 until 2nd March 2015, which is valid on cruises of five nights’ duration or more – the scheme will also offer an attractive discount to customers who only wish to make a single cruise purchase. In addition, ...
Described as the highlight of the Formula One season, the Monaco Grand Prix is the race that every driver wants to win; so it is a treat for Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ guests to be able to visit this top-class circuit first-hand, on Boudicca’s 15-nights D1511 ‘Film Stars & Fast Cars’ cruise around the south of France and Spain, sailing from Dover on 16th May 2015.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, voted ‘Best Cruise Line for Groups’ by readers of Group Leisure magazine for five consecutive years, and ‘Best Cruise Operator for Groups’ by Group Travel Organiser magazine for the last four years, has launched a new ‘Group Travel’ brochure, detailing the many exclusive benefits available to groups.
Situated at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, St. Petersburg is known for being the ‘young city’ of Russia, having been founded in the early 18th century by Tsar Peter the Great. Despite being described as Russian’s most Western city, St. Petersburg is packed with stunning museums and monuments that epitomise the very best of Russian culture and architecture.
Cruise experts at influential consumer website Cruise Critic have voted Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines ‘Best Value for Money’ in its ‘Cruise Critic UK Editors’ Picks Awards 2014’, for the third consecutive year. The winners are selected by Cruise Critic’s international team of Editors, based on the lines and ships that they feel best represent excellence in each of the 18 categories.
Join Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ 929-guest Braemar as she sets off from Harwich on 13th April 2015 on a 5-night Elvis cruise (M1510) with a difference! This very special ‘Elvis Party Cruise’ will celebrate what would have been The King’s 80th birthday, with a visit to the only ‘Graceland’ outside the United States, and will feature award-winning Elvis tribute acts Ben Portsmouth and Ben Thompson.
Award-winning Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is pleased to announce that it is working in partnership with The Institute of Leadership and Management (‘ILM’) to deliver an accredited training initiative, the ‘Supervisor and Management Development Programme’, which has been added to its Training and Development curriculum for ship-based Officers and crew.
