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It was all set out and hinted at in a very detailed online questionnaire a two or three years ago. The idea of a personalised port exploration service (what do you want to do and we'll arrange that sort of thing), a quayside concierge at each port and a far fresher and more exciting dining option also appealed. We really do like the Renaissance ships, which are genuinely small and can dock in some great ports centrally, though Carnival Corp never used their Renaissance ships to best advantage. They even axed Swan Hellenic, (our first cruise line) nippily after they took on the P&O group. I do realise Swan were not big money makers in either of their incarnations, but I do feel that type of academically based, ship with excellent, very unusual, itineraries could have been worked on. I suppose the expedition ships are filling that type of area, but at a very hefty price in most cases.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Holidays
Thanks, yes interesting, though he may just have a health issue, so cannot be sure it means anything that much. All lines, even the big cruise companies like Carnival Corporation, have still been loosing cash up to now, with the third quarter forecast to turn that around with a small profit. The reported 73% average occupancy on Fred ships in Q2 does not seem too bad given the current state of the industry, though admittedly with his smaller ships he will need a higher rate occupancy than the monster ships sailing now and we have always wondered if Braemar will really return.
Fred Olsen fleet meets 2015-2018-2021-2023
TwotravellersLondon,s very eloquent post above would be a good place to start. Take a serious look at what is actually being offered, rather than verbiage. 'Elegance and simplicity' are not words which automatically spring to our minds when the refurbishment of the public spaces of the old ships that have replaced the Boudicca and the Black Watch are considered. I've not rebooked and sadly I don't feel I will at any point soon. On Fred once you step out of your suite, which is not the plushest on the market, then you get exactly the same as someone paying a last minute saver fare for a few hundred pounds when you have paid a few thousand.
Contacting our ships
As a result, we have won Cruise Critic’s award for best itineraries 5 years in a row. That questionnaire did seem to imply that there are thoughts regards increasing the "Suite Dreams Package", hence going in the direction of a "ship within a ship" concept, which is now used by a number of mainstream cruise lines. Personally rather than specific benefits, I would prefer to see an option of various perks - I saw an advert recently (poss NCL) when you could choose two or three extra perks from a selection. Better still, I would be more interested in a large OBS, which could be used on whatever we chose to spend it on.
(Coronavirus crisis) passenger shipping pause 2020-2021
The easy answer would be to go into the growth sector of "boutique cruising" for the traditionalist market (Fred Jun. had a brilliant idea for specialist exploration ships at one stage and was reported as having had discussions with ship-building yards). Given the present older, high maintenance and comparably inefficient ships that make up the FOCLs fleet, the expectations of many of the FOCLs' loyalty members who cruise several times a year and the problem that Fred had in past years that when the price point rose, the occupancy rate fell... A move to Boutique cruising for FOCLs could be fraught.
For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy. The deal with the newly acquired ships, as we understood it, was that there were two payments to be made in the last two years out of a five year agreement, so those payments will now be drawing near. 'It's all about people' claims FOCLs but other companies that we've cruised with have an equally, if not greater, claim to the USP. I was invited to a meeting in London to discuss our Fred experience - this was about 5 years ago when the prices were competitive.
Olsen related companies cover mostly renewable energy related activities such as wind farm development and operation and offshore wind installation, but also cruise, media, real estate and venture capital. River- and ocean fleets' operations were planned to resume on October 24, 2020, but were eventually canceled. Ocean voyages resumed in 2021 on July 5 (Borealis/Maiden Voyage, cruise to nowhere from Liverpool), and on August 16 (Bolette/Maiden Voyage, cruise to nowhere from Dover). Balmoral restarted in 2022 (May 2/Canaries from Newcastle). Braemar was scheduled to restart in 2023 (on April 28, from Southampton).
Every Fred Olsen river trip is due to incorporate a lot of daytime scenic cruising so that travellers can enjoy some of the most fantastic European scenery with 14 areas of scheduled scenic cruising that are included across the itineraries. Brabant passengers can also benefit from the introduction of the brand's new enrichment program with almost every voyage featuring an onboard speaker, specifically tailored to the itinerary. I've only cruised once with Fred (although had several cancelled once the Pandemic hit) but would love to do so again. The biggest thing that is stopping me is the prices. Whilst I am retired, I have a number of things competing for my time and that makes a late booking quite difficult for me. The launch prices are crazy, especially for solo travellers like me.
Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines showcases Borealis in Australasia - Seatrade Cruise News
Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines showcases Borealis in Australasia.
Posted: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMT [source]
Beautiful Balmoral is small enough to navigate Europe’s most picturesque waterways so guests can enjoy hours of scenic cruising. Borealis is ideally suited for enjoying scenic cruising. From cruising past historic landscapes to capturing the beauty of the natural world.
Olsen group also operate a variety of other companies, including Fred. Olsen Express ferries in the Canary Islands, and has interests in the luxury hotel, aviation, estate management, electronics and offshore energy industries. Olsen offices are spread throughout the globe, although the group's main headquarters remain firmly in the family's hands in Oslo and Tenerife. Olsen Cruise Lines is based in Ipswich, the county town of Suffolk, England.
Situated on the north bank of the River Forth, just 40 minutes from Edinburgh, the Port of Rosyth is conveniently placed for guests joining Fred. There are a fantastic selection of cruises from Rosyth to choose from, each featuring incredible destinations across Europe. Cruise from Scotland to Norway to experience the outstanding natural beauty of the magnificent fjordland; sail to culture-rich capitals in the Baltic; discover volcanic Iceland; or experience natural phenomenons such as the Perseid Meteor Shower. Because our ships are smaller, our crew are able to get to know you personally and to understand what you like.
We put as much time into planning scenic cruising as we do in choosing the destinations themselves. Yes late offers not coming up really for the smaller P&O ships. One of our winter cruises is Aurora round trip Caribbean,which we got at a decent price at launch, (it sold out within a few hours). They are longer, (16nt and 20 nt), translocation cruises with midship, deck C balcony cabins (so double depth balconies).
For most of the year, the ships are based in UK ports. A winter Caribbean fly-cruise programme on Braemar operates from Barbados. Olsen Cruise Lines is a UK-based, Norwegian-owned cruise shipping line with three cruise ships. The company is owned by Bonheur and Ganger Rolf and is headquartered in Ipswich, Suffolk, in the United Kingdom.
Package price includes Drinks Package added for free. Optional flights from Belfast or Derry can be added with cruise port transfers for GBP 1000 pp. For cruise passengers who don't want to fly, overnight ferry (Belfast Ireland to Birkenhead England) can be added with cruise port transfers for GBP 100 pp. Part of the problem may lie way back in May 2018 when Fred.
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