The Queens Diamond Jubilee is fast approaching and it seems that a lot of people have chosen to go on a cruise that same week. There has been a high demand at cruise.co.uk for cruises during the first week of June 2012 and many people will be at sea during the Jubilee celebrations. What have […]
Read MoreBraemar confusion on available dates
I recently had a situation happen with Fred Olsen Cruise lines concerning a sailing on the Braemar. We originally had some passengers booked onto a back to back sailing on the Braemar before it was announced that Fred Olsen were going to charter the ship out for use of the Olympic Games and they were […]
Read MoreFred Olsen to bring back Belfast sailings
Fred Olsen cruises have announced that they will be operating two cruises from Belfast in 2013. This will I’m sure be welcomed by the people of Belfast as Fred Olsen haven’t had any sailings from there since 2007. The two cruises will be sailing in October 2013. The first of the cruises will be a […]
Read MoreFred Olsen announces a no fuel surcharge guarantee
Fred Olsen have been under the spotlight lately as they deceided that they were going to go back to passengers that had already booked their cruises and charge them extra fuel supplement costs. As an acting travel agent this hasn’t been a great situation to deal with, people get an extra bill from me after […]
Read MoreNew eco law may force Fred Olsen out of North America
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has said that new regulations due to come into force in North America could put the line off running cruises in the region. The US and Canada submitted a joint document to the International Maritime Organization stating their intention to make waters up to 200 nautical miles off their coastlines subject […]
Read MoreFred Olsen plan fuel surcharges as oil prices rocket
With the price per barrel of oil some 75 percent higher than it was at the same time last year, Fred Olsen cruise lines announced over the weekend that it will be tacking on a fuel supplement to its fares. The U.K. based line will be adding £3 per person, per day, fuel supplements to all […]
Read MoreFred Olsen pays out over Black Watch death
As part of the settlement, Fred Olsen and the two doctors will pay a proportion of the damages to Mrs Heath. Further details have not been revealed. A Fred Olsen passenger whose husband died after contracting legionnaire’s disease while on a cruise has been awarded a £70,000 settlement. Audrey Heath’s husband Robert, 77, was on […]
Read MoreParty Time in Amsterdam for Christmas
I have just come back from our cruise.co.uk Christmas party for 2009 sailing on the Fred Olsen Balmoral to Amsterdam on a 2 night cruise. We set off on the coach from Redditch on the Saturday morning and everything was going to plan until we heard that because of the snow, the delays to traffic getting […]
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