Fred. Olsen Cruises Reviews
Thursday 24th May 2012
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Fred. Olsen Cruises Reviews
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Latest Cruise Reviews
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1 comment  4 of 5 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Black Watch / Norwegian Fjords
By Humm, Ryde on 22nd May 2012 I have just returned from
a fantastic trip on-board
the Blackwatch to the
Norwegian Fjords. We
visited a few places -
Stavanger, Flam, Bergen,
Kristiansand and Oslo...
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4 comments  8 of 23 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Boudicca / Mediterranean
By Butler, Leigh on 22nd May 2012 Our Easter break this
year was on Fred Olsen's
Boudicca for two weeks to
the Mediterranean or so
we expected! On this
ocassion we took our 32
year old son on his first
cruise experience it
wasn't...
350
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3 comments  16 of 16 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Boudicca / Mini Cruises
By McNab, Belfast on 20th May 2012 Having known this ship
when she was the Royal
Viking Sky and one of
three sister ships for
the exclusive five star
Royal Viking Line, I
thought it might be
rather fun to set sail on
this mini cruise...
626
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3 comments  1 of 14 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / Canaries
By Holland, Peterborough on 20th May 2012 We were booked on the
Balmoral canaries cruise
sailing on the
29th April and returning
on the 12th May.
BUT, from the very start
the the trip was to go
wrong.
Firstly we were informed
that...
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5 comments 6 of 39 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Braemar / Europe
By O'Neill, Kettering on 19th May 2012 The Ship departed at
23.00 hrs instead of
17.30. It failed to call
in Ostend. We wanted a
table for 2 and got table
for 6. We were herded
into breakfast and lunch
and told where to sit
....
259
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7 of 11 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Boudicca / Iberia
By Griffiths, Crewe on 17th May 2012 Boudicca to
Iberia.....this was my
8th cruise on this lovely
ship. You can tell she is
a firm favourite with
me!
This was the Easter
cruise from Southampton.
Ports of call Portimao,
Barcelona, ...
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1 comment 5 of 10 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Boudicca / Africa
By Arthur, Abingdon on 13th May 2012 We sailed from
Southampton on the 16th
April. We generally
enjoyed the trip.
The Boudicca staff were
generally friendly and
helpful. The food was
excellent and our cabin
quite reasonable in spite
of...
897
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7 comments 2 of 26 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Braemar / Amsterdam Waterways
By Johns, blakedown on 11th May 2012 Extremely dissappointed
with mini cruise to Bruge
and Amsterdam. Braemar
failed to dock at
Ostende. Captain blamed
it on the wind(force
four) and the strong
perigean tidal currents...
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2 comments 7 of 8 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Black Watch / Mediterranean
By potter, Penzance on 10th May 2012 just had a wonderful
cruise on the black watch
weather overall good
staff on all levels were
very helpful. best
entertainment the black
watch singers and dancers
a lot of energy and
smiles...
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3 comments  4 of 17 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Braemar / Iberia
By Logan, London on 10th May 2012 I was lucky to win this
cruise in the magazine
Cruise International. I
was aware beforehand not
to expect any facilities
for children but still
decided to take my
daughter and, almost 3
year old, ...
599
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11 of 12 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Braemar / Europe
By Higgins, rochester kent on 9th May 2012 We went on a three night
cruise to find out what
we thought of Fred Olsen
Cruise Line before
booking a longer holiday.
It was generally ok, is
probably my gut feeling...
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3 of 5 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Braemar / Iberia
By Crumpton, Southwell on 9th May 2012 We sailed on the Braemar
on 28th April to France
and Spain. We have sailed
with Fred Olsen before
and therefore knew what
to expect. We had a
balcony suite which was
superb, very spacious...
688
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3 comments 12 of 19 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Braemar / Western Europe
By Blake, Lowestoft on 8th May 2012 We tried fred Olsen out
for the first time on
this mini cruise, and I
would have thought the
company would have pulled
out all the
stops to encourage first
time FO cruisers to book
again...
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4 comments 7 of 16 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Braemar / Mini Cruises
By McSweeney, Orpington on 8th May 2012
We have sailed with NCL
for the last 5years. An
offer of a mini cruise
for 3nights on the
Braemar came up. As it
had 2 ports of call,
Ostend and Amsterdam, we
thought it would be a
good...
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3 comments 13 of 17 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Braemar / Canaries
By Mcculloch, Clacton-on-sea on 8th May 2012 We were a bit late
boarding as there had
been a medical emergency
on previous cruise. Had
wrong luggage delivered,
many pieces of it with
same luggage tags as
ours...
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9 comments 22 of 31 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Braemar / Iberia
By Wallis, Eastbourne on 7th May 2012 Saw the deal for a week
on Fred Olsen’s
Braemar on 28th April for
£345 for an inside
and talked my sister into
going with me. I had been
on the Braemar to The
Fjords and the Med in...
238
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5 of 6 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Braemar / Iberia
By Precious, Cottingham on 6th May 2012 We have just returned
from a wonderful cruise
aboard the Braemar to La
Rochelle in France and
Bilbao, Aviles and La
Coruna in Northern
Spain.
It was our first trip on
the Braemar, ...
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3 of 13 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Braemar / Caribbean
By O'CONNOR, Tonbridge on 6th May 2012 Returned on the 'small'
Braemar from the
Caribbean last month.
This ship now seems
dated, even though it has
a very loyal customer
base. The special
feeling of a cruise had
gone! Mostly British...
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FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Braemar / Iberia
By Wallis, Eastbourne on 6th May 2012 Saw the deal for a week
on Fred Olsen’s
Braemar on 28th April for
£345 for an inside
and talked my sister into
going with me. I had been
on the Braemar to The
Fjords and the Med in...
254
views
1 comment 3 of 6 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Braemar / Iberia
By Mansfield, St. Ives on 6th May 2012 We were on the Braemar
from 28th April to 5th of
May, high winds and high
waves made the ship a
little rocky although it
was not uncomfortable and
we were able to move
about the ship with
ease...
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