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Balmoral Reviews
(717 reviews)
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FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / Northern Europe
By James, Woking on 7th Dec 2011 Cruised to Northern
Europe on 10th November
and were given a terrific
upgrade to a Superior
Suite.All thanks to Fred
Olsen & cruise
consultant
James!Absolutely fabulous
as was everything
else...
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2 comments 12 of 16 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / Canaries
By Jones, Scarborough on 5th Dec 2011 Went on the 13 night
Canary cruise with some
intrepidition. We has
previously had a
nightmare cruise with P
& O and I swore we
would never cruise again.
I do love my cruising
though and when my...
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4 comments 11 of 11 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / Northern Europe
By Smith, Dartford on 27th Nov 2011
Balmoral cruise 10th
-17th November 2011 to
N.Europe
Despite setting off early
in order to get on board
by lunch time, events on
the M25 that day meant
that we took the A25
instead, which...
1044
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 8 of 9 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / Norwegian Fjords
By Morgan, Hemel Hempstead on 21st Nov 2011 Our Cruise on the
Balmoral, in May of this
year, was the second
cruise we have taken on
board this wonderful
ship.First impressions
were the smooth handling
of our arrival, luggage
taken from the car, ...
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1 comment 3 of 13 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / Mediterranean
By Harper, Larbert on 20th Nov 2011 I am now a devotee of
Fred Olsen. I have
sailed with most of the
middle-priced cruise
lines but find Fred Olsen
can match them in what is
on offer. The food is
quite excellent, as is
the on board...
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25 comments  20 of 26 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / Northern Europe
By Cox, Sutton Coldfield on 20th Nov 2011 Christmas Markets Cruise
– Balmoral 10th to
17th November 2011
My wife and I have
travelled with most of
the major cruise lines
with the exception of
Fred Olsen so when we
noticed they were...
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2 comments 17 of 17 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / Red Sea
By Oates, Great Malvern on 19th Nov 2011 We didn't get off to a
very good start, having
arrived at Gatwick
Airport in good time for
a 9.00am flight to Dubai
[ in fact Sharjah
Airport] we were informed
that our flight was
delayed and delayed...
897
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1 of 6 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / Norwegian Fjords
By Thomas, Luchapt on 19th Nov 2011 This cruise was booked
through 'Gardener's
World' as a single
person i was with others
of similar circumstances
for dinner and they were
a good crowd. When I
arrived in my cabin I
noticed that I...
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FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / Northern Europe
By elaine, London on 18th Nov 2011 If you like queueing and
sleeping in a sauna then
Balmoral is the ship for
you!
Having booked a late
saver to try Fred Olsen
for a change ( we cruise
at least 4 times a year)
we have vowed never...
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5 of 9 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / Northern Europe
By brown, derby on 18th Nov 2011 Our second trip on this
ship, good food , wonderful
service and some great
entertaiment.Cabins clean
and tidy, we had most of
our meals in the sprey
resturant and all the
waiters performed with
happy...
678
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2 comments 1 of 11 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / British Isles
By PARKER, LARNE on 18th Nov 2011 Sailed from Southampton
on Balmoral with Fred
Olsen. Gardening cruise.
Adam Pascoe, Pippa
Greenwood, Matthew
Briggs, Alan Titschmarsh
all onboard.Very
interesting...
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5 of 5 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / Canaries
By Thorpe, Buckhurst Hill on 13th Nov 2011 Just a few general
comments on how we
reviewed this cruise.
First of all due to the
late arrival of the
Balmoral, three hours
late returning to port,
there was, as expected, a
bit of congestion with...
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4 of 6 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / British Isles
By Fraser, Chelmsford on 11th Nov 2011 I would like to express
the pleasure we had on
our cruise. Everything,
with one exception
was first class.
The food , service and
facilities were
excellent. All members of
the crew we met were...
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1 comment 9 of 9 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / Mediterranean
By Cowan, on 10th Nov 2011 MS Balmoral Cruise
– 6th – 28th
October 2011
Thursday 6th October
Easy transfer by taxi
from the airport to the
Ocean Terminal where the
passage through security
and registration...
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5 of 13 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / British Isles
By Wyndham, Swansea on 8th Nov 2011 In August, we took a last
minute booking on the
Round Britain and Dublin
Cruise leaving from
Southampton. Boarding
was hassle free and we
soon found our cabin and
were surprised to find...
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FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / British Isles
By Carritt, on 7th Nov 2011 BBC Gardeners World
Magazine, you are making
me feel
“very”
mature
As I learn I have been
reading your pages for
twenty years or more!
My thoughts stray to the
gardens I have...
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FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / Adriatic
By Varley, Edenbridge on 6th Nov 2011 Thought I'd give some
feedback on the cruise
along with some useful
info for future
customers.
We were very pleased to
be in the Spey restaurant
which I think is the best
one...
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3 of 7 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / Mediterranean
By Farnden, Haverhill on 6th Nov 2011 We chose this cruise
because of the ports of
call. Arrival at
Southampton and valet car
parking service - first
class, speedy and
efficient. Timed check-
in seemed a little late,
but went well and...
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6 of 12 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / Baltic
By Ennis, Worthing on 3rd Nov 2011 It was tipping it down as
we arrived in
Southampton, -and then we
saw our ship and knew we
would soon be whisked
into the luxury of
Balmoral, Fred Olsen'
largest ship...
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1 of 5 people found this useful
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / British Isles
By Lambert, Oakham on 2nd Nov 2011 We really enjoyed our
cruise with Fred Olsen on
Balmoral. The
organisation was good and
Vanessa and the
Gardeners' World team
were super. All were very
approachable at any time
and nothing was too...
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