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11 comments 7 of 30 people found this useful
Talk about rock and roll!!!!
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Braemar / Caribbean
By titterton, sheffield on 30th Dec 2011
Just about caught up on
my sleep after my cruise
on Fred Olsen Braemar to
Cuba and the Caribbean
dec 8th to 23rd.We were
on Atlantic deck inside
cabin.I have never
experienced such bumping
and...
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1 comment 11 of 12 people found this useful
Mini cruise to Antwerp on Boudicca.
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Boudicca / Northern Europe
By Dooley, Farnham on 28th Dec 2011
Christmas mini-cruise, 17
December on Fred Olsen's
Boudicca.
This cruise left from
Portsmouth and was the
first time we had sailed
from here. We drove in
the gates, were stopped
and directed where...
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4 comments 5 of 18 people found this useful
Christmas Markets Cruise N1126
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Boudicca / Northern Europe
By Coe, Exmouth on 28th Dec 2011
This was our first cruise
with Fred Olsen and we
were a little anxious
over some aspects of
using this cruise line. I
am a full time wheelchair
user and the thought of
the "stairwalker" was
daunting...
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6 of 11 people found this useful
scandanavia pre-christmas cruise
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Boudicca / Scandinavia
By Benn, Tadcaster on 26th Dec 2011
Thoroughly enjoyed our
pre-christmas cruise on
Boudicca to Scandanavia.
Apart from the weather
which was poor the cruise
was excellent.
Entertainment was first
rate - especially Anthony
Lloyd and...
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3 comments 24 of 24 people found this useful
The sun shines on Fred
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / Canaries
By London, London on 26th Dec 2011
This is a review of
Balmoral sailing to the
Canaries on 8 December
2011; and I must state at
the begining that we were
given a free upgrade from
a Superior Suite to a
Premier Suite, for which
we were...
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1 comment 11 of 11 people found this useful
Great first cruise on Balmoral
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / Canaries
By Abercrombie, Scunthorpe on 22nd Dec 2011
We have just returned
from a great 13 night
trip on Fred
Olsen’s Balmoral to
Madera, the Canaries and
Lisbon . We had an
outside cabin on deck 6
which was light and
bright with a huge
picture...
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1 comment 1 of 18 people found this useful
2nd time around.
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Boudicca / Scandinavia
By Gray, Peterborough on 22nd Dec 2011
Great all round.Excellent
food, service and
cost.Shame about the
weather.
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9 of 10 people found this useful
A lovely cruise to the caribbean
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Braemar / Caribbean
By Widdowson, Nottingham on 21st Dec 2011
We had a fairly good
flight out to Barbados
got caught in some
turbulance and it made us
late in arriving so all 3
flights landed together
and the transport to the
terminal was good but a
long wait...
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3 comments 13 of 15 people found this useful
Boudicca's Scandinavian pre Christmas Cruise
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Boudicca / Northern Europe
By Suzer the Cruiser, Bournemouth on 20th Dec 2011
For the first time, we
sailed from Portsmouth
and used CPS (Cruise
Parking Services) which
was charged to our on
board account. Check in
was very quick and the
departure lounge was
comfortable and an...
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3 comments 12 of 18 people found this useful
Great time with great people.
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Black Watch / Africa
By Ruster, london on 17th Dec 2011
Perhaps our best cruise
so far. 18 nights from
Southampton to Cape Verde
islands. Nothing unusual
in destinations (for us)
but nice and sunny and
warm. 2 days at sea and
then 1-2 port stops is
fine...
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4 of 13 people found this useful
Dred Olsen 1, Costa 0 after two cruises
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Boudicca / Canaries
By williams, Wrexham on 12th Dec 2011
Sailed Portsmouth 26th
Nov 2011 for 14 nights.
Strong smell of fuel for
two days. Reception staff
very patronising - all
they had to do was tell
the truth. People accept
that problems do occur...
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3 comments 11 of 17 people found this useful
Christmas market cruise that chased away our blues
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Balmoral / Northern Europe
By Willman, Andover on 9th Dec 2011
We booked the 8 night
Christmas market cruise a
good 14 months before we
actually sailed, so lots
of anticipation and hard
saving! Our first
surprise was to find that
we had been upgraded to...
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1 of 5 people found this useful
First Class Balmoral
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
FIRST TIME WITH FRED OLSEN AND NOT THE LAST!
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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1 comment 15 of 15 people found this useful
Around the Med with Fred
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Boudicca / Mediterranean
By Robertson, Monte Carlo on 3rd Dec 2011
We have just returned
from our first cruise
with Fred Olsen. It was
an Eastern Mediterranean
cruise on the MS
Boudicca, lasting 26 days
and we were pleasantly
surprised...
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2 comments 6 of 9 people found this useful
Batten down the hatches
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Black Watch / Canaries
By Rayner, Devizes on 2nd Dec 2011
We cruised on the Black
Watch for the first time
and headed straight from
Dover into a hugh
depression and very rough
seas. Unfortunately we
didn't make Oporto but
the Captain continued to
Madeira...
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1 comment 1 of 1 people found this useful
Red Sea Cruise
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Black Watch / Red Sea
By Isard, Horley on 29th Nov 2011
This was the 2nd time we
travelled on the Black
Watch we thought it was
good last time and it
lived up to expectations
this year. We left Dover
and experienced no
problems on the whole
trip except...
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8 of 8 people found this useful
The Eastern Mediterranean, our 28th. cruise.
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Boudicca / Mediterranean
By Pearce, Southampton on 29th Nov 2011
This year we have been
fortunate to have been on
4 cruises. The first was
a five week cruise on
Oriana to the Caribbean
in January, the second a
two week cruise on Oriana
to The Baltic then...
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4 comments 11 of 11 people found this useful
Our first Fred Olsen cruise
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...
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8 of 9 people found this useful
Balmoral forever!
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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