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My daughter and I went on this cruise for some rest and relaxation before Christmas. The weather across the Bay of Biscay both out and back was appalling and on the way back our last port of call at...

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This was our first time on Boudicca and our first cruise to the midnight sun, unfortunately on this occasion we did not see it!!! The weather at Tromso was lovely, sunny and warm and the rest of the...

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we have previously sailed with Cunard so thought we would try another Cruise Line.Fred Olsen fitted the bill as it had formal as well as informal evenings, which is how we prefer it...

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Cruise on M S Braemar November 2008 Caribbean The holiday began with an excellent flight with Thomsonfly to Miami, a lengthy wait in Miami airport and then we were soon aboard MS Braemar...

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Balmoral cruise "Colourful Mediterranean "16th November to 30th November 2008 Ports of call.Malaga, Barcelona, Pal m De Mallorca, Valencia, Gibralt ar and Lisbon 'A few days before we were due to depart...

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We have just returned from the Iberian welcome cruise (27/11/08--01/12/08) on board Black Watch. A great ship, marvelous food, reasonable drink prices, excellent staff, and a great captain...

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Having returned from Black Watch Iberian Cruise on 1st December 2008 the ship which I have sailed on many times handled vary well in heavy seas and increasing wind factor...

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I have just returned from my first venture onto a Fred Olsen ship and experienced an 8 night Iberian trip. We had booked on Black Watch and departed from Dover on November 23 2008...

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We have just returned from an 8 night Iberian cruise to the Atlantic seaboard of France, Spain and Portugal on Fred Olsen's Black Watch. We realised that much of our time would be spent at sea in...

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Black watch Iberia Cruise Nov.08. Not the best time of year for cruising Biscay areas but weather wasn't that important as the on board entertainment was first class, ...

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Although I have cruised many times before with a variety of other mainstream cruise lines, I had up until this year avoided Fred Olsen simply because I have two teenage children and Freds typically...

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Left Dover in very wet and windy weather. First port El Ferrol very ordinary Spanish town but convenient for tours to Santiago de Compostella. Weather improved for next 3 ports but disappointing for...

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This was our first cruise and Braemar is a lovely ship but we found the formality a little bit too much. We didn't go to any of the formal nights in the Thistle but ate in the Palms those...

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we went on a 28 night cruise to the craibbean on the balmoral, first the ship was delayed at dover because of norovirus. then there were restrecions on board for about 10 days due to virus ...

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The staff on Boudicca were hardworking pleasent cheerful and the food was fantastic there is slight room for improvement on the entertainment side. The Waiters particulary Korn and his Section...

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This was our second cruise on Braemar and the first since she was extended earlier this year. We found Braemar to be even better than before - the extension is perfect and hasn't affected the...

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We sailed around the Eastern Mediterranean to destinations which, apart from Valletta, we had not previously visited and this was the main attraction of the cruise, together with the fact that we had...

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We went on Fred Olsen's Braemar in August 2008 to the Black sea. The ship is now better since it has been extended, more outside space. The places we visited were wonderful with the exception of...

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My wife and I together with a friend sailed on the Black Watch on Cruise BW 867 to the Mediterranean and Adriatic. There were a number of very interesting places we had never visited before including...

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The highlight of the cruise was sailing the length of the Panama Canal (our reason for choosing this cruise) in daylight and with an excellent guide/commentary. The rest of the cruise/itinerary was...