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With a capacity of about 1,300 passengers, Balmoral is Fred. Olsen's largest and newest vessel.  It offers a wide range of facilities, yet it still has the human scale of all Fred. Olsen cruise ships.  It's the first of the fleet to have the name of the ancestral Scottish home of the Royal Family and all of the public rooms are titled  on a Scottish theme.  Ballindalloch, the principal restaurant, is named after a Speyside village and castle: while the ship's two other formal restaurants are Avon and Spey, which are two of the loveliest Scottish salmon rivers.

Elsewhere, you can eat informally in the Palms Cafe, while Balmoral also benefits from an on board pub, which has recently been refitted and offers evening entertainment as an alternative to the main cabarets and dancing in the Neptune or Lido Lounges.  Or you could just relax with a drink while enjoying the wonderful views from the Observatory Lounge: that's the beauty of Balmoral - the choice is always yours. 

Balmoral features two open-air swimming pools, a well-appointed gym where  you can exercise while you take in magnificent sea-views and open-air golf-nets where you can practice your swing.  On-deck jacuzzis where you can sit and chat with friends, or you might want to be pampered with a spa treatment.  And in between, why not relax in a comfortable lounger and perhaps top up the tan while enjoying one of the many books from the ship's excellent on board library.