Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines News

One of Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ ships will embark on her maiden around-the-world voyage in 2025. As part of the ‘Voyage of Exploration Around the World’ setting sail in January 2025, Bolette will visit beautiful destinations, including Brazil, Chile, French Polynesia, Australia, and South Africa. 106-night voyage The epic 106-night voyage includes the opportunity to visit some of the southern hemisphere’s iconic sites, such as Sydney’s Harbour and Opera House,...

The Lord Mayor of Southampton has raised more than £6,800 for three local charities on board Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Bolette, during a day of fundraising and fun. The three local Southampton charities benefitting from the event are Sea Scouts, City Farm, and The Saints Foundation. Three-course meal On the day, 100 of the Lord Mayor’s guests were treated to onboard entertainment, live music with drinks and pastries, followed by a tour of the ship, including a visit to the B...

The Lord Mayor of Southampton has raised more than £6,800 for three local charities on board Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Bolette, during a day of fundraising and fun. The three local Southampton charities benefitting from the event are Sea Scouts, City Farm, and The Saints Foundation. Three-course meal On the day, 100 of the Lord Mayor’s guests were treated to onboard entertainment, live music with drinks and pastries, followed by a tour of the ship, including a visit to the B...

DNV and 14 partners have concluded phase 1 of the Emission Reduction (EMRED) Joint Industry Project (JIP), developing a monitoring and reporting framework to quantitively assess greenhouse emissions (GHG) from the offshore wind segment. In November, phase 2 of the project will entail testing the framework by including more offshore vessel types and gathering more data. Operational modes As the offshore industry is looking to decarbonise, DNV and partners including RWE, Vattenfall, &Oslas...

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has announced a two-year partnership with the Maritime Skills Academy to further enhance the level of training of its onboard crews. The courses include Bridge Resource Management which uses a team approach to achieve safe operation and trains bridge team members to be aware of their responsibility, prepared to recognise workload demands, risk factors, and the ability to handle any situation. Another training course will focus on using the ship’s steering system...

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ flagship Bolette and sister-ship Borealis have made inaugural connections to shore power in calls to Bergen and San Francisco this month. Borealis became the first of Fred. Olsen’s fleet to utilise shore power, by connecting during a transit call to San Francisco as part of the ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ cruise on 17th April 2023. Bolette and Borealis make first connections to shore power Bolette will connect again when she returns to Berge...

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Borealis has set sail on her ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ voyage from Southampton, an adventure following as closely as possible in the footsteps of the fictional character Phileas Fogg. Following her departure from Southampton, Borealis will arrive in Lisbon on 26th February, before making calls in to Brindisi and Port Said in Egypt where guests can visit the Tomb of Tutankhamun on the 100th anniversary of its opening before heading on to circumnavi...

Guests aboard Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ fleet made more than 4,400 wildlife sightings with the help of marine wildlife charity - ORCA in 2022. It came as part of ORCA’s Cruise Conservationist programme, hosted aboard the Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ fleet. The most frequent wildlife spotted was the common dolphin, sighted 296 times - with the total number of individual dolphins spotted being 1,996. Other sightings included humpback whales, orca, a blue whale and even the deepest...

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Balmoral is the first of the fleet’s three ships to set sail on a 2023 grand voyage and has arrived in Bermuda, after leaving Portsmouth on 5th January for a 78-night ‘Exploration of South America and the Antarctic’ cruise. During the circumnavigation of South America, Balmoral will be calling in to destinations including Peru, Uruguay, Chile, Brazil and for the first time in Fred. Olsen’s history, the Antarctic. Guests will have the chan...

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Borealis has completed a multimillion-pound refurbishment programme at Cammell Laird shipyard, Birkenhead, becoming the first cruise liner to undergo work at the site for over 25 years. Borealis arrived on 28th October, for a 14-day refurbishment, including steel repairs, an overhaul of the shafts and propellers as well a new application of underwater paint, supported by more than 150 members of Cammell Laird’s workforce. Borealis ship sails out of Cammell...

Explorers looking for their next adventure can take advantage of two new shorter sailings unveiled by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, as part of its ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ cruise in 2023 – with up to £300 per person for guests to enjoy on board. Borealis will set sail from Southampton on 23rd February 2023, following as closely as possible in the footsteps of fictional explorer Phileas Fogg in the Jules Verne novel Around the World in Eighty Days. Witnessing the indige...

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will return to Dover in August, offering a selection of late summer cruises to destinations including Norway, France, Spain, and the Adriatic. Flagship Bolette will sail from Dover in August, September,, and October, offering the chance to take in the vistas and volcanoes of the Azores and Madeira, sail into the heart of the Norwegian fjords,, and explore three Scandinavian cities on a six-night break. Scenic sailing The eight-night ‘Scenic Isles and Lochs of Sc...

SCH’s (Southampton Cargo Handling Plc) sister company - Cruise and Passenger Services Ltd (CPS) has expanded its cruise parking operations in Liverpool, United Kingdom (UK), with the acquisition of a new secure compound for passenger vehicles. The site located adjacent to Liverpool Cruise Terminal (LCT) can accommodate over 100 cars and will enhance the service provided by LCT for passengers who are boarding cruise ships in the port of Liverpool. Cruise and Passenger Services Ltd (CPS)...