https://www.PR.com/ Latest news releases from PR.com for Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines. Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:13:49 -0400 © 2026 PR.com 60 en-us https://www.PR.com/images/logo_white.jpg https://www.PR.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides press release distribution, and is a unique directory of businesses, products and services. Find full company profiles. https://www.pr.com/press-release/624324 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 03:00:00 -0400 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has once again been crowned "Best Cruise Line Operator for Groups" by readers of Group Travel Organiser magazine, in its prestigious "2015 Group Travel Awards." This is the fifth consecutive year that Fred. Olsen has won this coveted award, which is a record for Group Travel Organiser. Fred. Olsen beat off stiff competition from the other cruise lines nominated in this [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/624324 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/612680 Wed, 01 Apr 2015 03:00:00 -0400 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ 804-guest ship Black Watch is due to commence her first-ever cruise programme from Liverpool’s Pier Head Cruise Terminal on 31st March 2015, with a 13-night ‘Canary Islands Easter’ cruise – for what will be the company’s third season from the popular North Western port. In all, Fred. Olsen is offering 15 sailings from Liverpool in 2015/16, which is an increase [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/612680 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/610504 Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:41:29 -0400 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is celebrating breaking its record for the highest-selling day ever, taking an amazing £2.1 million in revenue on Friday 6th March 2015, following the launch of its new 2016/17 cruise programme, which went on sale on 5th March 2015. Saturday 7th March 2015 was also the highest-selling Saturday that Fred. Olsen has ever experienced, taking revenue of £1.6 million on that day alone; [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/610504 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/605452 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 03:00:00 -0500 Ipswich-based Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is due to commence its second cruise season on 929-guest ship, Braemar, from Harwich International Port, Essex on 4th April 2015, with a seven-night ‘Easter City Getaway’ cruise (M1508), with overnight stays in Hamburg (Germany) and Amsterdam (Netherlands), as well as a full day to explore Antwerp (Belgium). Fred. Olsen will be offering four other cruises from Harwich in [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/605452 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/605453 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 03:00:00 -0500 A Fred. Olsen cruise is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine’s Day, 14th February – the tranquil days at sea, exotic and exciting destinations to visit and the chance to experience outstanding service and delicious food. Plus, with the relaxing spas on board all four of its smaller, more traditional cruise ships – Balmoral, Braemar, Boudicca and Black Watch – guests can indulge in some special [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/605453 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/599952 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 03:00:00 -0500 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has launched a promotional sales campaign on 18 digital TV channels, which will run until 24th January 2015, to showcase its ‘The more you book, the more you save’* cruise sale, its innovative ‘Enjoyment Promise’* and its wide range of regional UK departures. Fred. Olsen’s TV campaign is also supported by a comprehensive mix of print, radio, online and social media [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/599952 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/599303 Wed, 07 Jan 2015 14:10:29 -0500 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has launched a new brochure – "All Inclusive Holidays" – targeted specifically at the "yet to cruise" market. The brochure contains simple, all inclusive pricing, based on one cabin type, and tackles some of the perceived challenges of cruising head on, using more familiar mainstream holiday vocabulary, such as "Ocean View Room," rather than "Outside [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/599303 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/595409 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 03:00:00 -0500 Award-winning Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is pleased to announce that it is working in partnership with The Institute of Leadership and Management (‘ILM’) to deliver an accredited training initiative, the ‘Supervisor and Management Development Programme’, which has been added to its Training and Development curriculum for ship-based Officers and crew. The aim of the Programme is to provide Fred. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/595409 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/589136 Wed, 03 Dec 2014 15:46:56 -0500 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is offering guests the chance to see one of nature’s most awe-inspiring sights – the majestic ‘Aurora Borealis’ this winter on its ‘In Search of the Northern Lights’ cruises aboard either Boudicca. On board either of these very special cruises guests will see the benefits of cruising on Fred. Olsen’s smaller, more intimate ships. With a strong Norwegian [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/589136 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/595408 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 07:54:00 -0500 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, voted ‘Best Cruise Line for Groups’ by readers of Group Leisure magazine for five consecutive years, and ‘Best Cruise Operator for Groups’ by Group Travel Organiser magazine for the last four years, has launched a new ‘Group Travel’ brochure, detailing the many exclusive benefits available to groups. The new ‘Group Travel’ brochure gives details of [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/595408 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/588852 Sun, 26 Oct 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines four more traditional, intimate ships – Balmoral, Braemar, Boudicca and Black Watch – visit over 200 destinations around the world, from ten convenient, regional UK departures ports – Southampton, Dover, Harwich, Tilbury, Bristol (Avonmouth), Liverpool, Newcastle, Rosyth (for Edinburgh), Greenock (for Glasgow) and Belfast – however some of the most popular destinations with [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/588852 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/587018 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is giving guests the perfect opportunity to visit three cultural European cities – Oslo (Norway), Amsterdam (The Netherlands) and Antwerp (Belgium) – with Balmoral's ten-night L1416 'European Cities & Waterways' cruise, departing from Southampton on 24th October 2014 – all from just £79 per person, per night*. With overnight stays in each destination, guests can get the [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/587018 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/586735 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has once again triumphed at the ‘Group Leisure Awards’ after being voted ‘Best Cruise Line’ by readers of leading travel title, Group Leisure magazine, for a fifth consecutive year. Having seen off competition from other finalists Norwegian Cruise Line, Saga Cruises and Viking River Cruises, Fred. Olsen was recognised at a special awards ceremony at the Hilton Birmingham [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/586735 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/572302 Sat, 26 Jul 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ 804-guest ship Black Watch is to start her new cruise season from Rosyth (Edinburgh), with a ten-night sailing to the Norwegian fjords on 31st July 2014. In all, Fred. Olsen is offering four sailings from Rosyth in its 2014/15 cruise season, to a variety of exciting worldwide itineraries, including a 13-night Baltic voyage to 'Scandinavia & St. Petersburg', in August 2014, and an [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/572302 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/569316 Fri, 11 Jul 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ 880-guest ship Boudicca has commenced its second cruise season from Liverpool’s iconic Pier Head Cruise Terminal, with an eight-night sailing to the Norwegian fjords. The ship will arrive back in the city on 7th July 2014 and will then depart on a 14-night adventure cruise to Greenland and Iceland. In all, Fred. Olsen is offering 11 sailings from Liverpool in its 2014/15 cruise [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/569316 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/561947 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 03:00:00 -0400 For 2015, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ guests will have the chance to experience the very best fjords of Norway on Boudicca’s nine-night ‘The Greatest Fjords of Norway’ cruise, D1520, which departs from Newcastle on 11th September 2015. This cruise holiday was inspired by Fjord Norway’s 2013 online photo competition, entitled ‘Best of Fjord Norway’, which saw over 6,000 images [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/561947 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/557301 Sat, 10 May 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Braemar commences inaugural cruise season from Harwich [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/557301 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/555418 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is pleased to announce an extension to its innovative ‘Enjoyment Promise’ – the biggest initiative of its kind ever to take place in the UK to encourage people to try cruising. ‘Fred.’s Enjoyment Promise’ is now applicable on all Fred. Olsen cruises in 2014 and 2015, booked at least 14 weeks in advance, on sailings of seven nights’ duration or more (and [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/555418 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/548867 Sun, 23 Mar 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is ‘bringing the world closer’ to the people of Belfast, with two exciting cruise itineraries in August and September 2014. Sailing on board 880-guest Boudicca, guests will have the opportunity, for the second year in a row, to embark on a Fred. Olsen cruise from Belfast, without having to endure an expensive flight or long ferry crossing to reach the ship. Boudicca will be offering [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/548867 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/546954 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 03:00:00 -0400 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is delighted to win two major awards in Cruise Critic’s prestigious ‘UK Cruisers’ Choice Awards 2014’, chosen entirely by cruise guests. Fred. Olsen’s 929-guest cruise ship, Braemar, has been recognised as the ‘Best Small Ship for Embarkation’, with a score of 4.7 out of a total of 5, and 804-guest Black Watch has been named ‘Best Small Ship for [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/546954 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/543382 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 03:00:00 -0500 Gardening has long been one of the top-rated hobbies for people in the UK and, with leading gardening organisation the Royal Horticultural Society boasting a membership of over 400,000, tending to our pots, plants and lawns is the chosen way for many Britons to spend their leisure time. In keeping with these green-fingered tendencies, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is offering guests the chance to visit Funchal, Madeira during [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/543382 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/541351 Sun, 09 Feb 2014 03:00:00 -0500 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is celebrating a strong start to the New Year, after December 2013 and January 2014 saw the highest number of guest bookings since 2008. In December 2013, revenue was up 80% year-on-year against 2012 and on January 13th 2014, the cruise line had one of its biggest sale days ever. The launch of Fred. Olsen's innovative 'Turn of Year' campaign has been a major factor in this sales success, [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/541351 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/541179 Sat, 08 Feb 2014 03:00:00 -0500 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Balmoral becomes an internet sensation, after dramatic time-lapse footage of the ship being extended goes viral. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/541179 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/535894 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 03:00:00 -0500 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is offering guests something completely new and different in 2014…its first-ever ‘Mystery Cruise'! Departing from Tilbury on 15th November 2014 for 14 nights – on Fred. Olsen's inaugural turnaround call at this Essex port – the mystery is where in the world Black Watch will take you? Whilst Fred. Olsen is keeping the itinerary of this 'cruise to who knows where' tightly [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/535894 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/524517 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 11:40:27 -0500 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ new ‘City Break’ cruises allow guests to discover some of Europe’s very best destinations, with overnight stays in each city. The new itineraries – such as Black Watch’s nine-night ‘Bright Lights & Overnights’ cruise, W1402, departing from Southampton on 8th May 2014, and Braemar’s 13-night ‘Scandinavian City Explorer’ cruise, [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/524517 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/535410 Sun, 05 Jan 2014 03:00:00 -0500 ExCeL, London – 10th / 11th/ 12th January 2014, Stand 320 -- Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines – voted ‘Best Affordable Cruise Line’ and runner-up ‘Best Cruise Line’ in the prestigious ‘Cruise International Awards 2013’ – will have a team of experts on hand at the Telegraph Cruise Show, to be held at ExCeL in London on Friday 10th, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th January 2014, [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/535410 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/535245 Sat, 04 Jan 2014 03:00:00 -0500 Ipswich-based Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines and Fred. Olsen Travel are delighted to announce that they have become Official Cruise and Travel Partner to Ipswich Town Football Club (ITFC). As well as giving Town supporters discounts on holidays, cruises and sporting trips, such as match breaks and an official supporters' trip on pre-season tour, this two-year deal will benefit ITFC directly, as every trip booked by Blues fans [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/535245 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/532755 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 03:00:00 -0500 Following a refit at the Lloyd Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven from 4th to 13th November 2013, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ 880-guest Boudicca now features a new dedicated coffee and chocolate shop, in the area around the Library on Lido Deck 7. The first of its kind across the Fred. Olsen fleet, this new coffee shop – called ‘Café Venus’ – will serve a selection of delicious speciality [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/532755 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/532756 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 03:00:00 -0500 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will be launching its innovative ‘Fred.’s Enjoyment Promise’ on 2nd December 2013 – the biggest initiative of its kind ever to take place in the UK to encourage people to try cruising, as part of its wider ‘Turn of Year’ cruise sale campaign. Under the new promise, people who have never cruised with Fred. Olsen before will be able to try a Fred. Olsen cruise, [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/532756 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/532758 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 03:00:00 -0500 As part of its new ‘Turn of Year’ sales campaign, award-winning Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has launched a ‘Cruise Sale’, running until 28th February 2014 and valid on cruises of six nights’ duration or more, aimed at encouraging guests to make multiple purchases in the same transaction and benefit from significant savings. The scheme will also offer an attractive discount to customers who only [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/532758 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/524184 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 03:00:00 -0400 Cruise experts at influential consumer website Cruise Critic have voted Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines ‘Best Value for Money’ in the fifth annual ‘2013 Cruise Critic UK Editors’ Picks Awards’, for the second consecutive year. The winners are selected by Cruise Critic’s international team of Editors, based on the lines and ships that they feel best represent excellence in each of the 18 [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/524184 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/523682 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 03:00:00 -0400 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is pleased to welcome ‘Talon’ back on board in 2014. The band – described as ‘Awesome!’ by The Sun – will perform a series of songs from their new album, ‘The Acoustic Collection,’ on three separate evenings during Balmoral’s seven-night L1409 ‘Discover France, Spain & Guernsey’ cruise, departing from Southampton on 20th July [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/523682 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/523138 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 03:00:00 -0400 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is proud to be an Official Supporter of the Sir Bobby's Breakthrough Auction in 2013, which is aiming to raise £1 million for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation and Breakthrough Breast Cancer, as well as two Suffolk Hospitals – Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust and West Suffolk Hospital Trust – via an online auction, now running at www.sirbobbysbreakthroughauction.com until 27th October [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/523138 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/522519 Sat, 19 Oct 2013 03:00:00 -0400 Ipswich-based Fred. Olsen. Cruise Lines will be participating in a 'Sea Port Role Play Day' at Harwich International Port on 8th October 2013. This will be the ninth year that the event, codenamed ‘Haven Seaport Exercise IX’, has been held, and it is expected to attract over 100 students from local schools. The aim of the Exercise is to make students from Colchester and Tendring aware of the growing employment [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/522519 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/521265 Sat, 12 Oct 2013 03:00:00 -0400 "See the stars" with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ "Canaries Meteor Showers" cruise in Summer 2014. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/521265 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/520203 Sun, 06 Oct 2013 03:00:00 -0400 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ guests can escape the chill of the autumn and head for sunnier climates and warmer waters on Black Watch’s 28-night W1320 ‘Ancient Monuments of the Mediterranean’ voyage, departing from Dover on 19th October 2013. A history-lover and sightseer’s dream, this cruise uncovers ancient lands and some of the best-known architectural wonders in the world. Nathan Philpot, [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/520203 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/519991 Sat, 05 Oct 2013 03:00:00 -0400 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines gives Colchester and Tendring students an insight with "Haven Seaport Exercise IX" [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/519991 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/519237 Wed, 02 Oct 2013 03:00:00 -0400 Those wishing to commemorate the 70th anniversary of ‘D-Day’ can join Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ Braemar on its seven-night M1415 cruise from Harwich, Essex on 1st June 2014. This cruise will give guests the chance to pay their respects to the courage and valour of the British, American and Canadian Allied Forces who fought in the ‘D-Day’ Normandy Landings during World War II, which commenced [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/519237 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/518651 Sat, 28 Sep 2013 03:00:00 -0400 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is celebrating being voted the ‘Best Cruise Line for Groups’ for the fourth consecutive year by readers of leading travel title, Group Leisure magazine, at the prestigious 'Group Leisure Awards 2013'. Having seen off competition from Norwegian Cruise Line, P&O Cruises and The River Cruise Line, Fred. Olsen was recognised at the special awards ceremony held in Birmingham on 18th [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/518651 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines https://www.pr.com/press-release/517468 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 03:00:00 -0400 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines – voted ‘Best Affordable Cruise Line’ and runner-up ‘Best Cruise Line’ in the prestigious ‘Cruise International Awards 2013’ – will have a team of experts on hand at this autumn’s Telegraph CRUISE Show in Glasgow, to be held at the SECC on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th October 2013, ready to inspire and inform visitors on the right kind of Fred. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/517468 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines