Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has unveiled its cruise holidays for 2021/22 – when things should be back to normal.
During this period, its fleet of smaller, 'more intimately-sized' ocean ships, which comprises Balmoral, Braemar, Boudicca and Black Watch, will be visiting 224 destinations in 73 countries, on 93 different itineraries.
Cruise durations range from three to 153 nights and will include 88 different areas of scenic cruising.
In addition to its UK departure ports of Southampton, Dover, Liverpool, Newcastle and Edinburgh (Rosyth), Fred. Olsen will also be offering an expanded programme of fly-cruises in 2021/22.
Fred Olsen, a family-run company, believe that 'smaller ships bring big benefits' and it places emphasis on 'personal service on a smaller scale'.
Fred. Olsen's 2021/22 ocean cruise itinerary includes :
Focussing on its small-ship strengths, Fred. Olsen's new 2021/22 worldwide itineraries highlight that small ships can :
Visit more interesting places
Fred. Olsen's shallow-drafted Braemar made history in October 2019, when it traversed Greece's historic Corinth Canal, at just 24-metres wide at its narrowest point.
Get much closer to beautiful destinations
In Seville, Spain, its ships sail the Guadalquivir River into the city centre and in Helsinki, Finland, Fred. Olsen can dock on the edge of the market square
Show Norway at its best
Balmoral's new 'Northern Fjords of Norway' cruise offers size-restricted scenic sailing to Trollfjord, Nordfjord, Nærøysundet, Lodingen Channel and Torghatten, calling at the lesser-known ports of Leknes, Bodø and Åndalsnes and passing Svartisen glacier.
Enjoy a relaxed, uncrowded time ashore
Fred. Olsen offers itineraries that are planned to avoid the busy tourist times.
Braemar's 'Uncrowded Caribbean Islands with Havana' itineraries, feature lesser-known destinations, such as Kralendijk, Bonaire with Braemar the only ship docked in Port Royal, Jamaica and Basse-Terre, Guadaloupe.Other itinerary highlights and experiences include:
- Braemar's 'Loughs, Isles & Iconic Sites of Ireland' cruise (August 2021) discovers uninhabited islands and a glacial fjord, only navigable by smaller ships
- Black Watch's 'Fjords & Icebergs of Remote Greenland' cruise(August 2021), takes in rugged mountains and icebergs, including the glaciers of Prins Christiansund
- Balmoral and Boudicca offers 'Uncrowded Baltic' cruises in Autumn 2021, showcasing the 'Jewels of the Baltic'.
- Braemar's 'Rivers of Spain & France' scenic river sailing in September 2021 to places that are mostly off-limits to the larger ships, such as Seville, Nantes and Rouen
- Braemar's 'Adriatic' adventure (September 2021), will dock at the heart of 10 city centre ports, with maiden calls to Crotone, Gallipoli and Monopoli.