Fred Olsen cruises
I'm delighted to bring you Fred. Olsen’s fantastic August campaign with its half-price drinks package on almost every cruise for the rest of 2023. Here at Travel Counsellors, we love Fred. Olsen for its elegant, smaller but uncrowded vessels with plenty of sociable spaces. Their more intimate size means they can take you to places bigger ships can’t reach. I also rate the handcrafted itineraries by the cruise line’s expert Journey Planners, and the Signature Experiences, including spotting wildlife on deck, taking in the night sky with an astronomer, and learning to cook local cuisine. What follows are just some of the amazing cruises available with this offer.
Get away with Fred. Olsen this autumn with some great last minute deals available.
Natural Wonders of Iceland, 31st Aug 2023, 9 nights
Liverpool | Cruising by St Kilda | Cruising Seyðisfjörður | Seyðisfjörður | Cruising Borgarfjörður Eystri | Akureyri | Ísafjörður | Reykjavik | At sea (2 days) | Liverpool
This fabulous itinerary takes you to some of Iceland’s greatest natural wonders aboard Borealis, including Strokkur geyser in the Golden Circle, east of the charming capital Reykjavik. Perhaps best of all is Akureyri, which many travellers miss out on, but which is the best place in the country for whale spotting. Isafjörður and Seyðisfjörður are also more remote areas with fabulous wildlife sightings.
American Waterways & Canada in the Fall, 26th Sept 2023, 34 nights
Southampton | At sea (5 days) | St. John’s, Newfoundland | At sea | Sydney, Nova Scotia | Halifax, Nova Scotia | St. John’s, New Brunswick | Portland, Maine | Boston, Massachusetts | Cruising the Cape Cod Canal | Cruising by the Statue of Liberty | New York City | Cruising the Hudson River | Cruising the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal | Baltimore, Maryland | At sea (2 days) | Hamilton, Bermuda | At sea (5 days) | Ponta Delgada, Azores | At sea (2 days) | La Coruña, Spain | At sea | Southampton
This really is an epic journey – one with plenty of time at sea to relax and make the most of the facilities of your amazing vessel, the Balmoral. While also treating yourself to once-in-a-lifetime experiences, including admiring the radiant fall foliage of the Hudson River, Cape Cod Canal, and Canada’s east coast. Ocean Wildlife Encounters on deck help you spot marine wildlife, while guest speakers give an insight into local life and culture.
Volcanic Islands of the Canaries, Azores & Madeira, 14th Oct 2023, 15 nights
Southampton | At sea (3 days) | Praia da Vitória | Ponta Delgada | At sea | Santa Cruz de la Palma | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | San Sebastián de La Gomera | Funchal | At sea (3 days) | Southampton
This glorious cruise aboard Bolette has been specially crafted to showcase different landscapes, and animal and plant life in locations including the Azores’ island of São Miguel with its Sete Cidades crater lakes, Spain’s highest peak Mount Teide on ever-popular Tenerife, and Madeira with its botanical gardens and unique Levada hiking trails. You can also go out spotting dolphins and sperm whales with the help of ORCA conservationists.
Discovering the Ancient Mediterranean, 14th Nov 2023, 16 nights
Southampton | At sea (2 days) | Lisbon | Cádiz | At sea | Algiers | At sea | La Goulette | Cagliari | At sea | Cartagena | Tangier | At sea | La Coruña | Cruising by Tower of Hercules lighthouse | At sea | Southampton
The lovely Balmoral is your home for this fabulous itinerary tracing ancient trading routes, and the kingdoms and civilisations that established them in Portugal, Spain, Algeria, Tunisia, Italy, and Morocco. It’s impossible to pick out favourites, but among the highlights are Phoenician Carthage and the ancient ruins of Nora. This is a cruise that truly takes you off the tourist trail to the likes of Algiers and Tangier with their hectic, colourful medina.