Fred. Olsen Baltic Sea Cruise Reviews

Northern lights
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Northern lights
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Narvik
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Shaky start to otherwise excellent cruise

Review for a Arctic Cruise on Balmoral

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Paulmac190
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Booked this cruise over a year ago to go in search of the northern lights. Relocation cruise prior to ours was cancelled due to an outbreak of gastrointestinal cases. This meant some hygiene restrictions were still in place for first few days. This did lead to some inconvenience and slow service. Some toilets were closed. After three days the restrictions were lifted and everything got back to ...
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Sail Date: March 2024

Cabin Type: Superior Inside


Disappointing decline in Fred Olsens standards

Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Borealis

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Aqualady321
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

Have sailed several times with Fred Olsen on the Borealis, this will probably be my last cruise with them. The suite was tired looking, with two large patches of water damage stained black. Despite this, it had everything needed for a comfortable short cruise. The cabin stewardess was excellent, nothing felt like too much trouble, but this really is where the positives end. The ship has not aged ...
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Sail Date: December 2023

Traveled with disabled person


Christmas markets cruise

Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Borealis

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3 Bees
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

The ship was beautifully decorated for Christmas. The service on board from every member of staff was excellent. Our cabin was upgraded for us and provided welcome extra space for three of us in a beautifully appointed suite. The entertainment was good, shows by the crew and a comedian we have seen before and thoroughly enjoyed again along with an excellent singer. Talks from the guest speakers ...
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Sail Date: December 2023


A lovely cruse round Roman Spain

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Bolette

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SeekingSerenity
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

It seems we were pretty lucky going across the Bay of Biscay - other ships on the same night had real problems. Perhaps our ‘luck’ was the result of the excellent stabilisers on Bollette. There were a lot of lectures which would appeal to passengers selecting a Cruise round Roman Spain. It was also useful that you could watch them live or recorded in your cabin. We stopped at some lovely ...
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Sail Date: October 2023


A great 'Fleet in Funchal' cruise on Bolette

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Bolette

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AdeAfloat
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Occasions when all the Fred Olsen ships gather in one port are few and far between. We missed Bergen and Cadiz but were determined to do this one. Of course it was originally billed as 'Four Freds in Funchal' but the sale of Braemar has reduced the fleet to three. In fact the weather and various other unfortunate happenings meant that we on Bolette were the only ones who had a cruise that went to ...
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Sail Date: October 2023


Exceeded expectations

Review for a Norwegian Fjords Cruise on Bolette

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Thatch12
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

Second Fred Olsen cruise had something to live up to. Chosen because another Fred ship had relatively poor cruise critic reviews but Bolette reviews were very good. A good decision. We chose grade E deck 2 outside cabin which was always clean and always comfortable with no extraneous noises. Parking in Southampton was easy and free, embarked without delay close to dock. Returning to ...
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Sail Date: August 2023


Highlights of the Norwegian Fjords

Review for a Norwegian Fjords Cruise on Balmoral

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DSABZ
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

For our first cruise, there were positive experiences, including the (expensive) onshore excursions to the stunning Norwegian scenery, the good choice of on board food and dining, the lovely flowers and gifts from Fred Olsen Cruises for our silver wedding anniversary, and the high standard of housekeeping in our room by our cabin stewardess. Unfortunately there were many negative experiences ...
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Sail Date: August 2023

Cabin Type: Superior Suite


Lightning strikes twice

Review for a Arctic Cruise on Borealis

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The happy wanderers
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

Last cruise with Fred we were given our first ever upgrade to a magnificent Premier suite, well would you believe it,it happened again, We stayed the night at the Crown Plaza adjacent to the cruise terminal and left the car there, embarking was fairly easy and our suite was as before sumptuous, First meal in the Aurora was a disaster, service was abominable, staff were running around like ...
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Sail Date: August 2023

Traveled with disabled person


Cruise from Tyne

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Bolette

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clawhammer3
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

We chose this cruise because it departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, which is only 12 miles from home. Much better than hanging around airports, as so many people also commented .Embarkation was orderly and efficient. Luggage taken care of early on and delivered to door of cabin. For all we have been on a number of cruises before we were impressed with both the size of the cabin(suite) and its ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Traveled with disabled person


Very Average cruise.. not good value for money

Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Borealis

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Gloandgeoff1
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We chose this cruise on Borealis from Liverpool at 4 weeks notice .we thought we would try an in inside cabin, very roomy plenty of storage .Very acceptable.We were given second sitting dining which we managed to change once on board the ship. Apparently we were very fortunate.The first night’s entertainment was a show by the ship’s entertainers.It was very downhill from there, till their ...
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Sail Date: July 2023


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