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Contact Information:
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
5412 Lyndale Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55419
800-843-0602
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Why Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines?
 Ships have a "British Country House" feel at sea
All five ships are cosy, intimate and traditional
Great for seniors - but families can sail during school holidays
Sails from a wide range of U.K. ports
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About Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
2009 U.K. Editors' Picks Awards Winner!
Best for Seeing the World, Best Refurbished Ship (Braemar)
In the age of the mega corporation, it's refreshing to see that a family-owned cruise company can continue to survive and thrive.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines -- still owned and operated by the family that originally founded it back in the 19th Century -- is a prime example of the power and pull of tradition.
Its story began in 1848, when Frederik Christian Olsen, one of three seafaring brothers living in Hvitsten, a small town on Norway's OsloFjord, bought two schooners. His brothers Petter and Andreas who, like Frederik, worked as ships' captains, quickly followed suit, as Petter acquired the sailing brig Thilda in 1852, and Andreas became the family's third shipowner in 1860.
Between them they founded a powerful shipping dynasty, building up a large fleet of trading ships that carried cargo and line passengers around the Mediterranean, the North Sea and the Americas.
In 1966, the company started to build a presence in the cruise business after acquiring the Black Watch and the Black Prince, two 10,000-ton combination cargo, car and passenger ships. While Black Prince spent the summer months operating ferry services from the United Kingdom to Norway and Holland, in the winter months the ship carried holidaymakers on sunshine cruises from the U.K. to the Canary Islands, and the Fred. Olsen cruising brand was born.
The company now operates five cruise ships year-round and is famed for creating a "British country house" atmosphere at sea, with the emphasis on cozy intimacy and very traditional cruising that eschews the glitzier facilities of more contemporary lines.
Read the complete Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Review
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Read More About Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Ships:
Balmoral
• Black Watch
• Boudicca
• Braemar
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