Fred. Olsen Canary Islands Cruise Reviews
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Review for Braemar to Canary Islands
VictorMeldrew
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
First the negatives. Passengers were very old with many needed walking aids. A bit like a floating care home. The ship is older and small and the cabins are small too. Entertainment and facilities are basic. But all these were in my mind counteracted by the excellent staff, food and friendliness of all aboard. We ate in the Grampian on the top deck with first class views. Drinks prices throughout ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2019
Cabin Type: Superior Twin Outside
Review for Balmoral to Canary Islands
Eurovisionfan
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
Fred Olsen Balmoral – Xmas/New Year 2018/19 – Canaries
All in all, this was a most enjoyable cruise and a great way to spend both the festive season and celebrate my husband’s birthday on Christmas Eve.
This was our first time with “Fred”, although we’ve cruised a lot since getting the bug a decade ago. Compared with other lines, we were delighted that there was no constant hard sell, ship ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2018
Cabin Type: Inside
Review for Balmoral to Canary Islands
sekrapdjp
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
This cruise on Fred. Olsen’s ‘Balmoral’ (‘Canaries & Madeira Winter Sun’) was the third of a ‘three-for-the-price-of-two’ offer and followed voyages on the ‘Boudicca’ and the ‘Braemar’ – all in the space of nine months. The ‘Balmoral’ compared very favourably with the other two (smaller) ships, not having the tired appearance of the ‘Boudicca’ and being more elegant that the ‘Braemar’.
On all ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2017
Cabin Type: Superior Suite
Review for Balmoral to Canary Islands
toadwarble
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s
We had been on two cruises with Fred Olsen before, not on the Balmoral, and we had noticed a slight reduction in quality between the first and second cruise. However we felt the standard had plummeted this time as corners were visibly cut particularly with the food.
The ship hasn't been refitted for over 8 years and it showed. The smell of diesel was so strong at times you could smell it from ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2017
Cabin Type: Superior Outside
Review for Balmoral to Canary Islands
bartonhillbum
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s
I had the Cruise booked for me by my Daughter, direct with Fred Olson. I had never been on a cruise before, except across the Mersey and to the Isle of Man once, many years ago.
Arrived at Southampton to be kept waiting whilst 'Green and Yellow Boarding cards were embarked first, I had a white one.
One on board everything was fine, until I went to Dinner in the Ballindoch Restaurant, table ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2017
Cabin Type: Superior Inside
Review for Balmoral to Canary Islands
Brading10
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
My wife and I sailed to the Canaries for some winter sun and we had superior suite 9047. Lovely cabin , perfect size and a lovely balcony on the starboard side.
On the very first evening I sat out there whist my wife was getting ready , and I noticed a strange smell engulfing the balcony. I called my wife and we saw the passenger next to us smoking a pipe and the smoke was coming our way. Went ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2017
Cabin Type: Superior Suite
Review for Braemar to Canary Islands
tring
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
We were on board Braemar from the 7th November until the 8th December 2016 on back to back cruises. Embarkation at Southampton was swift (we are gold members and had booked freedom fare, so had priority. Also the sea was kind to us throughout. We love Braemar and have travelled on her a lot over the last couple of years and on each occasion there were no problems with fumes. However, this time ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2016
Cabin Type: Superior Twin Outside
Review for Balmoral to Canary Islands
Parsman
10+ Cruises • Age 80s
I boarded the ship at Doper which is the most convenient cruise port for me. I parked my car in the port which efficiently organised. After check-in I boarded immediately and my luggage followed only a few minutes after. It was one of the quickest start to a cruise I have experienced and I have taken 40+ cruises.
Our cruise took us to three of the islands in the Azores, Madeira, Lisbon and ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2016
Cabin Type: Single Outside
Review for Balmoral to Canary Islands
pickerlily
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s
We chose this cruise as it stayed overnight in Madeira for the Flower Festival and what a treat that was, we could not believe that we were the only cruise ship that stayed overnight. Celebrity left on the day of the flower festival and the MSC and Aida both arrived the day after - well done Fred Olsen and thank you.
As always we found the food and staff to be the same excellent standard as we ...
Read MoreSail Date: April 2016
Cabin Type: Outside with Porthole
Review for Balmoral to Canary Islands
Jaydee22
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
Fred Olsen ships go to really interesting places so we wanted to like cruising with them. The cruise we went on was a last minute booking as we needed the break and it was one of the few going from the UK to anywhere warm, and back again. We booked on a guaranteed cabin basis and a few days before sailing received the documentation which had a cabin number - but not the grade we had booked. ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2016
Cabin Type: Superior Outside
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