Fred. Olsen Southampton Cruise Reviews
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Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Balmoral
mooredenise
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s
We chose the cruise for the Christmas Markets in Europe. The Balmoral crew had made a splendid effort to make the ship festive. Lovely decorations throughout.There were beautifully made gingerbread houses in some spots on the ship. A lovely festive dinner and very good entertainers and speakers. Enjoyed the orchestra, piano player, string quartet and guitarist, talks and quizzes. Formal nights ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2018
Cabin Type: Outside
Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Balmoral
Ashcombe
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
We chose this as it was my husband’s first experience of cruising although I’ve been on several. The duration and itinerary were ideal, as was the ambience of a small ship. Food and service were very good and we particularly enjoyed hearing Adam Reece playing in the Observatory Bar. Embarkation was very well organised and we both felt we benefitted from the relaxation of the cruise.
Luckily, ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2018
Cabin Type: Outside with Porthole
Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Balmoral
Sarah D
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s
Staff – some good some bad, certainly not at the level across the board of the more expensive cruise lines but a lot of the staff where great.
Drinks – the drinks package includes so little variety I ended up always paying the top up to have different drinks however it wasn’t very pricey to top up to nicer drinks.
Swimming pools and recreation activities - They have very little and much of ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2018
Cabin Type: Outside
Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Braemar
valerie8
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s
I had only been on one cruise previously. It was on Braemar and I enjoyed it so much that I decided I would go on Braemar again in December. The destination wasn't important.
It was the Carribean and it was a wonderful experience. The most important thing in my opinion was the wonderful staff and the great food on the Braemar.
Entertainment was good - but wouldn't be really important to ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2018
Cabin Type: Single Outside Cabin
Review for a Transatlantic Cruise on Braemar
Godfrey
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
This was our first Fred. Olsen experience, a repositioning cruise from Southampton to Barbados ending just before Christmas. Perhaps it was for that reason that the ship was only 2/3 full. We had picked just the right time to get caught up in the Gatwick drone chaos - but we anticipate. Read on for The Case of the Disgruntled Bridegroom.
The deck plans for Braemar show no facilities for ...
Read MoreSail Date: December 2018
Review for a Europe - All Cruise on Balmoral
SLM8W
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
This was our first Fred Olsen cruise having previously sailed with Royal Caribbean and P&O. Not long after booking we got a call offering us a tour of the ship, I asked the lady to call back the next day as I needed to discuss with the wife. No call back. Later we had a recorded message telling us that our dining room had been changed with no reason/explanation given. When we went to check in they ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2018
Review for a Africa Cruise on Braemar
Altheaj
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s
Chose this cruise for a last bit of sun before the winter. We had previously been on the Braemar and really liked the fact that it is a small ship with an intimate feel. It was incredibly good value and I wanted to work with the fitness instructor, Pat who is the best yoga teacher I have encountered again.
Having now been on the Boudicca as well, the layout of the Braemar works far better. ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2018
Cabin Type: Single Inside Cabin
Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Balmoral
Happysingle
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
Mystery cruise was great fun ,no idea where we were going until we entered port .very well organised and the crew kept the secrets well .Fellow passengers were annoying in their determination to tell you they knew where we were going . I did not want to know and told them so .Way to many passengers were doing cruise price paid comparisons which I never understand , if you booked you must have been ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2018
Cabin Type: Balcony Junior Suite
Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Braemar
jackie4a
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
We have just returned from a trip with Fred Olsen, I hesitate to call it a cruise because as far as we were concerned (and other passengers) this was not a cruise, we booked this quite late as we had some A/L to use up and this fitted the dates, when I booked I was told that we would be getting the 'Anchor fare' and therefore we were getting it cheap, they went on to explain that because of that ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2018
Cabin Type: Twin Outside
Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Braemar
worthing kiwi
10+ Cruises • Age 80s
The background for choosing this cruise, was a family bereavement. The purpose was to have a relaxing cruise to somewhere new. The Braemar cruise of "cruising the Seine" to Rouen then down to Honfluer, prior to return to Southampton, we thought would fit the bill. How wrong can you be.
We booked via a travel agent, a suite on a guarantee bases at what we thought was a good price, then came the ...
Read MoreSail Date: November 2018
Cabin Type: Balcony Suite
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