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Review for a Europe - All Cruise on Balmoral
sleepingcat
2-5 Cruises • Age 80s
Not many people post about Fred Olsen, maybe because so many passengers are returning guests, on this cruise over half those on board had silver Oceans club membership or above, so Fred must be doing something right. We were on our fifth cruise and third with Olsen, also our second on the Balmoral The itinerary to the Canaries was similar to our previous time but we did not mind because we like ...
Read MoreSail Date: January 2019
Cabin Type: Outside
Review for a Canary Islands Cruise on Balmoral
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 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 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 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 - All Cruise on Balmoral
chrissie hodges
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
we have travelled on the fred olsen ship Balmoral over 10 times and we joined her again in October 2018 in Southampton for our yearly cruise to the Canaries.
As soon as you step on the Balmoral 's carpet you feel as if someone has put their arm around you and says come on in we will give you a really good time. The weather on this cruise was not good but the crew always did their best to ...
Read MoreSail Date: October 2018
Cabin Type: Balcony
Review for a Europe - All Cruise on Balmoral
Richardhgp
10+ Cruises • Age 80s
This was the first time on this ship having sailed previously many time on Breamar and Black Watch.
My wife has limited mobility and we did not find the ship user friendly.b
The steps onto the external deck are steep and the ramp placed over part of them is too steep.
The disabled toilet being placed with the door on one side of a ‘porch’ like access does NOT have an electric door opener ...
Read MoreSail Date: October 2018
Cabin Type: Superior Outside
Traveled with disabled person
Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Balmoral
flip43
First Time Cruiser • Age 80s
My wife and I recently took our first cruise. We travelled on Deck 5 in an outer, windowed cabin, on Fred Olsen's Balmoral to the North German ports of Bremen, Hamburg and Kiel dep Newcastle 19 November. To say it was grossly disappointing would be to ignore the few highlights, but even they are too few to persuade us to repeat the experience.
The worst aspect was the selfish and uncouth ...
Read MoreSail Date: October 2018
Cabin Type: Superior Outside
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