UK-market veteran Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is aiming to make a big splash in the US with its latest ship, the 1988-built Balmoral, formerly Crown Odyssey and Norwegian Crown and newly stretched to 43,357 GT and 1,340 berths. She’s just begun the company’s very first season of Caribbean cruises from Miami, which has inevitably led [...]
Cruise Business Review reports that Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines and Saga Cruises are rumored to be considering ordering new ships from South Korean shipyards. The report suggests that Saga may order a 30,000 GT ship, but does not mention a possible size for a Fred. Olsen ship.
Meanwhile, a separate rumor is that Club Cruise may [...]
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has cancelled the 30 January inaugural voyage of Balmoral.
The former Crown Odyssey/Norwegian Crown has just completed a lengthening and major refit at Blohm & Voss in Hamburg, which increased the 1988-built vessel from 1,052 to 1,340 berths and from 34,242 GT to about 43,000.
The company already cancelled inaugural activities for the [...]
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has launched a dedicated web site for its fifth ship, Balmoral (currently NCL’s Norwegian Crown), which will enter service later this year.
Click here for the web site.
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has now posted new deck plans reflecting the stretch that Balmoral (currently NCL’s Norwegian Crown) will undergo at Blohm + Voss before entering service with the company at the end of the year.Here’s a run-down of the major changes being made compared to the previously released deck plans (note, this is [...]
