Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
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History
The company originated in Hvitsten, a small town on Oslofjord in Norway, in 1848 by three Olsen brothers, Fredrik Christian, Petter and Andras, who bought their first ships and began an international shipping company. The company is now into the fifth generation of the family and operates various companies skilled within the cruise and passenger shipping trade, as well as aviation, ships' crewing, ship building and offshore industries. The Fred. Olsen group also has business interests in the luxury hotel sector, estate management,[1] property development and electronics companies.[2]
In May 2006 Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines announced the purchase of a new vessel, Norwegian Crown, from Norwegian Cruise Line. Following delivery of the vessel in November 2007, she was dry-docked for refurbishment. She was renamed Balmoral and entered service early in 2008. This was followed by a new centre section being added, with new cabins and public rooms, increasing the size from Template:GT to Template:GT (approx).
In 2018 Fred. Olsen announced that a series of 600-passenger-newbuilts was being planned and they were in negotiations with shipyards, but those newbuilts were never ordered.[3]
In July 2020, Fred. Olsen bought the former Holland America Line ships Amsterdam and Rotterdam for $37m[4] and renamed them Bolette and Borealis respectively, to be delivered in September 2020. They replaced the Boudicca and the Black Watch which were retired in August 2020.[5][6]
Fleet
Current fleet
| Ship | Built | Entered service with Fred. Olsen |
Gross tonnage | Flag | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmoral | 1988 | 2007 | Template:GT | File:Civil Ensign of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas | former Crown Odyssey; Royal Cruise Line | File:Cruise ship (43569399331).jpg |
| Borealis | 1997 | 2020 | Template:GT | File:Civil Ensign of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas | former Rotterdam; Holland America Line | File:Borealis (ship, 1997) at Liverpool Cruise Terminal 2.jpg |
| Bolette | 2000 | 2020 | Template:GT | File:Civil Ensign of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas | former Amsterdam; Holland America Line | File:Bolette underway in Tallinn Bay Tallinn 7 May 2023.jpg |
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Former fleet
| Ship | Built | Years in service | Tonnage | Notes | Fate | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Prince | 1966 | 1966–2009 | Template:GRT Template:GT |
Built as a combination ferry/cruise ship/reefer ship. Rebuilt into a cruise ship in 1987. | Scrapped in October 2013 as Ola Esmeralda. | File:Cruise Ship leaving River Dart - geograph.org.uk - 1045055 (recropped).jpg |
| Blenheim | 1970 Upper Clyde Shipbuilders Ltd | 1970–1981 | Template:GRT Template:GT |
Built as a larger version of Black Prince and Black Watch combination ferry/cruise ships. Sold to Scandinavia World Cruises 1981. Burnt out 1984. Rebuilt and continued as Discovery 1. | Scrapped in 1997. | |
| Brabant | 2006 | 2018- 2020 | 1,566 GT | First river cruise for Fred Olsen. Chartered from Amadeus River Cruises between 2018 and 2020. | Laid up in Germany. | |
| Black Watch | 1972 | 1996–2020 | Template:GT | Retired in 2020, after Fred. Olsen bought the former Amsterdam and Rotterdam. | Scrapped in Alang, India in 2022. | File:MV Black Watch (IMOː 7108930) leaving Ålesund, Norway, on June 15, 2016.jpg |
| Boudicca | 1973 | 2005–2020 | Template:GT | Scrapped in Aliağa, Turkey in 2021. | File:MV Boudicca - IMO 7218395 (cropped).jpg | |
| Braemar | 1993 | 2001–2024[7] | Template:GT | Retired in 2022,[8] sold to Villa Vie in 2024 | File:BRAEMAR 2320.jpg |
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Destinations and cruise holidays
For most of the year, the ships are based in UK ports.
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Operations
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines operates smaller scale cruise ships, ranging in size from 24,000 to Template:GT (approx), currently a fleet of three cruise ships, the ambience on board is traditionally British.
References
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External links
- Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines official website
- Template:In lang Fakta om Fartyg: Fred. Olsen (covers ships of all Fred. Olsen brands, past and present)
- Cruisepage.com Review
- Photos of Black Watch and other Fred Olsen cruise ships
- Photos of the current Fred. Olsen Cruises fleet
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