Has anyone travelled with Fred Olsen Cruise Lines before??
Watch this postThinking of cruising with Fred Olsen Cruise Lines. Can anyone offer any advice or past experiences before I book.
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them as they are a smaller ship. You see people you have meet the day before. Not like the larger ships.
Couples & groups found an elderly single woman foistered on them a pain, on my last try at sitting alone a strange strange drunken woman on the next table found it amusing to pull faces & stick her tongue out at me. The other meal times were no problem,. I am going on a Fred Olsen cruise in January so will see how that works. I have cruised before, but until this year with either my friend or husband, both have passed away, so will keep trying. I also went on a coach holiday this year, that was quite pleasant. I don't mind being alone, prefer it during the day as I can find plenty to amuse myself.
I have been on a number of Fred Olsen cruises, as previously commented there are better cruise lines in terms of food and facilities however it may depend on what you are willing to spend and also how much you like having children playing near by.
I cruised four times on the Balmoral (their bigger ship) the food whilst not outstanding was acceptable as far as cabin goes I went mid price and was happy enough. There were only a couple of children on board so no undue noise. Interestingly the best cruise I went on some ten years back was a Thomson (The celebration) if you don't mind flying to the ship for us this was undoubtedly best food and best facilities.
Hope that helps.
I like smaller ships so FO scores well in that respect.
I also liked their practice of serving (free) coffee in the lounge after meals.
The food was disappointing by comparison with other lines.
The entertainment was also more limited but we had a good cruise director and I was happy with a musical duo they had on board.
I doubt I would go on another cruise with them. I think the ships la k the wow factor which is part of the C
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