Its fleet of four ships – Balmoral, Braemar, Boudicca and Black Watch – will sail from Southampton; Dover; Tilbury; Harwich; Falmouth; Liverpool; Newcastle; Greenock (Glasgow); Rosyth (Edinburgh); and Belfast.
Nathan Philpot, sales and marketing director for Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, said: “We know that travel to and from a departure port is a key influencer for guests booking a cruise holiday, and Fred Olsen is continuing to offer the widest range of regional departure ports of any cruise line… covering all the important cruise markets of the UK.”
Meanwhile, the line has also revealed plans to offer passengers the chance to visit film locations in blockbuster films and hit TV shows with two new cruises.
The line is offering two “UK Scenes from the Silver Screen” sailings in 2017: the first is a 10-night cruise aboard Braemar, departing from Southampton on May 21, 2017; and the second is an eight-night adventure aboard Balmoral, departing from Newcastle on August 6, 2017.
Guests will be able to visit the locations of James Bond’s Skyfall, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Braveheart, Game of Thrones, Broadchurch and Poldark.
“There is an increasing trend among holiday-makers to want to visit the set of their favourite TV shows and films, and Fred. Olsen’s brand-new ‘Around the UK & Ireland’ cruises are bound to be attractive to these ‘set-jetters’,” said Philpot.
“We saw a surge in demand for our Arctic voyages after Sky Atlantic’s TV thriller Fortitude was aired, and similarly following the BBC’s recent series Ireland with Simon Reeve, which prompted heightened interest in the ‘Emerald Isle’.
“Many cruisers want to experience something unique and extra special on their holiday: visiting a destination in [this] new way… offers the most seasoned traveller a chance to discover something they may never have seen before.”
