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Fred Olsen adds four sailings to its Balmoral schedule
Josie Klein Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has
added four itineraries to Balmoral’s 2025 programme, including a Grand Voyage. The 45-night Tropical Islands
and Verdant Rainforests of the Caribbean and Central America cruise will sail round-trip from Southampton on February 15, 2025, with calls in Spain, Sint Maarten, British Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Jamaica, Bermuda and Portugal. Prices lead in at £4,999. The three shorter itineraries include the 15-night In Search of the Northern Lights sailing, departing from Southampton on January 18, 2025. The cruise will call at destinations
in Norway, including Alesund, Narvik, Tromso, Harstad, Leknes and Molde. Prices start at £2,099. A 13-night Winter Warmth
in the Canary Islands sailing is scheduled to depart from Southampton on February 2, 2025, and costs from £1,699.
It will visit Funchal in Portugal
as well as Tenerife, Las Palmas, Arrecife and La Coruna in Spain. The final new itinerary is the
nine-night Springtime Norwegian Fjords cruise that will depart from Southampton on April 1, 2025, and call at Vik, Haugesund and Stavanger, all Norway. Prices start at £1,199. Customers will receive up to £300 onboard credit or free UK door-to-door transfers for up to 200 miles on selected bookings made by April 30. Head of itinerary product
development Martin Lister said: “These four new itineraries have been carefully handcrafted by our team of journey planners. The springtime cruise in Norway is timed to showcase the very best of the fjords and mountain scenery, while north Norway could give guests the ideal opportunity to witness the northern lights. “Guests will also be able to
embrace the local way of life in each of the destinations they are visiting, and seek out native wildlife.”
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