Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Reviews 

Fred Olsen's MS Bolette is a comfortable, clean and well appointed ship.
A big plus for us is embarking on the cruise from a uk port and cutting out unnecessary airport stress!
Cabin standard is high, food excellent, staff friendly, polite and very attentive and itinerary a good mix of days at sea and shore visits.

This was our second cruise with Fred Olsen and the ship, staff and food were excellent. As we were celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary we felt very spoilt with fizz, cake, a photo and photo frame, along with chocolates to help us celebrate. Thank you to all the staff you are a credit to your profession. The organised trips we went on were very good - Tangier better than Lisbon has to be said. We enjoyed all ports of call.

The Bay of Kotor Cruise aboard Fred Olsen' Balmoral for my wife and I was excellent in every way. It was relaxing, stimulating, interesting and thoroughly enjoyable over the ten nights cruising the magical Adriatic and visiting the many atmospheric ports.
Life on board was very comfortable as the whole ship staff were "on point" throughout. A special mention for all the chefs/waiters etc and the spectacular food on offer.
Thank you to everyone throughout the organisation. We'll be back cruising again with Fred in 2027. Thank you.

First cruise with Fred Olsen . Very impressed with all aspects of my experience

The things that made our cruise so enjoyable was the way we were looked after by all the staff on-board, the facilities available, the wonderful food and the shore tours, even though we only went on one. We would both recommend it to others who are thinking about cruising and we are looking forward to our next adventure.

Some of the Vegetarian meals were a bit small. A couple of potatoes would have bulked out a bit.

The staff are excellent and we can see that they are proud to work for Fred Olsen.
We really enjoyed the talks and the shows were superb.
We chose short excursions which were enjoyable and gave a taste of the places visited.
I must say taking the tender to shore at Sorrento was an experience but the tender crew got everyone on and off in a safe way.
The food is excellent both in the restaurant and the buffet. I only have one complaint the pizza ordered on room service was under cooked and the cannelloni in the restaurant was over cooked. My mother was Italian so I have many years experience of eating Italian food. However, I really enjoyed the curry meals.

Every member of staff made me feel special. Nothing was too much trouble for them they all go above and beyond.
The food was lovely and plentiful and really varied.
The entertainment was really good and the activities on offer was as well.
I have only cruised twice and both have been with Fred so have no other to compare with however I don't feel the need to try another cruise line as I've been 100% satisfied on both occasions.

Great crew & delicious food. Enjoyable entertainment
Looking forward to our next cruise in April.

Great Ship.
Great Staff.
Great Food.
Great Entertainment.
Great Facilities.
Great Suite.

FIRST CLASS CRUISE,EVERTHING ABOUT IT WAS EXCELLENT,STAFF VERY ATTENTIVE FOOD VERY GOOD WITH LARGE CHOICE.NOTHING AT ALL TO COMPLAIN ABOUT.

Generally things were as we expected. Good service from the maids, and the staff in general. However our excursion to Apulia was a waste of time and money. The excusion to the Koper coast and farmers market was advertised to be over uneven ground however we went a different way to the church which meant we had to go up a steep hill, not good for someone with arthritis.

Beautiful boat, excellent food and service. Staff fantastic. Main show production needs improving with modern choreography and use of electronic background. Theatre sound was poor quality. Entertainment arund the boat was excellent, as were the lectures and classes.

I was on Balmoral from Alicante to Crete. The first week was spent in an inside cabin where I was surprised to find the wash basin was a rectangle without a plug. The staff were all excellent. I was disappointed with some of the changes to the ship since my last cruise on her.

Straight forward booking process. Everything happened in the timescale detailed. Everyone pleasant and helpful.

A super cruise on Bolette NOVEMBER 16 TILL 29th.
We both enjoyed every minute. The ports and the trip. The food. The care and attention from staff.
Our only comment is that tours are vey expensive, even walking tours over-priced, so is the Cruise video at £50 for about 1 hour

Lovely ship, excellent crew. Shame the entertainment has gone downhill in the last 2 years and lecturers are too “serious“.

What can I say that others haven't already? Excellent staff, brilliant food. Superb ship - The Bolette. Very clean. Did I mention the staff? Our waiter in the Bloomsbury known as I Made was so accommodating. He introduced us to a few unfamiliar drinks which we both now enjoy, very good at customer interaction. Our assistant waiter, Dimas, was also excellent in his role & was a pleasure to have look after us. Channapa, our maid, was very understanding and always made sure our room (1944) was clean every time we returned to it. Our trip was T2626. We will certainly be returning again! Please give these staff members in particular the recognition they deserve!