Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is a privately-owned British cruise line founded in 1848 by the Norwegian Olsen family and headquartered in Ipswich. The line operates three smaller ships - Borealis, Bolette, and Balmoral - and caters to a mature British market that values smaller ships, traditional values, and British departure ports including Liverpool, Dover, Southampton, and Newcastle. Fred. Olsen's smaller vessel size allows calls at remote and scenic ports across the British Isles, Norway, the Canaries, and beyond that are inaccessible to larger ships.