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Tag: Fred Olsen

It’s Better on Bolette

Posted on April 20, 2023May 3, 2023 by bollingerbabe

When we woke up this morning, we were surprised to see that the Bolette was at anchor off land; a quick look at the MarineTraffic app showed that we were in Kristiansand. We couldn’t understand it – we were supposed to be at sea today. What was happening? About an hour later, the Bolette weighed…

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Sunshine in Oslo

Posted on April 19, 2023April 30, 2023 by bollingerbabe

Woke up quite late this morning, around 8.30am, to the sideways view of the Oslofjord gliding past our window. If you wanted to experience the scenic cruising along the fjord, you had to be up at seven o’clock but after our late night I was too tired. Nonetheless, I was still able to see some…

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Copenhagen Revisited

Posted on April 18, 2023April 29, 2023 by bollingerbabe

Got up around 8.30am to find the Bolette docked in Copenhagen, Denmark, in exactly the same place as we had been docked on Arcadia in December. It seemed strange to be back in Copenhagen again so soon (and indeed this is our fifth visit here) but there’s always plenty to see and do in Denmark’s…

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Destination Denmark

Posted on April 17, 2023April 28, 2023 by bollingerbabe

Woke up at eight o’clock this morning in pleasant anticipation of the relaxing sea day we had ahead of us. But at the same time, it was not without a tinge of dismay that we realised we only had four more sleeps on board the good ship Bolette. 🙁 Going outside onto our massive balcony,…

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Sightseeing in Stockholm

Posted on April 16, 2023April 27, 2023 by bollingerbabe

Woke up this morning around eight o’clock, and went out onto our giant balcony to watch the Bolette manoevring into the port of the Nynäsham, Sweden, which would be our gateway to Stockholm. We had last visited Stockholm in 2002, on the Caronia, so we were excited to be back in this interesting and picturesque…

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Classical and Rock

Posted on April 15, 2023April 23, 2023 by bollingerbabe

Got up at 8.30 this morning – it felt earlier as we were now two hours ahead of the UK in line with Finnish time. We were booked to go on a half-day tour of Helsinki and we had to assemble in the Neptune Lounge at 9.40am, giving us an hour to get ready and…

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Cruising the Baltic

Posted on April 14, 2023April 22, 2023 by bollingerbabe

When we woke up this morning in our suite (!!) around eight o’clock it was with a smile on our faces as we anticipated the leisurely sea day ahead of us. Trevor went up to The View for his breakfast, but I decided to have a coffee and enjoy some of the fresh fruit in…

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All Around Aarhus

Posted on April 13, 2023April 26, 2023 by bollingerbabe

When we woke up at 7.30 this morning, the Bolette was already docked in Aarhus, Denmark.  We had never been to this port before so we were looking forward to our half-day tour.  Going out onto our gigantic balcony, we could see a cathedral with an interesting green roof and spire in the near distance. …

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“Suite” Dreams

Posted on April 12, 2023April 21, 2023 by bollingerbabe

Sweet dreams are made of this,Who am I to disagree?I’ve travelled the world and the seven seas… The Eurythmics During the night we had had to put our watches forward one hour in line with European time, so it meant an hour in bed lost.  Therefore, when the alarm went off at 8.00am it was…

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Newcastle to the Nordic Capitals

Posted on April 11, 2023July 9, 2023 by bollingerbabe

Having not yet cruised in 2023 (!!), it was with great excitement that we woke up this morning to the happy knowledge that we would be joining the Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines flagship Bolette later this morning in the Port of Tyne, for a wonderful 10 day cruise to the Nordic capital cities. 😊 We love…

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