fred . olsen cruise lines ltd. type subsidiary industry shipping founded 1848 headquarters ipswich united kingdom products cruise ships parent bonheur website www.fredolsencruises.com fred . olsen cruise lines is a uk based norwegian owned cruise shipping line with four cruise ships . the company headquarters are in ipswich suffolk in the united kingdom and is owned by bonheur and ganger rolf . the company is part of the fred . olsen group . contents 1 history 2 fleet 2.1 current fleet 2.2 former ships 3 destinations & cruise holidays 4 operations 5 references 6 external links history edit the company originated in hvitsten a small town on oslofjord in norway in 1848 by three olsen brothers fredrik christian petter and andras who bought their first ships and began an international shipping company . the company is now into the fifth generation of the family and operates various companies skilled within the cruise and passenger shipping trade as well as aviation ships crewing ship building and offshore industries . the fred . olsen group also has business interests in the luxury hotel sector estate management 1 property development and electronics companies . citation needed fleet edit current fleet edit ship built entered service with fred . olsen gross tonnage flag notes image black watch 1972 1996 28 613 gt bahamas boudicca 1972 2005 28 388 gt bahamas braemar 1993 2001 24 344 gt bahamas balmoral 1988 2007 43 537 gt bahamas former ships edit ship built years in service tonnage notes status as of 2010 image black prince 1966 1966 2009 9 499 grt 11 209 gt built as a combination ferry cruise ship reefer ship . rebuilt into a cruise ship in 1987 . scrapped in november 2011 as ola esmeralda . destinations & cruise holidays edit for most of the year the ships are based in britain with cruises departing from southampton dover rosyth for edinburgh greenock for glasgow liverpool portsmouth and newcastle . a winter caribbean fly cruise programme on braemar operates from barbados with connecting flights from london gatwick and manchester . itineraries range from popular areas such as the mediterranean canaries baltic norway and the caribbean to the longer cruise voyage routes around south america and around the world . citation needed operations edit fred . olsen cruise lines operates a fleet of four cruise ships to destinations in northern europe the baltic the mediterranean the adriatic the canary islands the caribbean africa canada the united states and south america . the company operates smaller scale cruise ships ranging in size from 11 000 to 43 000 grt approx . the ambience on board is traditionally british . in may 2006 fred . olsen cruise lines announced the purchase of a new vessel norwegian crown from norwegian cruise line . following delivery of the vessel in november 2007 she was dry docked for refurbishment and lengthening with a pre built 30 metre centre section added . she was renamed balmoral and entered service early in 2008 . this was followed by the extension of braemar in summer 2008 . a new centre section was added with new cabins and public rooms increasing the size from 19 000 grt to 24 000 grt approx . in january 2008 it was reported that the company was considering ordering a newbuild of unspecified dimensions from a korean shipyard . 2 if realised the ship will be the first ever newbuild ordered for fred . olsen s cruise operations . however no new ship was ever ordered the fleet remained unchanged in 2015 . references edit http www.fredolsen.co.uk saga and fred . olsen said to consider ordering newbuildings in korea . cruise business review . 2008 01 25 . archived from the original on january 15 2009 . retrieved 2008 01 25 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to fred . olsen cruise lines . fred . olsen cruise lines official website swedish fakta om fartyg fred . olsen covers ships of all fred . olsen brands past and present cruisepage.com review photos of black watch and other fred olsen cruise ships photos of the current fred . olsen cruises fleet v t e fred . olsen & co. holding companies bonheur ganger rolf companies fred . olsen cruise lines fred . olsen energy fred . olsen express fred . olsen production fred . olsen renewables first olsen tankers fred . olsen travel harland and wolff it fornebu minority ownership nhst media group minority ownership timex group former companies aker company comarit det norske luftfartselskap fred . olsen airtransport fred . olsen lines sterling airlines tusenfryd wider e people petter olsen sr thomas fredrik olsen thomas fredrik olsen rudolf olsen fredrik olsen petter olsen anette s. olsen category v t e ships of the fred . olsen cruise lines fleet current ships black watch braemar boudicca balmoral former ships black prince retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title fred . olsen cruise lines & oldid 740809552 categories shipping companies of norwaycruise linesfred . olsen & co.companies based in 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