Fred Olsen Balmoral First Cruise
February 28, 2008 by Steve ·
Fred Olsen’s Balmoral sailed out of Dover on 13 February 2008 headed for the Caribbean and Miami on what was her inaugural cruise.
Planned destinations en route were La Coruna, Tenerife, Antigua, St Maarten and Tortola with the latest addition to the Fred Olsen fleet due to reach Miami on 01 March. The cruise is a 19 night fly/cruise.
Miami will then be the starting point for 11 and 12 night cruises, with Caribbean ports of call such as St Kitts, Key West, Grand Turks and Ochos Rios on the itinerary. In the spring of 2009, Balmoral will return to Europe to cruise the Mediterranean from the Roman port of Civitavecchia.
Dame Helen Mirren to Name P&O Cruises Ventura
February 3, 2008 by Steve ·
Dame Helen Mirren, with a little help from a team of Royal Marine Commandos, will name the latest addition to the P&O Cruises fleet, Ventura, in Southampton on 16 April 2008.
Dame Helen Mirren said, “It is the first time I have ever named a ship, let alone one of the size of P&O Cruises Ventura and am really looking forward to being Godmother.”
Dame Helen’s job of pressing the button to send the champagne winging its way towards the ship will be a fairly simple job compared to that of the Commandos who will assist the naming of Ventura with a spectacular abseil.
P&O Cruises are reportedly delighted that Dame Helen Mirren will be Ventura’s Godmother and feel it will be the start of an exciting new era for the cruise industry in Britain.
On what should be a magnificent day, P&O Cruise’s celebrity chef consultant, Marco Pierre White, and kid’s favourite, Noddy, will join the 1500 guests on board Ventura for the naming extravaganza.
