We chose Black Watch's Baltics, with Norway, cruise firstly because the ship was small enough to cruise through the Kiel Canal and secondly because of the interesting itinerary and Vista Guest Speaker programme.

We hadn't cruised with Fred.Olsen before, but felt immediately "at home" and that it was going to be a good fit for us. Why? Hard to pick one thing, but a mixture of the culture, service level, staff, and the passenger mix.

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