Newcastle (England) Senior Cruises Reviews

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Shaky start to otherwise excellent cruise

Review for a Arctic Cruise on Balmoral

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Paulmac190
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Booked this cruise over a year ago to go in search of the northern lights. Relocation cruise prior to ours was cancelled due to an outbreak of gastrointestinal cases. This meant some hygiene restrictions were still in place for first few days. This did lead to some inconvenience and slow service. Some toilets were closed. After three days the restrictions were lifted and everything got back to ...
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Sail Date: March 2024

Cabin Type: Superior Inside


Cruise from Tyne

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Bolette

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clawhammer3
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

We chose this cruise because it departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, which is only 12 miles from home. Much better than hanging around airports, as so many people also commented .Embarkation was orderly and efficient. Luggage taken care of early on and delivered to door of cabin. For all we have been on a number of cruises before we were impressed with both the size of the cabin(suite) and its ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Traveled with disabled person


Excellent cruise with just a couple of minor issues.

Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Bolette

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Paulmac190
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

Chose this cruise as a replacement for a covid cancellation, the duration and departure port were right for us but we had visited the destinations before. Newcastle is easy to get to with plenty of secure parking near the terminal. Check in was quick and efficient. A friendly welcome. Our porthole cabin on deck two was a good size and very comfortable, better than some of the so called ...
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Sail Date: April 2023


Faultless Service with all staff friendly and attentive if only all other establishments could be like this.

Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Bolette

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PRliv
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

As first time cruisers we wanted a relatively short cruise to try it out and equally we wanted a 'ship' not a floating tower block and as such to be able to go where larger vessels could not, nor swamp destinations with thousands of passengers. One benefit of this was that leaving and returning to the ship when visiting ports was a nice simple affair. Similarly joining the ship in Newcastle was ...
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Sail Date: April 2023


Unforgettable Cruise Experience

Review for a Norwegian Fjords Cruise on Bolette

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Jastelle1988
First Time Cruiser • Age 30s

We have recently come back from a 5 day cruise travelling to and around the Norwegian Fjords with stops at Bergen and Flåm. It surpassed our expectations in every way! It was our first time on a cruise. The reason we chose it is because we both love an all inclusive holiday but get bored in one location. 5 days was a good amount of time to see if it was something we would want to do again and ...
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Sail Date: April 2023


Wonderful 10 night cruise to Iceland

Review for a Arctic Cruise on Bolette

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ThomasUK
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

This was our 3rd Fred Olsen cruise. First time on Bolette but from experience of the other 2 ships we knew what to expect. We’ve sailed all sizes of ships from the massive to small and really do prefer these small to midsized ships. From parking up in Newcastle, we were onboard and at our cabin in under half an hour and went for a delicious lunch as the poolside café before departure. What can ...
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Sail Date: March 2023


Cruise to Iceland and Faroe Islands with magnificent scenery. Well organised with interesting guest speakers.

Review for a Arctic Cruise on Bolette

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bgyjmb
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

Wanted the opportunity to visit Iceland and the Faroe Islands, to learn about the geology, history and way of life of the people who live there. Enjoyed the dramatic scenery. Also liked being able go sightseeing in the places visited and to try some locally brewed beers. In particular liked having overnight stops in Reykjavik and Akureyri. Well organised with friendly staff. Comfortable cabin ...
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Sail Date: March 2023


Ports Excellent but Some Disappointments on the Ship

Review for a Europe - All Cruise on Balmoral

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tring
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We stayed in the Travelodge, Cobalt Business Park before our embarkation from Newcastle, which was a fairly new hotel. It was really good with the room, hotel and staff being excellent, so I would definitely recommend that as somewhere to stay pre-cruise. We stayed three nights, taking the opportunity to go on a boat ride to The Farne Isles one day with Serenity, which again I would recommend as ...
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Sail Date: May 2022

Cabin Type: Inside


Great Scenic cruise

Review for a Norwegian Fjords Cruise on Balmoral

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Sheilatay
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Always wanted to see the Fjords and this ship seemed like a good size to experience this .We has a good midship cabin near to lifts etc . the dining onboard we could not fault exceptional . The shows were all very good the service of bar staff and restaurant staff again excellent . The only complaint we had that our drinks package which we paid for did not include Sherry yet its cheaper to buy ...
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Sail Date: May 2019

Cabin Type: Outside


Boring old ship

Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Balmoral

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jeanniedance
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Very dated ship. Mainly elderly passengers. Nothing on during the day except bridge bingo and handicrafts. More like a floating care home. Tour operator extremely unhelpful.. Don't book flam railway through olsen it's a lot cheaper to do yourself and there were plenty of seats. Guest service manager very helpful as had to move cabins as extremely noisy. Noticed a lot of cutbacks. Eg no conditioner ...
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Sail Date: May 2019

Cabin Type: Superior Outside


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