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Passengers on board Fred Olsen's Cruise liner Braemar on the 22nd of May might be quite literally bowled over by the UK's indoor bowling champion, Greg Harlow.

Gardening remains one of the UK's favourite pastimes. For avid gardeners Fred Olsen has come up with the perfect cruise: the company's Black Watch will sail to the Canary Islands and the Azores in November with not one, but two gardening experts on board.

You can spend Easter this year virtually anywhere in the world on board a Fred Olsen cruise liner. The company offers a whole array of exciting cruises to international destinations.

In 2012 Fred Olsen Cruise Line with give everyone in Scotland – and those with close ties to Scotland – an opportunity to embark on a whole array of regional cruise holidays from Scottish ports.

As a British cruise line with more British passengers than any other nationality, one would, of course, expect Fred Olsen Cruise Lines to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in a manner than fits its British image.

Fred Olsen Cruises has released a brochure in which the company lists no less than 57 pre-launch cruises for the 2013/14 season.

If you are one of the key workers at the Olympic Games in London this summer, you will probably already be aware of the good news that Fred Olsen’s Braemar has been chartered to provide accommodation for you and your colleagues.

In an era of jumbo cruise ships, where “bigger” is often seen as “better,” smaller cruise ships continue to attract an elite crowd of knowledgeable cruise lovers who are well aware that the best in service and entertainment will not necessarily be found onboard the biggest cruise liners.

Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has announced a new programme of fly-cruises to West Africa, the Canary Islands and Cape Verde Islands on board Braemar for next year.

Fred Olsen’s cruise liner with a passenger capacity of 1,350 people, Balmoral, has made a maiden call at the United States port of Galveston. This was during the initial sector of her 90-day world cruise called “Cruise to the New World” which left from Southampton on the 5th January 2012 and arrives back in the city on the 3rd April 2012.

Next winter cruise lovers will have some interesting new options. P&O Cruises has decided to base their cruise liner Braemar in the Canary Islands for the first time and The Gambia, Senegal and Cape Verde Islands will be added to the itineraries.

Liverpool cruise fans will no doubt be very happy to hear that Fred Olsen cruise line will be back in the city during the spring and summer of next year. A wide variety of worldwide itineraries will be on offer between April and August next year.

This year Fred Olsen Cruise Lines will offer cruise lovers three cruises with the special topic of antiques. All three cruises will feature antique experts from the Antiques Road Show on BBC Television. These experts will share their passion and knowledge with guests who are interested in the subject.

Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has announced that one of its ships will be based at Harwich International Port in 2013, from where it will embark on turnaround cruises.

After spending 32 years of his life tirelessly promoting the cruise industry, Nigel Lingard, the retiring Marketing and Sales Director at Fred Olsen cruise line, has received a lifetime achievement award from the Passenger Shipping Association.

Fred Olsen is offering exceptional discounts on the final two Caribbean cruises of its cruise liner Braemar after Christmas. The ship will be moved to the UK for the 2012/13 season, so this will be the last time you can buy a bargain Caribbean cruise holiday for quite a while.

At the Kyle of Lochalsh station in the Scottish North-west is an Atlantic-class inshore life boat that will soon be called Spirit of Fred Olsen.