Experience Celebrity Race Across the World Route with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines

Monday, November 6, 2023

BBC’s Celebrity Race Across the World featured four famous pairings embarking on a 10,000km journey through 24 countries. Starting in Marrakech, Morocco, the teams raced through diverse landscapes and cultures, spanning from North Africa’s Marrakech, Mediterranean ports, historic cities, Alps, Central Europe, Baltic States, to snowy Scandinavia, with the finish line in Tromsø, Norway.

Good news for Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines‘ guests! BBC’s Celebrity Race Across the World visited destinations and routes that are ports of call for cruises on their ships Bolette, Borealis, and Balmoral.

Clare Ward, Director of Product and Customer Service at Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, said, “Celebrity Race Across the World will have inspired many people to visit the 24 countries featured in the competition.Instead of racing against the clock, with gruelling overnight train and coach journeys, why not set sail with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines in absolute comfort?”

Some of the cruises calling at destinations featured in Celebrity Race Across the World are:

• Join Balmoral’s 14-night L2402 ‘Discovering Cultural Morocco’ cruise departing from Southampton on 18th January 2024. Explore Morocco’s unique culture and history, visit impressive mosques, bustling souks, and enjoy Moorish sites in Lisbon. Prices start from £1,199 per person.

Itinerary: Southampton, UK – Funchal, Portugal – Agadir, Morocco – Casablanca, Morocco (overnight port) – Tangier, Morocco – Lisbon, Portugal – Lexioes, Portugal – Southampton, UK

• Embark on Balmoral’s 14-night L2404 ‘In Search of the Northern Lights’ cruise departing from Southampton on 14th February 2024. Explore the Arctic wilderness, mush a team of huskies on an Arctic sledding adventure, and witness natural wonders. Prices start from £2,099 per person.

Itinerary: Southampton, UK – Ålesund, Norway – Cruise Naeroysundet, Norway – Cruising Torghatten, Norway – Cruising Seven Sisters Mountain Range, Norway – Crossing the Arctic Circle, Norway – Narvik, Norway – Cruise Tjeldsundet Strait, Norway – Tromsø, Norway (overnight port) – Cruise North Cape, Norway – Alta, Norway – Cruise Tjeldsundet Strait, Norway – Bodø, Norway – Stavanger, Norway – Southampton, UK

• Join Borealis on the 15-night S2407A ‘Discovering Scandinavian Islands and Capitals’ cruise departing from Southampton on 17th April 2024. Enjoy scenic archipelago cruising in Turku and Stockholm, explore Helsinki and its islands on a boat tour, and sail past the Olsen family home in Hvitsen. Prices start from £1,999 per person.

Itinerary: Southampton, UK – Cruising by the Olsen family home, Norway – Cruising Oslofjord, Norway – Oslo, Norway – Visby, Sweden – Stockholm, Sweden (overnight port) – Cruising Stockholm Archipelago – Tallinn, Estonia – Helsinki, Finland – Turku, Finland – Cruising Turku Archipelago, Finland – Copenhagen, Denmark – Southampton, UK

• Embark on Bolette’s 17-night T2410 ‘Colourful and Cosmopolitan Mediterranean with the Amalfi Coast’ cruise departing from Liverpool on 8th May 2024. Explore the picturesque Amalfi Coast, delve into Roman history in Cartagena and Pompeii, and tour from Sorrento to the active volcano of Mount Vesuvius. Prices start from £2,699 per person.

Itinerary: Liverpool, UK – Tangier, Morocco – Cruise Cartagena Bay, Spain – Cartagena, Spain – Cruise by Benirras Beach at Sunset, Spain – Cruise North Coast of Mallorca, Spain – Propriano, Corsica, France – Olbia, Italy – Sorrento, Italy – Cruising Amalfi Coast and Capri, Italy – Salerno, Italy – Gibraltar, Gibraltar – Liverpool, UK

• Embark on Borealis’ 20-night S2412 ‘Cultural Adriatic Discovery’ cruise departing from Southampton on 30th May 2024. Explore Roman sites with an archaeologist, marvel at waterfalls in Croatia’s Krka National Park, and cruise the fjord-like waters of the Bay of Kotor. Prices start from £3,299 per person.

Itinerary: Southampton, UK – Gibraltar, Gibraltar – Cruise by Rock of Gibraltar, Gibraltar – Valletta, Malta – Dubrovnik, Croatia – Split, Croatia – Kotor, Montenegro – Cruising Bay of Kotor, Montenegreo – La Goulette, Tunisia – Cruise Cartagena Bay, Spain – Cristo Rei and Abril 25 Bridge, Portugal – Cruise Mouth of River Tagus, Belem Tower and Discovery Monument, Portugal – Southampton, UK

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