Fred Olsen reveals first 2023 cruise

Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has revealed details of its first 2023 cruise, Balmoral’s North American Waterways and Canadian Fall.

The itinerary, which includes a maiden sailing of the Hudson River in New York, is a 34-night sailing that leaves Southampton in September 2023. It will call at St John’s, Halifax and the Cape Cod Canal.

Guests who book by September 30, 2020 will be given up to £300 per person to spend on board during the cruise.

Clare Ward, director of product and customer service, said: “This is set to be an exceptional itinerary, timed so that guests will be able to witness the autumnal beauty of the destinations they will visit.

“This will be the first time we have sailed to Canada since 2019, and we know it is a destination that our guests always enjoy visiting with us. 

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“Particularly exciting will be the opportunity to cruise along the Hudson River in New York, a maiden sailing for us, made possible by the smaller size of Balmoral.”

Full details of this exciting sailing are as follows:

Balmoral’s 34-night L2323 ‘North American Waterways & Canadian Fall’ cruise, departing from Southampton on September 26, 2023. Prices start from £5,299 per person.

Ports of call: Southampton, UK – St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada (overnight stay) – Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada – Halifax, Canada (overnight stay) – Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada – Portland, Maine, USA – Boston, Massachusetts, USA – Cruising Cape Cod Canal – Cruising by Statue of Liberty – New York, USA (two-night stay) – Cruising Hudson River – Cruising Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, Baltimore, Maryland, USA – Baltimore, Maryland, USA (overnight stay) – Hamilton, Bermuda – Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores – La Coruña, Galicia, Spain – Southampton, UK 

For more details: Visit L2323 ‘North American Waterways & Canadian Fall’