Anchors-aweigh 49 Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 - I wonder if there will be significant changes in the design/look of the ships. Those in here who have sailed booth cruise lines can maybe guess at what changes if any will be made? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afcandrew 369 Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 I haven't sailed on HAL but have checked out videos of the two ships. With cash not being abundant, I don't suppose Fred will be able to do full refits immediately. They might want the Exploration lounges to look a bit more like the Bookmark Cafes in their fleet. Installing an Oriental Room might be a relatively easy and cheap change too. Both ships have a children's area which Fred may want to replace - maybe with some single cabins as these ships don't have any? I just hope and pray that they don't re-carpet the Crows Nest/Observatory with the hideous 'nautical-themed' design one they have on most of the current fleet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anchors-aweigh 49 Posted July 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 I hadn't considered that Fred Olsen has a range of adult only cruises -that would certainly be an attraction for the OH and myself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afcandrew 369 Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 They are not really a child-friendly line. To the best of my knowledge there are no dedicated facilities for children on any of the current fleet. They do have a kids club on selected school holiday sailings. Outside those sailings I doubt if there is ever a significant number of children aboard. Until they release plans for the new ships, we won't know exactly what their intentions are but I would be surprised to see a major change of focus. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mayway 98 Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 Cruise ships are a tiny part of Fred Olsen's turnover - unlike companies that only do cruises. I welcome the new ships. Fred is a fantastic cruise line for adults and we love their smaller ships. Don't care about balconies or loads of restaurants or all the rest of the stuff that P&O and others serve up as 'what customers want'. I'll stick with Fred, thank you, you can keep the rest. HLM and afcandrew 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afcandrew 369 Posted August 15, 2020 Report Share Posted August 15, 2020 15 hours ago, Mayway said: Cruise ships are a tiny part of Fred Olsen's turnover - unlike companies that only do cruises. I welcome the new ships. Fred is a fantastic cruise line for adults and we love their smaller ships. Don't care about balconies or loads of restaurants or all the rest of the stuff that P&O and others serve up as 'what customers want'. I'll stick with Fred, thank you, you can keep the rest. I just hope they will come up with some reasonable prices. I've looked at solo prices on three of Fred's 2022 cruises and the cheapest is coming up at over £250 per night 😱 Life0nMars 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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