Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ 880-guest ship Boudicca has commenced its second cruise season from Liverpool’s iconic Pier Head Cruise Terminal, with an eight-night sailing to the Norwegian fjords, the company said in a statement.
However, the number of turn around calls in the port appear to fall next year as Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV)that has operated from Liverpool for several years, has not scheduled turn arounds there in a 2015 programme that runs to the end of the summer. Thomson Cruises has decided not to operate from any UK port next year but to focus on fly cruises instead, which takes out another such operator.
On the other hand, Cunard Line will operate a liner voyage to Halifax and Boston in July 2015 to celebrate 175th anniversary of the company.
Boudicca will arrive back in the city on 7 July 2014 and will then depart on a 14-night adventure cruise to Greenland and Iceland. In all, Fred. Olsen is offering 11 sailings from Liverpool in its 2014-15 cruise season, which is an increase on the 10 cruises that Boudicca undertook from the city last year.
Fred. Olsen is offering a variety of exciting worldwide itineraries from Liverpool in 2014, including a 16-night voyage to Norway 'In search of the Northern Lights', one of Nature's most spectacular phenomena, in November 2014, and a two-night Dublin mini-cruise in December 2014, to sample the famous Irish 'craic' in the run-up to Christmas.
Boudicca's 2014 cruise season in Liverpool will be interspersed with two calls in Belfast in August and two in Greenock (Glasgow) in September.
Fred. Olsen has one of the highest numbers of cruise calls into Liverpool’s Pier Head in 2014, and the cruise line is a long-standing supporter of the Merseyside region, returning to cruising from the city last year on Boudicca.
Nathan Philpot, Sales and Marketing Director for Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, said: "It is great to be back in Liverpool for our second cruise season on Boudicca, one of the most popular ships in our fleet. We were very encouraged by the commitment shown by our loyal guests in the Merseyside region last year, and we are offering even more cruises from this vibrant city in 2014. With its stunning vistas and proud maritime heritage, there is something very special about cruising from Liverpool, and it is a tremendous benefit to be able to offer our guests the chance to set sail from the world-famous Pier Head."
