Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, the UK based destinational cruise operator, said its 880 passenger Boudicca will be fitted with 28 terrace balcony cabins during dry docking in Bremerhaven this month.

During the dry dock, Boudicca will see 28 cabins on Lido Deck 7 fitted with terrace balconies. “These new terrace balcony cabins will extend out 1.2 metres from the ship’s bulkhead, and will provide guests with an increased choice of cost-effective balcony cabins, with access to the outside,” the company said in a statement.

Mike Rodwell, Managing Director of Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, said: “We experience extremely high demand for balcony cabins across our fleet, in particular on a smaller-sized ship such as Boudicca, and our new terrace balcony cabins are an innovative response to this.”

“We installed the new terrace balcony cabins on sister ship Black Watch during her dry dock last Autumn, and these have proved very popular with our guests.”  

Following her dry dock, Boudicca will commence her cruise season from the South Essex port of Tilbury, with a 14-night ‘Landscapes of Morocco, Madeira & the Canaries’ voyage, departing on 30th November 2015.

Boudicca will arrive in Bremerhaven on 18th November 2015 from the Port of Tyne, Newcastle, following a 16-night ‘Mysterious Morocco & Seductive Spain’ cruise, and will undergo various engineering works, general refurbishment and interior / exterior painting.

The ship was built in Finland as Royal Viking Sky in 1973 for the now defunct Royal Viking Line. It was lengthened in the early 1980s from its original 177 metres to the present day 205 metres. While owned by Fred. Olsen, it has e.g. received new engines.