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Fred.Olsen offers free drinks package on selected summer cruise sailings

Waitress carrying carries a tray of drinks on a Fred Olsen cruise ship promenade

A free all inclusive drinks package is being offered on a selection of Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ ‘Welcome Back’ sailings, if you book your cruise vacation this weekend.

Guests can choose between an all inclusive drinks package, offering selected house wines, beers, spirits and soft drinks, and their tips covered, or no single supplement on each cruise. 

There are six cruises included in the offer, aboard new ships Borealis and Bolette, with departures available from Liverpool or Dover. 

Included are scenic sailings of Scotland’s picturesque waterways, taking in dramatic scenery such as Duncansby Sea Stacks and Old Man of Hoy, or Fingal’s Cave and Kilt Rock. There are also cruises with ports of call, including Falmouth and Portland in the south, or the northerly ports of Lerwick and Kirkwall.

Experts from marine wildlife charity ORCA will be on hand, to help guests spot common, Risso’s and bottlenose dolphins, as well as harbour porpoises and minke whales.

Solo travellers can sail with no single supplement. Quote the promo code SOLOSAVE at time of booking.

The promotion runs from June 4 till June 8.

Included are scenic sailings of Scotland’s picturesque waterways, taking in Fingal’s Cave and Kilt Rock…

Holiday makers pass by Fingal's Cave on a Fred Olsen cruise ship

Best Fred.Olsen free drinks package cruise offers

Borealis’ four-night S213 Scenic British Isles & Summer Wildlife cruise, departing from Liverpool on July 8 2021. Prices start from £599 per person. The scenic tour includes Neist Point Lighthouse, Isle of Skye; Cruising by Kilt Rock & Mealt Waterfall, Isle of Skye; Cruising Loch Broom, Scotland; Cruising by Fingal’s Cave, Isle of Staffa, Scotland and Duart and Culzean Castles, before returning to Liverpool.

Borealis’ nine-night S2131 Touring Scenic British Isles cruise, departing from Liverpool on September 2 2021. Prices start from £1,399 per person. The Itinerary covers Portland, Harwich, Portsmouth and Belfast.

Bolette’s five-night T217 Touring Scenic Orkneys & Shetlands cruise, departing from Dover on  August 24 2021. Prices start from £749 per person. The cruise takes in Lerwick, Shetland Islands and Orkney Islands.

For further information, visit fredolsencruises.com/all-inclusive

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