Vessel will offer nine itineraries from the Scottish cruise port between August and October 2017
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Rebecca Gibson |
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ 804-guest Black Watch is to start her cruise season from Rosyth near Edinburgh, Scotland on 14 August 2017.
Opening the season with a seven-night ‘Lochs of Scotland’ sailing, Black Watch will then offer eight cruises from Rosyth, closing the season on 14 October, including a seven-night ‘Scenic Fjords of Norway’ itinerary, a 10-night ‘Cultural Cities of Northern Europe’ sailing, and a 16-night ‘Landscapes of Portugal & the Canaries’ voyage.
In 2017, Fred. Olsen will also offer two river cruise itineraries from Rosyth for the first time – ‘German Waterways’ and ‘French Rivers’.
“Black Watch’s forthcoming cruise season from Rosyth builds upon Fred. Olsen’s already-close relationship with this convenient, regional Scottish port,” said Clare Ward, director of product and customer services at Fred. Olsen. “The Port of Rosyth is quite unlike anywhere else that we visit in the world, boasting spectacular scenery and three iconic bridges, and Black Watch’s guests will be amongst the first to sail under the new Queensferry Bridge.”
In 2018-2019, Fred. Olsen’s 1,350-guest flagship, Balmoral, will sail from Rosyth for the first time, offering nine itineraries. Itineraries will include a five-night ‘Norwegian Fjords’ departure, a 14-night ‘Scandinavia & St. Petersburg’ cruise, and a nine-night ‘German Waterways’ voyage.
“Rosyth is fast becoming Scotland’s key port to cruise from, with some amazing destinations on offer,” said Robert Mason, Capital Cruising’s head of cruise at the port. “It’s so easy to arrive at the port, board a cruise liner and quickly be on your vacation. Across all our Scottish ports, we are enjoying a very busy cruise season this year and – with the arrival of the Black Watch on 14 August – we will have welcomed over 100,000 passengers in 2017, with more due over the next few months.”