Rosyth/Edinburgh supports Fred Olsen fleet 



Thursday, April 16, 2020 - 10:44 by ce-press

Fred Olsen Cruise Lines’ ocean fleet - Balmoral, Boudicca, Braemar and Black Watch - has taken up temporary residence in Scotland’s Firth of Forth, just outside the Port of Rosyth, during the company’s pause in cruise operations which is running until May 23 2020. 
 
Peter Deer, managing director FOCL, said: “Last month, we made the difficult decision to pause our cruise operations voluntarily for a period of time, as many other cruise operators have done.
 
“In the meantime, we have been working with Forth Ports and have secured safe, temporary anchorages for our ships in the Firth of Forth. Each ship will retain a small team on board to continue essential operations, and locals might see the ships move within the river from time to time to carry out their duties.”
 
Robert Mason, head of Cruise for Capital Cruising, which operates the Port of Rosyth, said: “We are pleased to be able to help our valued cruise line customer Fred Olsen at this difficult time for the industry. We are providing safe and suitable river anchorages for four Fred Olsen vessels in the River Forth. All four of these ships are regular callers into the Forth and it is good that we can offer this support while the liners are not operational.”
 
FOCL took the decision to pause all sailings ahead of the UK Government’s enforced period of self-isolation beginning March 23, in what has become an unprecedented time for the global travel industry.
Rosyth/Edinburgh supports Fred Olsen fleet 
Fred Olsen ships in the Firth of Forth (c) Fred Olsen Cruise Lines


Related cruise lines

Fred. Olsen Cruise Line





Related port



@

Subscribe to our newsletter