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A Q&A with Peter Deer | ROL Cruise Blog

A Q&A with Peter Deer, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines' Managing Director

Peter Deer, Managing Director at Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, shares his stories

07 Aug 2023

Celebrating 20 years of Blue Horizons | ROL Cruise Blog

Celebrating 20 years of Blue Horizons

20 incredible years of Blue Horizons

04 Aug 2023

Join Jane Archer as she navigates some of the world’s most famous waterways

Jane Archer: Castles, cathedrals and a city built on water

Join Jane Archer as she navigates some of the world’s most famous waterways

02 Aug 2023

Cruise ships departing from Southampton in August 2023 | ROL Cruise Blog

Cruise ships departing from Southampton in August 2023

These are the cruise ships departing from Southampton next month

28 Jul 2023

Cruise from Southampton

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Which cruise lines sail from Southampton?

Discover seven of our cruise line partners that sail from Southampton over the 2027, 2028 and 2029 seasons

Get ready to sail from Southampton >

These are the Canary Islands you can cruise to | ROL Cruise Blog

These are the Canary Islands you can cruise to

Year-round sunshine is much closer than you think

21 Jul 2023

Captain Inger’s log: Part three | ROL Cruise Blog

Captain Inger’s log: Queen Anne, the design story

Join Captain Inger as she shares her third diary entry

19 Jul 2023

Celestyal Cruises ships by size | ROL Cruise Blog

Celestyal Cruises ships by size

Here, we rank the Celestyal Cruises ships from largest to smallest

14 Jul 2023

Staff stories: Our favourite spaces on Regent's Seven Seas Splendor

Staff stories: Our favourite spaces on Seven Seas Splendor

Our favourite spaces onboard Seven Seas Splendor, one of Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ newer ships

12 Jul 2023

A guide to cruise ship shore excursions | ROL Cruise Blog

A guide to cruise ship shore excursions

Here we dive into the world of shore excursions

10 Jul 2023

A guide to Celebrity Cruises drinks packages | ROL Cruise Blog

A guide to Celebrity Cruises drinks packages

Everything you need to know about Celebrity Cruises drinks packages

07 Jul 2023

UK's Cruise Ports

A list of the UK’s main cruise ports

The view over Norway’s Lofoten Islands

The best time to cruise to Norway

A couple walking along the Promenade Deck on P&O Cruises ship Iona

P&O Cruises loyalty programme explained: Benefits, tiers & rewards

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