Fred Olsen
Cruise line · ships, cruises and homeports
Fred Olsen sails 3 ships from 8 homeports to 153 ports. Most cruises are 9–13 nights, mostly in the Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia.
- ShipsShips in service
- 3
- CruisesCruises · 12 mo
- 86
- Homeports
- 8
- PortsPorts visited
- 153
- next 12 months
- Avg ship ageAverage ship age
- 31 yrs
Where Fred Olsen sails
Ships starting a cruise in each region, by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
Most of the fleet sails in the Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia: 3 ships at its busiest in May and 1 in Nov. Fred Olsen also sails in Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands, Mediterranean and Ireland, United Kingdom, and 2 more regions.
| Region | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mediterranean | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Ireland, United Kingdom | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda | 1 |
Ships in region:1–23–56–1516+
A ship counts in a region when a cruise starting that month has most of its port calls there.
How long Fred Olsen cruises are
Share of sailings by length, against other cruise lines in the same region and month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
Across all regions, 37% of Fred Olsen sailings are 9–13 nights, against 16% for other cruise lines.
Fred Olsen
86 sailings
Other cruise lines
15,918 sailings
Up to 5 nights6–8 nights9–13 nights14+ nights
| Length | Fred Olsen | Other lines | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 5 nights | 10% · 9 | 22% · 3,536 | −12 pts |
| 6–8 nights | 20% · 17 | 49% · 7,859 | −30 pts |
| 9–13 nights | 37% · 32 | 16% · 2,487 | +22 pts |
| 14+ nights | 33% · 28 | 13% · 2,036 | +20 pts |
Sailings starting in the period. A voyage sold from several embarkation ports is counted once. Region = where most of the sailing’s port calls are. Difference in percentage points.
Fred Olsen capacity
Available passenger cruise days (APCD): lower berths × nights · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027
- APCD · 12 months
- 1.27M
- Share of all capacity
- 0.4%
- of 326.9M APCD on 45 lines
- Rank by capacity
- 22nd
- ahead of Azamara Cruises 1.18M, Margaritaville At Sea 1.13M
- Berths at sea per day
- 3,717
- average
By month
APCD per month · share of all cruise capacity that month below · Oct counts from 23 Oct
Busiest monthOther months
By region
Fred Olsen APCD and its share of all cruise capacity in each region · top 6 regions
| Region | By month | APCD | Share of region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia 1.7% of the region | 0.44M | 1.7% | |
| Mediterranean 0.3% of the region | 0.33M | 0.3% | |
| Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands 1.7% of the region | 0.31M | 1.7% | |
| Ireland, United Kingdom 2.9% of the region | 0.13M | 2.9% | |
| Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda 0.0% of the region | 0.04M | 0.0% | |
| Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands 1.3% of the region | 0.03M | 1.3% |
Berths = guests at double occupancy. Each ship-night is counted once, even when the voyage is sold from several ports, in the month it falls in. A sailing’s nights count in the region where most of its port calls are. All capacity = the cruise lines CruiseDig tracks, not the whole industry.
Where Fred Olsen cruises start
Top 8 of 8 homeports by departures in the next 12 months
| Homeport | Departures | Ships | Plan your departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton United Kingdom · 2 ships | 29 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom · 1 ship | 24 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Liverpool United Kingdom · 2 ships | 20 | 2 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Leith (Edinburgh) United Kingdom · 1 ship | 9 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Heraklion Greece · 1 ship | 1 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Limassol Cyprus · 1 ship | 1 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Piraeus Greece · 1 ship | 1 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife Spain · 1 ship | 1 | 1 | ParkingHotelsGetting there |
Top ports of call
Calls in the next 12 months · 150 ports
- 1Porto (Leixões)Portugal14
- 2SkjoldenNorway14
- 3GibraltarUnited Kingdom13
- 4FunchalPortugal11
- 5VigoSpain11
- 6AlesundNorway10
- 7BergenNorway10
- 8CádizSpain10
- 9OldenNorway10
- 10CartagenaSpain9
- 11Las Palmas de Gran CanariaSpain9
- 12Santa Cruz de TenerifeSpain9