Bolette

Fred Olsen · Rotterdam class · 2000

Bolette measures 62,735 gross tons, with room for 1,380 guests. Bolette sails 10-night cruises from Liverpool and moves to Newcastle upon Tyne in Feb 2027.

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Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines ship Bolette alongside in port
BuiltYear built
2000
TonnageGross tonnage
62,735
Decks
10
Cabins
690
Guests
1,380
1,656 at full occupancy
Crew
647

Bolette cruise schedule

33 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 33 cruises

Where Bolette sails

Homeport and departures by month · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia, with more in the Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands. Bolette sails from Liverpool (Nov 2026 – Feb 2027) and Newcastle upon Tyne (from Feb 2027).

LiverpoolNewcastle upon TyneNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Bolette visits

81 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Bolette sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Nov 2026 – Oct 2027 · from published itineraries

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

32sailings

  • Up to 5 nights26%
  • 7 nights516%
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights722%
  • 10–14 nights1341%
  • 15+ nights516%

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
24 h
median · 24 – 48 h
Port days
56%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
15
staying past midnight
Late departures
157
after 8:00 pm · latest 11:59 pm

Cruise patterns

  • 4 ports · 2 sea days7 nights4 cruises
  • 5 ports · 4 sea days10 nights3 cruises
  • 5 ports · 7 sea days14 nights2 cruises
  • 4 ports · 4 sea days10 nights2 cruises
  • 2 ports · 2 sea days5 nights2 cruises

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 8:00 pm, local time.

Bolette specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Fred Olsen
Class
Rotterdam class
Year built
2000
Status
In service
IMO
9188037
MMSI
311000986

Size

Gross tonnage
62,735 GT
Length
238 m
Beam
32.28 m
Decks
10
Cruising speed
22.5 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
1,380
Guests, full occupancy
1,656
Cabins
690
Crew
647
Guests per crew member
2.1
Space per guest
45.5 GT

How it compares

229th largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • Bolette62,735
  • Fred Olsen average56,040
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Bolette1,380
  • Fred Olsen average1,378
  • All ships in service2,189

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About Bolette

Bolette was built by Fincantieri at Marghera, Venice, as Amsterdam, the fourth and last of Holland America Line's Rotterdam-class ships, and delivered on 30 September 2000. Holland America sold her to Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines in 2020, when she was renamed Bolette. She sailed her first Fred. Olsen cruise from Dover on 16 August 2021.