Another cruise newbie!!

[moragk]

My husband and I have just booked on the Braemar to the Med at the end of June, our first cruise. Does anyone have any exerience of holidaying on this ship?

 

M

[tom_uk]

No experience yet - we're on Braemar in September. But I have certainly read-up a lot about her.

 

Have you looked at this web page of 'cruiser reviews'?

http://www.cruiseserver.net/travelpage/yourfav/yfc_company_f_olsen.asp

 

And here's another one, this time the same sites' 'official' review of her:

http://www.cruiseserver.net/travelpage/ships/fo_braemar.asp

 

You probably already know that she's quite small, just 20,000 tons - she's one of two ships built in the early 90s that were intended to provide high-quality, intimate cruising, possibly to smaller, off-beat destinations. In their first incarnations they were chartered to Cunard, but didn't last long there. I think that Braemar struggled to find a niche for a few years as the major lines built ever bigger ships - Braemar was definitely not the sort of ship they wanted to have. But then Fred Olsen bought her in 2000 and I think she's very definitely found her niche with them. Not the right ship if you want glitz or glamour, but for cruising on a friendly & intimate scale, I gather she's perfect - many repeat cruisers. I'm very much looking forward to my cruise on her in September.

[moragk]

Thank you, Tom. I should have read the exisiting threads before I posted my message, but I was just so delighted to find a Fred Olsen forum!!

 

Thanks again

M

[mufi]

We just got back from a Med. cruise on Braemar. I will post re this later today and if you have any specific questions will be happy to answer if I can.

 

David.