Welcome to Fred Olsen Cruises - Civilisations

The Great  Plant Collectors

This cruise takes you around the British Isles, visiting some of its most important botanical sites, including the Lost Gardens of Heligan and Edinburgh's Royal Botanical Gardens.

The Ages of Discovery

Heading south, we visit the birthplace of Columbus; the Casbah in Agadir, North Africa; the mysterious Pyramids of Guimar in the Canaries; as well as the beautiful island of Madeira.

Ancient Polynesian Culture

Crossing the South Pacific, you will see what it was about the capital of French Polynesia, Papeete, that so inspired artist Paul Gauguin to paint with such genius. Later visit Australia's ancient and unique O'Reilly Rainforest.

 The Ages Of Conflict

Ranging wide, this cruise takes in the site of the pivotal Battle of Marathon, Sevastopol in the Crimea where a 19th century allied army of Turks, French and British battled Tsarist Russia, and Yalta scene of the famous Second World War meeting between the Big Three powers of the time.

Polar Exploration

Far inside the Arctic circle, we visit one of the most northerly towns on earth as well as sailing down the dramatic Norwegian coast, with its stunning fijords.

Baltic Monarchies

Taking in many of the Royal castles and palaces of the Batic region, highlights include two days in St Petersburg, home of the 300-year reign of the Romanovs, and a visit to the Swedish Royal Palace in Stockholm -capital of one of the present-day's thriving Scandinavian monarcies.

Ancient Civilisations

This extensive cruise takes us from the Moorish palaces of Alahambra to the Pyramids of Egypt and from the site of the original Olympic Games to the old quarter of Lisbon.

Celtic History

Cruising around Britain we discover the history and culture of the inhabitants of 'The Fortunate Isles' before the arrival of Caesar's Roman armies. Pushed to the margins by the expanding super power of its day, Celtic culture continued to flourish in Cornwall, Wales, Scotland and Ireland and we visit some of its most important and evocative sites.

Literature of the Baltic

This cruise of the Baltic examines the lives of some of the region's greatest writers, whose works have entered the imagination of all the whole world - who hasn't heard of Pippi Longstocking, The Ugly Duckling or The Emperor and his New Clothes?

In the Wake of Navigators

The 15th century in particular saw incredible discoveries of new lands by the likes of Christopher Columbus and Prince Henry the Navigator, as well as fantastic feats of seamanship. This is a fascinating voyage of discovery to both inspire and excite, visiting lands first discovered and colonised in that same heroic era.

The Great Artists

Visiting, amongst others, the birthplace of Picasso, and the cities of Venice and Dubrovnik we see first hand how locations have inspired and shaped the work of great artists such as Titian and Tintoretto and the architect Joze Plecnik.

Ancient Mythology

Travelling in the steps of the ancients, we visit the legendary site of Homer's Odyssey; the Valley of the Kings, Luxor and Alexandria in Egypt; as well as Oman and Malaga.