On 28th July Fred Olsen Cruise Lines’ fleet of four ships, the Balmoral, Braemar, Boudicca and Black Watch, arrived at Bergen, Norway, in sunshine for an historic joint celebration. The ‘4 Bs in Bergen’ event, was the first time ever that the fleet converged in one place, anywhere in the world, and it was a very exciting day for both Fred.

Olsen guests, of which there were nearly 4,000 visiting that day, and the city of Bergen. The Fred Olsen Company originated in the small village of Hvitsten, outside Oslo, in 1848, when three Olsen brothers, Fredrik Christian, Petter and Andreas, bought their first ships and began an international shipping company.

The company is now into the fifth generation of the family. The fleet received a ‘water cannon’ send-off when all four ships departed the Port in a ‘diamond’ formation. Flagship Balmoral departed first, followed by Braemar, Boudicca and Black Watch, all in size order.