Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has defined and refined the cruise
experience, and judging by the number of passengers that
come back time and again, we seem to have styled it to perfection.
The company originated in Hvitsten, a small town on Oslofjord
in Norway, in 1848 when three Olsen brothers – Fredrik
Christian, Petter and Andreas – bought their first
ships and began an international shipping company.
Now into the fifth generation of the family, they operate
companies skilled in various aspects of the cruise and passenger
shipping trade as well as aviation, ships’ crewing,
shipbuilding and offshore industries.
Aside from the transportation industries, the Fred. Olsen
group also has interests in the luxury hotel sector, estate
management, property development, and electronics companies.
Offices for the company are spread throughout the world,
although the company headquarters remain firmly in the family’s
hands in Oslo and Tenerife. Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is
based in Ipswich in Suffolk.
