Fred Olsen Mystery Cruise - BBC Radio Interview
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The point of the cruise is kind of to try different ports that you wouldn't normally visit.
They're not normally for first-time cruisers. They're kind of for people who've already done a few cruises, want to try something different.
I think this news story is a classic example of a few people who are unhappy and they're speaking much louder than all of the very happy passengers.
I think it's a shame the first few ports on this itinerary weren't maybe as exciting as the ports that they're on now.
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I was recently invited on BBC Radio Norfolk to talk about a recent news story to do with a mystery cruise with Fred Olsen. Visit Fred Olsen’s website here to learn more: http://tidd.ly/23d430ba (affiliate link) Would you take a mystery cruise? Let me know in the comments! *** The Story *** "Disgruntled cruise ship passengers staged a ‘mutiny’ after their mystery voyage ended up stopping at Great Yarmouth and a Dutch port likened to a council estate. Some travellers refused to even step off the Balmoral ship after forking out up to £1,400 for an 11-night stay. According to The Sun, others got into heated rows with staff aboard the 710-room vessel about the lacklustre itinerary. One guest told the paper: ‘It’s mutiny on here.’ Having set off from Newcastle, many of the guests expecting to find ‘hidden gems’ were underwhelmed when the liner docked for its first stop in Norfolk – nothing more than a very expensive lift home for some." Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2019/09/21/cruise-ship-passengers-stage-mutiny-luxury-tour-goes-great-yarmouth-10783894/?ito=cbshare What is a Mystery Cruise? A mystery cruise is a cruise where the passengers don't know which ports will be stopped at during the cruise. The cruise has a fixed start and endpoint and passengers know how long the cruise will last. Details of the cruises itinerary are revealed to guests day by day. A number of cruise lines provide mystery cruises and the amount to which the itinerary is a 'mystery' varies. On some mystery cruises, passengers may have a rough idea of where the cruise is going and on others, they have no idea. Are you a first-time cruiser? This video is a great place to start. 67 cruisers share 67 cruise tips: https://bit.ly/31yH5AG https://www.Twitter.com/emmacruises https://www.Instagram.com/emmacruises https://www.facebook.com/cruisingisnt... emma@emmacruises.com https://www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeo... Join our Facebook community of over 5500 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://bit.ly/2S5VW12 Video Filmed On: PHONE - HUAWEI P20 PRO: https://amzn.to/2R0Q6y9 (Affiliate Link) GO PRO 7 BLACK: https://amzn.to/2S9g96k (Affiliate Link) MICROPHONE - https://amzn.to/32HQyGX (Affiliate Link) - - - #EmmaCruises #MysteryCruise #FredOlsen