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in this video I'm going to tell you five
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things that you need to know if you're
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considering going on a cruise with Fred
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Cruisers choosing the right Cruise Line
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is absolutely critical to having an
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amazing cruising experience so in this
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video I want to share with you five
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things that I believe that you really
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need to know if you're thinking of going
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on Fred Olsen the first thing you need
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to know is that Fred Olson is pretty
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much a for money line certainly when you
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compare them to other Cruise Line
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options you'll find the prices both for
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fairs and also once you get on board
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very reasonable it's probably like a
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three star maybe three star plus if
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you're trying to think of an equivalent
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on land so the accommodation the food
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the facilities kind of are pitched at
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that kind of level so if you're looking
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for a great value Cruise vacation then
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certainly keep Fred Olson on the list of
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things to consider so let me tell you
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what's included and excluded in a Fred
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Olson fair so as you budget you know
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what you need to take into account so
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what's included obviously your
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accommodation is included and that the
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price of that obviously varies based on
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the grade of cabin you've got which uh
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the cheapest being an inside cabin and
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the most expensive being a suite
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secondly uh all your food is included so
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three meals a day plus there's various
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bits and pieces outside that you know
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different tea times and things like that
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in the buffet restaurant that's included
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and there's also a very limited uh room
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service as well also included is the
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entertainment so it's the shows in the
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evening quizzes that kind of stuff so
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what's not included in the fair well
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first of all gratuities are not included
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they will be Auto added onto your bill
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secondly uh drinks are not included you
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can buy various drinks packages to help
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you manage the overall cost of those and
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they're pretty competitively priced as
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well excursions are not included and
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again I think their Excursion prices are
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pretty reasonable and of course the
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fourth thing that's not included are all
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those add-on things that you might do
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whether you go to the spa go to one of
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the speciality restaurants or if you
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want to go to the traditional afternoon
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tea which is held often on C days but
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over all very good value for money the
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second thing that you need to know is
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although Fred Olson is Norwegian owned
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it's a very British experience they sell
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out of many British ports they really
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serve the UK Market very well the H on
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board experience is very British so
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you'll find the onboard currency is this
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pound sterling everything is very UK
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Centric in terms of the entertainment
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quizzes even the menu in the evening
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will have a very traditional British
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dish every single day on it so a very
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British experience the third thing you
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need to know about Fred Olson is that
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they so of the time of quing have four
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ships but their ships are relatively old
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so they date from the' 70s the ' 80s and
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the '90s so they are pretty traditional
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in design and layout however the ships
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are immaculately clean and very well
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maintained Fred Aon tends spend their
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money redoing and refurbishing the ships
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they have than spending on new ships
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being older ships they don't have lots
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of glitzy Resort type features that many
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of the modern cruise ships of today will
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have so you won't find rock climbing
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walls ice skating rinks it is a pretty
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traditional layout and pretty
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traditional uh facilities Fred Olson is
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a very traditional Cruise experience so
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they follow a very traditional way of
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doing cruising so you'll find all the
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entertainment and the structure during
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the day is very traditional so there'll
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be quizzes enrichmond lectures two
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seatings for dinner an early seating at
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6:15 and a later one at 8:30 there not
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lots of specialty restaurants there are
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formal nights during a week There's
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normally two formal nights which is for
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men dark suits or tuxedos ladies
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obviously very glamorous ball gowns so
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who will your fellow guests be now your
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fellow guests will almost exclusively
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British tend to be a little bit on the
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older side and I think that's partly
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because of Fred Olson's been around for
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a long time he's been very well
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established and people are very loyal to
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Fred Olson during vacation time you will
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find families on board and particularly
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multigenerational groups so grandparents
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parents and kids so there you have it
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that's five things that I think you need
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to know about Fred Olson if you're
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considering doing a cruise with them so
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line very British great value for money
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and sell out of lots of uh UK ports
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choosing the right Cruise Line is
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absolutely essential so hopefully those
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five things about Fred Olson have helped
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you decide if it's the right cruise line
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