Fred. Olsen's Far East Explorer 2015 World Cruise

FAR EAST EXPLORATION IN 2015

MALAYSIA, JAPAN, CHINA, VIETNAM, THAILAND – AND MORE!

Up to

£600 per person

FREE on board spend*

Explore 51 ports across 24 countries

Includes

7

overnight stays*

FRED. OLSEN’S

FAR EAST EXPLORER...

Experience a truly in-depth and amazing exploration of some of the most incredible destinations in the world – step foot in 51 ports across 24 countries, touch three continents, sail three oceans and 10 seas and pass through 13 time zones. Visit Malaysia, Japan, China, Vietnam and Thailand – all in one relaxed holiday.

Balmoral, your home-from-home

Travelling for 119 nights, it’s important to know your ship is just right for you.

Carrying just 1,350 passengers, Balmoral is the largest ship in our fleet filled with all the facilities you’ll want, but is compact enough to offer our trademark, intimate style of cruising. You’ll enjoy comfortable cabins, world-class cuisine and a diverse choice of on board activities and facilities.

Find out more about Balmoral at www.fredolsencruises.com/our-ships/balmoral

Great value prices

A Fred. Olsen cruise is always great value and this Far East exploration is no exception. Prices start from just £85 per person, per night and there’s so much included. Plus, to make this holiday even more tempting, we are also offering up to £600pp on board spend, FREE*.

A voyage of this duration is sure to be rewarding, indulgent and memorable, but at Fred. Olsen we ensure our sailings are extra special. You’ll spend more than half your time in port and enjoy seven overnight stays in port, meaning you’ll see more of the Ancient and Modern Wonders of the World. Visit lost cities, see dragons, and encounter different cultures. Our carefully planned itinerary is bursting with beauty, sights and sites, just waiting for you to explore.

INCLUDES 51 PORTS, 24 COUNTRIES, THREE CONTINENTS,

Up to

ÂŁ600 per person

FREE on board spend*

Explore 51 ports across 24 countries

Includes

7

overnight stays*

, THREE OCEANS, 10 SEAS & 13 TIME ZONES

... A GRAND VOYAGE

FAR EAST EXPLORER WITH MALAYSIA, JAPAN, CHINA, VIETNAM & THAILAND Sails from Southampton • 4th January 2015 119 nights • Balmoral • L1501

A traveller’s wish-list of iconic places usually only seen on TV and in the imagination. This epic 2015 sailing offers adventure, discovery and indulgence.

WITH A DIFFERENCE!

Cruise Highlights:

Here, is a mere taste of the delights you will experience. For more details visit fredolsencruises.com.

From Port Said, there are tours to Cairo and some of the world’s most famous attractions. The last surviving member of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World – the Great pyramid of Giza; the mystical Sphinx and treasures from the tomb of King Tutankhamun are all waiting to be seen.

A visit to Petra – one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World – is a must from Aqaba. This beautiful sandstone structure has been used as a movie backdrop for films such as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

In bustling and exciting Mumbai, take an overland tour to the legendary Taj Mahal memorial.

In Yangon (from Thilawa), Myanmar (formerly Burma) a visit to the Shwedagon Pagoda will present you with 12 acres of mesmerising shrines and sculptures.

Semarang has a magnificent Temple of Borobudur, one of world’s largest and greatest Buddhist temples.

Komodo Island’s National Park is home to the fearsome Komodo Dragon, the world’s largest lizard. The stunning Pink Beach, covered in pink-white sand, offers excellent swimming and snorkelling in crystal clear waters.

In Kobe, which can be visited from Osaka, you can take a tour to Kyoto. Considered to be one of Japan’s most beautiful cities, Kyoto boasts the Kinkaku-ji, a pretty Pavilion completely covered in gold leaf.

No visit to Nagasaki is complete without a trip to the Atomic Bomb Museum, a stark reminder of that fateful day in 1945.

An overnight stay in Tianjin Xingang allows a tour to China’s capital city, Beijing. Famous landmarks await, including Tiananmen Square; the National Stadium – host to the 2008 Olympics; and the gardens, temples and shrines of the Forbidden City. Or visit the Great Wall of China, one of the Modern Wonders of the World.

A stop overnight at Chan May is the starting point for a tour to the stunning Halong Bay. One of Vietnam’s most picturesque attractions, it’s home to 1,969 islands spread over 900 square miles.

Ho Chi Minh City, or Saigon, is an evocative, high octane city of culture and commerce. Take a tour to the World Heritage Site of Angkor Wat, the largest religious structure in the world.

Bangkok, visited from Laem Chabang, was voted the World’s Best City in 2013.

You’ll find a heady mix of street life, exotic foods, culture, ancient temples and modern, restaurant-topped skyscrapers.

It’s an unforgettable experience you won’t want to miss.

Phuket is renowned for spectacular scenery. Nearby Phang Nga Bay is home to more than 40 limestone islands, including the famous James Bond island, setting for the film finale of The Man with the Golden Gun. The beauty, culture, exotic wildlife and seductive qualities of Malaysia and Sri Lanka never fail to inspire. Listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO, Malacca is known for it’s architectural beauty, while Columbo has a mesmerising mix of east and west, past and present.

Visit the idyllic, daydream islands of the Maldives, where palm-fringed whitesand beaches and vibrant coral reefs are bathed by sparkling clear waters.

YOUR FAR EAST EXPLORER ITINERARY Sun 04 Jan Thu 08 Jan Sun 11 Jan Wed 14 Jan Thu 15 Jan Fri 16 Jan Sat 17 Jan Sun 18 Jan Sun 25 Jan Mon 26 Jan Tue 27 Jan Wed 28 Jan Sun 01 Feb Tue 03 Feb Thu 05 Feb Sun 08 Feb Tue 10 Feb Wed 11 Feb Sat 14 Feb Tue 17 Feb Thu 19 Feb Fri 20 Feb Mon 23 Feb Thu 26 Feb Fri 27 Feb Sun 01 Mar Tue 03 Mar Thu 05 Mar Fri 06 Mar Sat 07 Mar Mon 09 Mar Tue 10 Mar Wed 11 Mar Fri 13 Mar Mon 16 Mar Wed 18 Mar Thu 19 Mar Fri 20 Mar Sat 21 Mar Sun 22 Mar Tue 24 Mar Wed 25 Mar Thu 26 Mar Fri 27 Mar Sun 29 Mar Mon 30 Mar Tue 31 Mar Wed 01 Apr Thu 02 Apr Sun 05 Apr Mon 06 Apr Wed 08 Apr Thu 09 Apr Mon 13 Apr Sat 18 Apr Sun 19 Apr Mon 20 Apr Tue 21 Apr Thu 23 Apr Sat 25 Apr Mon 27 Apr Tue 28 Apr Thu 30 Apr Sun 03 May

Southampton Malaga, Spain Valletta, Malta Southampton Port Said, Egypt Cruise Suez Canal Dalian Seoul (from Incheon) Catania Beijing (from Safaga, Egypt Cartagena Athens (from Piraeus) Lisbon Jeju Island Tianjin Xingang) Port Said Tokyo Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Malaga Algiers Sharm el-Sheikh Shanghai Aqaba Osaka (from Kobe) Aqaba, Jordan Valletta, Alexandria Nagasaki Dubai Ryukyu Islands Suez Canal Fujairah Abu Malta Muscat, Oman Hong Kong Okinawa Dhabi Muscat Mumbai Yangon Safaga Fujairah, UAE Chan May Salalah Bangkok Cochin Colombo Abu Dhabi, UAE Port Nha Trang Blair Dubai, UAE Cebu Uligamu Ho Chi Minh City Koh Samui Utheemu Mumbai, India Phuket Sihanoukville Galle Georgetown, Penang Singapore Cochin, India Hambantota Malacca Makassar Galle, Sri Lanka Kuala Lumpur Semarang Komodo Island Port Blair, Andaman Islands (from Port Klang) Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) Kuala Lumpur (from Port Klang), Malaysia Semarang, Indonesia Komodo Island, Indonesia Ujung Pandang (Makassar), Indonesia Cebu, Philippines Naha, Okinawa, Japan Cruising Ryukyu Islands Tokyo, Japan Kobe, Osaka, Japan Nagasaki, Japan Jeju City, South Korea Seoul (from Incheon), South Korea Beijing (from Tianjin Xingang), China Beijing (from Tianjin Xingang), China Dalian, China Shanghai, China Hong Kong, China Chan May, Vietnam Chan May, Vietnam Nha Trang, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Sihanoukville, Cambodia Bangkok (from Laem Chabang), Thailand Bangkok (from Laem Chabang), Thailand Nathon (Koh Samui), Thailand Singapore Singapore Malacca, Malaysia Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia Phuket, Thailand Hambantota, Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka Utheemu, Maldives Uligamu, Maldives Salalah, Oman Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Cruise Suez Canal Alexandria, Egypt Athens (from Piraeus), Greece Catania, Sicily, Italy Algiers, Algeria Cartagena, Spain Lisbon, Portugal Southampton

Intermediate days are at sea

THERE’S SO MUCH INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF YOUR CRUISE: • All meals throughout your cruise, from five-course à la carte dining to casual buffets and late-night snacks • Tea and coffee throughout the day and early evening and afternoon tea with sandwiches & cakes • Air conditioned en-suite rooms • All evening entertainment, including dancing and cabaret shows • A choice of daytime activities • Leisure facilities including gym, swimming pools and Jacuzzis • Captain’s Cocktail Party and Gala Buffet

SHORE TOURS CAN ENHANCE YOUR EXPERIENCE...

We have mentioned only a selection of the many and varied tours we offer, at additional cost, to enhance your Grand Voyage.

FAR EAST FACT FILE

This voyage of a lifetime will; 1. Cover 32,000 nautical miles 2. Visit 24 countries and three continents 3. Sail through 13 time zones 4. Visit 17 islands 5. Sail three oceans and 10 seas 6. Stay on board overnight in seven ports 7. Spend more than half your time in port 8. Cruise from only £85pppn*

In Yangon (from Thilawa), Myanmar, (formerly Burma), take an extended tour to Bagan. On a one night, overland adventure, explore this magnificent ancient city, home to more than two thousand religious monuments, making it one of the world’s greatest archaeological sites.

* Prices are correct at the time of going to print, but are capacity controlled and may change at any time. Call for the latest prices. Fares are per person, based on standard occupancy of the lead-in cabin, subject to availability. Offers may be withdrawn or amended at any time without prior notice, are subject to availability and cannot be applied retrospectively or combined with other offers. All bookings are subject to Fred. Olsen’s standard Terms and Conditions, available on our website. Some ports may be at anchor, intermediate days are at sea. We reserve the right to amend itineraries for operational reasons. pppn is per person, per night. Some of the activities mentioned are chargeable, optional tours which are bookable six weeks prior to departure, subject to availability. On board spend is per person (maximum of two people per booking) and varies, depending on cabin type. There is no cash alternative or refund offered for unused on board spend. £750 per person deposit is due at the time of booking. Includes seven overnight stays in port. E&OE