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Record October for Fred Olsen
Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has smashed its annual target for 2017 10 weeks before the year ends.
The operator has seen record demand for cruises in October, with bumper sales last week up 70% year-on-year.
Sales and marketing director Justin Stanton said: "Despite quite a lot of uncertainty in the economy, demand for our smaller, friendlier style of cruising is stronger than ever.
"Beating our sales targets to hit record revenues so early on is such a positive reflection on the hard work of every member of the Fred. Olsen team, on board and on shore, ensuring guests have memorable experiences whenever they travel with us."
The top-sellers have been Fred Olsen’s signature Norwegian fjords sailings for next year, along with Balmoral’s maiden ex-Edinburgh (Rosyth) cruise season in 2018.
A number of more exotic itineraries have also been selling very well, including its South America with Rio adventure.
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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