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Boudicca

Balmoral
The Boudicca, sister ship to the Black Watch, is beautifully decorated in a british theme with some nice touches such as the oriental-styled Secret Garden Cafe largest of the Fred Olsen cruise fleet, the Balmoral, named after the Scottish home of the Royal Family, is a lovely classically styled cruise ship. With space for around 1,300 and 510 crew, the ship is spcious yet small enough to fit into the smaller ports .

The Ship carries a scottish theme with the two main resturants being named after the rivers Avon and Spey whilst the formal resturant is named Ballindalloch after a Speyside castle and village. The informal cafe breaks the theme and is called Palms. The Balmoral also contains a traditional styled pub with live entertainment

Ship Stats

Launched: 25 May 1972
Start of service: 5 June 1973
Decks: 8
Lifts: 4
Length: 205.47 m
Beam (width): 25.20 m
Tonnage: 28,388 GRT
Propulsion:Two Propellers
Speed: 20 knots
Capacity:880 passengers
Crew and staff: 325
Registry: Nassau

Ship Features

4 restaurants
3 bars & 6 lounges
casino
air-conditioned throughout
2 swimming pools & Atlantis Spa
card room, library with internet access
Launderette
beauty salon & boutiques
stabilised worldwide satellite telephone, telex and fax
medical centre

Ship particulars

Food
Dining is available at four restuarants onboard. The Four Seasons Restaurant is the formal one and home of the captains Dinner, the Tintagel and Heligan resturants are also formal and have the same menu as the Four seasons restuarant but have a more intimate and cosy feel.

Alertatively, the Secret Garden Cafe offers buffet style dining for those times when you wish for a meal which is a little less formal, or choose to eat at a different time. During the daytime, you can also go along to the Rotunda where a self service option is available or indeed poolside for a burger.

Excercise

The Atlantis Spa on board Boudicca has everything you could need from treadmills, rowing machines and weights for those energetic types to a dance floor for dance lessons and aerobics sessions.

Formal nights

The Boudicca usually hosts a weekly formal night, with the normal Captain's Dinner, with the opportunity to have pictures with the captain and a chance to dress up. For those wishing to avoid the formal side, The Secret Garden Cafe still offers a more relaxed option. There are also theme nights, such as "The Proms", with the option to dress up and party,

Smoking

Smoking is currently permitted only on cabin balconies, and on specially designated areas of deck. Any indoor smoking that has been agreed on futher afield cruises default back to no smoking indoors at all when in English ports