Braemar of Fred Olsen rejoined the fleet in July 2008 after being extended by some 31m adding an additional 223 berths to the ship. Another of the Fred Olsen cruise ships was stretched before joining the fleet; Balmoral added 400 berths with a slightly smaller 30m extension.

Balmoral, the newest addition to the Fred Olsen fleet will be spending her first Christmas in the Canaries on a 15 night ‘Christmas in the Canaries Cruise’.  She will depart Dover on 20th December 2008 and travel to the Canaries and West Africa. Ports of call include Gibraltar on Christmas Eve, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Funchal for New Years Eve and New Years Day before returning to Dover on 4th January 2009.