Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines? four ocean ships are moving to Babcock?s Rosyth facilities from May 28 to allow more efficient running of the vessels.
The four ships - Balmoral, Braemar, Boudicca and Black Watch - sailed to Scotland?s Firth of Forth when Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines announced its pause in operations on March 13.
Black Watch will be the first of the ships to relocate to Babcock?s facilities in Rosyth. Boudicca will go alongside on May 29, while Balmoral and Braemar are expected to follow early next week.
Peter Deer, managing director at Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, said: ?When we paused our operations back in March, we had an initial date of May 23 to resume cruising again. Unfortunately, this has not been possible. Moving our ships to Babcock?s Rosyth facilities and having them alongside in port allows us to run a more efficient operation, including the general maintenance of the ships, crew changes and refuse collection.?
?We are looking forward to returning to Forth Ports, Port of Rosyth, when our normal cruising operations can resume?, he concluded.
Last month, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines confirmed that it would be extending its pause in sailings beyond May 23 due to coronavirus pandemic, and continues to assess all upcoming cruises on a weekly basis.
Any guests who are booked onto cancelled sailings will be contacted by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, with at least 30 days? notice prior to the planned departure date.
