The Seville city council has already launched a collaboration strategy with the Norwegian shipping company Fred Olsen for 2018 to strengthen itself as a benchmark destination for river cruises. The shipping company will have more presence in the Guadalquivir with new calls and a greater frequency.
Although of Norwegian nationality the Fred Olsen company focuses on the British market, And since their boats are medium draft, they can go without inconvenience to the heart of Seville, where they usually arrive with their luxury boat Braemar, a regular at the typical festivals of the city.
During this year of 2017 there were six stopovers in Seville of the Braemar, with an average of 840 tourists on board, mostly from the United Kingdom, and 391 crew members.
On April 14, this ship will leave Southampton again, on a 14-night cruise that will spend 2 in Seville, coinciding with the April Fair. Here is the itinerary and price that appears on the company's website.
Departing from the port of Southampton, there will be a day of sailing to La Pallice, in France and two nights will be spent in Bordeaux. Then, after four days of navigation, you will reach the port of Seville where there will be a two-day stopover. After three days of navigation, you will arrive in France, at the port of Rouen, with two days to visit the city and its surroundings. And from there I return to Sothampton. The price of this cruise per person is 1.978 euros, according to the website of the shipping company.
One of the characteristics of this ship, the Braemar is that it has a large selection of individual cabins, which is not usual in shipping companies and less so in river destinations, as well as wide open spaces, with which a very relaxed atmosphere is achieved on board.
Although I have told you about this April cruise, which coincides with the Fair, in March 2018 it will be the first time that the Braemar reaches the capital of Seville.
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