Living Travel: Sea Cuts Up Rough, but a Cruise Is Still Balm to the Soul ; George Macintyre Discovered to His Delight That a Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Trip to the Norwegian Fjords with His Wife Was the Perfect Antidote to the Stress and Pressures of Putting Their House Together Again After the Recent Flood.

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THE seven-night Norwegian fjords cruise on board Fred. Olsen's MS Braemar started with laughter and good humour that was to continue throughout, despite running into a gale on the first full day at sea.

Being driven to join the ship, I was increasingly concerned we had taken a wrong turning. I insisted we stop until I could check we were indeed on the right track. It was not until after being treated to a long, cold look from an Edinburgh bus driver, coupled with the explanation, "It's just around the corner" that I heard the laughter from the car.

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Living Travel: Sea Cuts Up Rough, but a Cruise Is Still Balm to the Soul ; George Macintyre Discovered to His Delight That a Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Trip to the Norwegian Fjords with His Wife Was the Perfect Antidote to the Stress and Pressures of Putting Their House Together Again After the Recent Flood.

If I had just looked up before bothering the bus driver, I would have seen the traffic sign directly above our heads. As we turned right a mere 10 yards further along the road, there was the Braemar looming over Leith's Ocean Terminal.

Cars and taxis were met by an army of efficient, highly organised porters and soon our luggage was whisked away to our cabins to await our arrival on board. The rest of the formalities before embarkation were dealt with in a simil...

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