Borealis

Fred Olsen · Rotterdam class · 1997

Borealis measures 61,849 gross tons, with room for 1,404 guests. Borealis sails 9-night cruises from Southampton and moves to Liverpool in May 2027.

See cruise scheduleShip specifications
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines ship Borealis at sea
BuiltYear built
1997
TonnageGross tonnage
61,849
Decks
10
Cabins
702
Guests
1,404
1,685 at full occupancy
Crew
620

Borealis cruise schedule

21 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 21 cruises

Where Borealis sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia, with more in the Ireland, UK, British Isles. Borealis sails from Southampton (Oct 2026 – May 2027) and Liverpool (from May 2027).

SouthamptonLiverpoolNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Borealis visits

66 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Borealis sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

21sailings

  • Up to 5 nights419%
  • 7 nights0–
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights838%
  • 10–14 nights314%
  • 15+ nights629%

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
24 h
median
Port days
49%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
9
staying past midnight
Late departures
100
after 20:00 · latest 23:59

Cruise patterns

  • 4 ports · 4 sea days9 nights3 cruises
  • 2 ports · 2 sea days5 nights2 cruises
  • 6 ports · 7 sea days14 nights1 cruise
  • 6 ports · 7 sea days15 nights1 cruise
  • 7 ports · 7 sea days15 nights1 cruise

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 20:00, local time.

Borealis specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
Fred Olsen
Class
Rotterdam class
Year built
1997
Status
In service
IMO
9122552
MMSI
311000987

Size

Gross tonnage
61,849 GT
Length
237.95 m
Beam
32 m
Decks
10
Cruising speed
25 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
1,404
Guests, full occupancy
1,685
Cabins
702
Crew
620
Guests per crew member
2.3
Space per guest
44.1 GT

How it compares

231st largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • Borealis61,849
  • Fred Olsen average56,040
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Borealis1,404
  • Fred Olsen average1,378
  • All ships in service2,189

Rotterdam class sister ships

Same design and size as Borealis

See the Fred Olsen fleet

Bolette

2000 · 62,735 GT · 1,380 guests

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About Borealis

Borealis was delivered to Holland America Line in November 1997 as Rotterdam, the first of the line's Rotterdam-class ships, and sailed for Holland America until 2020. That year she was sold to Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines and renamed Borealis. She began sailing for Fred. Olsen on 5 July 2021 with a short maiden voyage from Liverpool.