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Fred Olsen vessel completes multimillion-pound refurbishment

Cruise
Will Payne
15 November 2022

Fred Olsen Cruise Lines’ Borealis has completed a multimillion-pound refurbishment programme at Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead.

Borealis is the first cruise ship to undergo work at Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead in more than 25 years

The vessel – which is the first cruise ship to undergo work at the site for more than 25 years – arrived on 28 October for a 14-day refurbishment, which included steel repairs, an overhaul of the shafts and propellers, and a new application of underwater paint. 


The ship sailed out of the site on Saturday (12 November) ahead of a Northern Lights cruise which departed the city on Sunday (13 November).


Peter Deer, managing director of Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, said: "I would like to thank the people of Liverpool, Birkenhead and Cammell Laird for looking after our ship Borealis during her time in dry dock.