Gibraltar’s Minister for Business and Tourism, Vijay Daryanani, has welcomed Fred. Olsen’s MS Borealis on her inaugural visit to Gibraltar.
Borealis arrived in Gibraltar on October 14 at 8.00 am local time and departed at 8.00 pm, and to celebrate the occasion, Minister Daryanani and Captain Rommel Pineda engaged in the traditional exchange of plaques at the Gibraltar cruise terminal.
Daryanani said, “I am very pleased to welcome the MS Borealis to Gibraltar for the first time”, adding, “It is great to see the cruising industry start up again after the manner in which it has suffered so much over the last nineteen months”.
He added, “Gibraltar has missed these cruise calls immensely, “, adding, “I hope this is the first visit of many for this vessel and cruise ships.”
Borealis has been in commercial operation with Fred. Olsen since July 2021 and has a capacity of 1,320 passengers and 600 crew.
They built her as MS Rotterdam for the Holland America Line, for which she sailed for 22 years.
Written by John Alwyn-Jones, Cruise Editor
