Wildlife TV presenter Michaela Strachan to join Bolette on 2025 cruise from Cape Town
British wildlife television presenter Michaela Strachan is set to join Fred Olsen Cruise Line again in 2025 for a cruise aboard Bolette from Cape Town, South Africa, as well as a 2024 voyage in Norway.
In September, she will spend six days aboard the Bolette during the ‘Scenic Autumnal Norwegian Fjords’ cruise, while in March 2025, Strachan will join Bolette on the SA leg of its inaugural world voyage.
Bolette will cruise from Cape Town to Southampton on 1st April, 2025 as a leg of the World Cruise. The 21-night voyage will take the ship up the coast of West Africa, but Strachan will join the ship from 29th March to 2nd April during the South African portion of the World Cruise.
“We are thrilled to be welcoming Michaela Strachan on board from 24th to 30th September as we sail to the beautiful Norwegian Fjords and from 29th March to 2ndApril 2025 when we arrive in stunning South Africa,” said Stephanie Farrow, Itinerary Product and Destination Experience Manager at Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines.
“We know that our guests truly value the opportunity to learn more about nature and what’s better than hearing about Michaela’s stories from behind the scenes of wildlife filmmaking? Alongside this, Michaela will be accompanying guests on tours including kayaking in Alesund, Norway, and in Cape Town to Boulders Beach to see the colony of penguins, the Cape of Good Hope to take in the unique flora and fauna and seek out the Big Five at Aquilla Game Reserve.”
Guests on the Norwegian Fjords cruise will have the opportunity to attend a talk on British wildlife, and during the Cape Town stop, Michaela, who has volunteered with SANCCOB, the local seabird rescue center, will share her insights on penguin rescue and conservation.
Additionally, guests can book an exclusive lunch with Michaela and participate in a Q& A session while she is on board both cruises.
“I’m really looking forward to joining the Norwegian Fjords cruise. I’ve sailed through the fjords a couple of times and it’s spectacular,” said Strachan. “As for joining the World Cruise as it sails into Cape Town, it’s where I’ve lived for the last 22 years, and I always get huge pleasure showing the sights off to guests.”
“It’s known as the Mother City and people always sail away with a little bit of Cape Town in their hearts,” she added.
Apart from South Africa, the World Cruise aboard Bolette offers guests the chance to explore iconic destinations, including Sydney’s Harbour and Opera House, the enigmatic Moai statues on Easter Island, and the vibrant rhythms of Samba in Rio de Janeiro and Argentine Tango in Buenos Aires, all while experiencing the beauty of the Chilean Fjords.
In Norway, the cruise is perfectly timed to capture the landscapes as they are transformed during autumn. Guests will visit the UNESCO-listed Geirangerfjord, the cascading Seven Sisters Waterfall, and hike the Briksdal Glacier.
This will be Strachan’s third time joining passengers aboard the SA leg of a Fred Olsen World Cruise, after she did a similar stint on board in 2023.
