The Norwegian-owned, British-operated cruise ship Balmoral is seen here during one of her regular transits of the Kiel Canal in her maiden season under her new name in 2008. Lengthened by Hamburg's Blohm & Voss shipyard in late 2007 and early 2008, Balmoral is now Fred Olsen Line's flagship. Originally built by Germany's Jos. L. Meyer GmbH & Co. shipyard, of Papenburg, she has sailed the Baltic and the Kiel Canal since the start of her career as Crown Odyssey with only a few years away from northern Europe during summer seasons when named Norwegian Crown.a