thomson dream - 25 june 11 - anyone going?

[mattress123]

Hi everybody, we are on the dream on the 25 june 2011, its my fiances first time cruising and we are really looking forward to it especially as all the reviews are getting better and better.

We are staying in the grand suite with balcony, as anybody ever stayed in one and if so how are they? Also one last thing, does the all inclusive package include brand names i.e: smirnoff etc??

 

I am travelling out on the 18 june doing an hotel stay first in the Levante in Cala bona, anyone staying here?

 

Thanks

Tony & Jenny

[Jim The Scot]

Hi Tony & Jenny

 

Me an the mrs on the same cruise.Were also staying first but in Palm Nova.

 

Heres the bar list(well some of it)from our cruise last year

 

 

 

Draught=John Smiths,Strongbow and Heineken free on AI

 

Can/Bottled 330ml=Becks,Fosters,Kronenbourg,Heineken,Budweiser ,Coroona,Bass Ale and all carry a supplement of £1-90p on AI

 

Can/bottled 550ml=Guinness,John Smiths extra smooth,Newcastle Brown Ale,supplement of £1-90

 

Can/bottled Cider =Bulmers (586ml)suppl £2-50and Strongbow (440ml)suppl £1-90

 

Whisky

 

Sir Edwards

Bells

Cutty sark

Famous Grouse

Jonnie Walker Red

Teachers

J&B

Ballantines

Canadian Club

Old Bushmill

Jim Beam

 

Whisky not on AI= £1-15 suppl

 

Jameson

Jack Daniels

Jonnie Walker Black Label

Glenmorangie

Chivas regal

Macallen

 

Gin

 

London Gin

Beffeater

Gordons

Bombay Sapphire

Tanqueray

 

Vodka

 

Akademicka

Moskovskaya

Stolichnaya

Smirnoff

Absolut(suppl £1-15)

Absolut Citron(suppl £1-15)

 

Rum

Castillo Silver

Bacardi

Bacardi Lemon

Bacardi Dark

Myers(suppl £1-15)

Captain Morgan(suppl £1-15)

 

Other Spirits

 

Aztec Silver tequila

Tequila

Tequila Gold

Grappa

Kirschwasser

Malibu

 

Liqueurs

 

Baileys(suppl £1-15)

Southern Comfort(suppl £1-15)

Tia Maria

Amaretto

Kahlua

Drambuie

Frangelico

Cherry Brandy

Fernet Branca

Advocaat

Cointreau

Galliano

Grand Marnier

Jagermeister

Apricot Brandy

Sambuca

 

Brandy

 

Bardinet Napolean

Fundador

Metaxa Five Star

Martell VS(suppl £1-30)

Hennessy VS(suppl £1-30)

Cardenal Mendoza(suppl £1-70)

Martell VSOP(suppl £2-30)

Hennessy VSOP(suppl £2-30)

Armagnac(suppl £2-30)

Remy Martin XO(suppl £8-80)

 

The supplementary prices are last years so the will be slightly higher.Any other questions fire away

 

 

Ps,if you want vodka make sure you ask for smirnoff or they`ll serve you one of the toilet cleaning ones __________________ __________________

[mattress123]

Thanks Jim, so glad I found this forum site, it has answered a whole load of questions, there is another one though, what is the dress code like generally, I know you have to wear pants etc for the restaurant but can you still wear jeans etc after to go and watch the shows, casino, etc?

 

Thanks again

[infoqueen]

hi there yes we will be joining you on the 25th although unlike yourself and jim we will not be sporting a majorcan tan as we will be arriving via east mids airport at around 1pm. hope you all have a great first week have stayed in cala millor which adjoins cala bona and you are staying in a thomson gold hotel which will be great. also jim staying at palma nova also stayed there many times dont drink the island dry. we are staying on deck 7 inside so bet the stateroom will be fab. heres to our cruises hooray !!

[p24296]

Hi everybody, we are on the dream on the 25 june 2011, its my fiances first time cruising and we are really looking forward to it especially as all the reviews are getting better and better.

We are staying in the grand suite with balcony, as anybody ever stayed in one and if so how are they? Also one last thing, does the all inclusive package include brand names i.e: smirnoff etc??

 

I am travelling out on the 18 june doing an hotel stay first in the Levante in Cala bona, anyone staying here?

 

Thanks

Tony & Jenny

Hi Tony and Jenny, we are on the Thomson Dream on 16 July staying in a Grand Suite then a week in C'an Picafort afterwards. A nice person on here has some great pictures of the one they stayed in in April, if you go into Flickr and look up "Grand Suite 1104 Thomson Dream" I think that's the link. Have a great holiday, leave some drinks for us!!

 

Bridget

[Jim The Scot]

Thanks Jim, so glad I found this forum site, it has answered a whole load of questions, there is another one though, what is the dress code like generally, I know you have to wear pants etc for the restaurant but can you still wear jeans etc after to go and watch the shows, casino, etc?

 

Thanks again

 

Hi T&J

 

Generally for the restaurant like the Orion(sit down,waiter service) where we did the majority of our eating at night it was pair of trousers/chinos,shirt/polo shirt but saw many(myself included) with what I would call dress jeans.On the other hand some were dressed up to the nines.Each to there own I say.My philosophy is wear what you feel most comfortable in,at the end of the day you`ve paid good money for your holiday,its not a fashion show..The buffet restaurant is more relaxed where again chinos/jeans,polo shirt/t-shirt seem to be the order of the day although seen quite a few wth three quarters.

 

Nothing to stop you wearing jeans at the shows/theatres afterwards(i did),again whatever you feel comfortable in.

 

One of the reasons I chose to cruise with Thomsons(Dream)is the relaxed dress code

 

hi there yes we will be joining you on the 25th although unlike yourself and jim we will not be sporting a majorcan tan as

 

:D I hope the weather picks up then otherwise we`ll be boarding the ship in our pack o macs

 

also jim staying at palma nova also stayed there many times dont drink the island dry.

 

You insinuating I like a drink?:D;)

[CRUISIN LINDA]

 

 

 

 

You insinuating I like a drink?:D;)

 

Well you are Jim the SCOT! Dont all Scots like a wee dram?:)

Hope you have a great time - Glad to see the reviews are much better now.

 

Linda

[Jim The Scot]

Wee????:D

 

Thanks Linda

[davecttr]

I have stayed in a ordinary suite on Dream and they are essentially the same as the grand suites without a balcony.

 

good things are

a seperate bedroom

real jaccuzi in bathroom

huge walk in wardrobe

lots of space

large flat screen TV and DVD player with free DVD's

complemantary breakfast

complementary clothes pressing

thick towel dressin gowns

fast track check-in

 

I found the separate bedroom great as I could bed my old mum down and then go out to play until the early hours :D

[FinnCruiser]

Me and my husband are flying from Helsinki, Finland to join you and "few" others at 25th June. See you on board.

[Jim The Scot]

Nice one FinnCruiser,look forward to it.

[mattress123]

Thanks for all your help and looking forward to have a drink or 2, maybe 3, sod it looking forward to drinking the dream dry with you!!!:p:D

p.s. Jim, the forecast for the week we will be in Majorca seems to hotting up and the rain, thunderstorms appear to be moving away!!! (touch wood):p

 

See you on board

[Jim The Scot]

Thanks for all your help and looking forward to have a drink or 2, maybe 3, sod it looking forward to drinking the dream dry with you!!!:p:D

p.s. Jim, the forecast for the week we will be in Majorca seems to hotting up and the rain, thunderstorms appear to be moving away!!! (touch wood):p

 

See you on board

 

So it is,cetainly our first few days anyway(30 degrees)just checked the 14 day forecast.

 

See you on board mattress123

[FinnCruiser]

So it is,cetainly our first few days anyway(30 degrees)just checked the 14 day forecast.

 

Lucky you. Our stay is after the cruise but thank god,we have 30 degrees here in Finland at the moment and next few weeks will be above 20-25. :cool:

[kruzseeka]

So it is,cetainly our first few days anyway(30 degrees)just checked the 14 day forecast.

 

Lucky you. Our stay is after the cruise but thank god,we have 30 degrees here in Finland at the moment and next few weeks will be above 20-25. :cool:

 

 

We often look at the webcam of Helsinki Harbour (we have a number bookmarked of some of the lovely places we've been to!) and just today my DH clicked on it and said 'Look at this great view of Helsinki - it looks really sunny!' although of course we didn't realise how warm it was too! (We always spot the ice arriving in the Harbour in the winter and watch for when it disappears!!!) I hope the weather stays just as hot and sunny for your cruise. Enjoy! :)

[infoqueen]

ok now we are on countdown and we are officially entitled to be excited oh and in a panic, and also shopping lots for clothes etc. to jim the scott and any others doing a stay and cruise its showery in palma this week but drying up sunday and heading for 29 degrees next week so fingers crossed :D

[Jim The Scot]

Excited yes, but no panic here :D

 

Been checking the weather and its looking luvvly jubbly http://www.myweather2.com/Holiday-Destinations/Spain/Palma-Nova.aspx?sday=7

 

We`ve a couple of friends who are on the dream just now(finish on saturday)and there first week in palma nova the weather wasn`t good

[Jim The Scot]

Cabins availability today,in brackets availability a week or so ago

 

7/9=9(18)

 

7 O/S=0(2)

 

5/6 O/S plus=8(27)

 

5/6 O/S=11(12)

 

4/5 O/S=0(3)

 

6/7 Inside=35(56)

[kruzseeka]

Cabins availability today,in brackets availability a week or so ago

 

7/9=9(18)

 

7 O/S=0(2)

 

5/6 O/S plus=8(27)

 

5/6 O/S=11(12)

 

4/5 O/S=0(3)

 

6/7 Inside=35(56)

 

 

Still a few to go then! There was a good price drop last week which seems to be holding - I'm surprised they haven't sold more quickly especially given that it's the Dream (which apart from whichever ship is doing the Adriatic and Aegean seems to come in a bit more expensive).

 

Thanks for keeping us up-dated Jim -makes interesting reading! ;)

[infoqueen]

blimey jim theres no holding you back now you've learnt how to do 'the trick' with the computer. think i booked at the optimum time it still hasnt dropped as low as we got it. and if you book now you would pay tickets on departure charge but could still plummit later but i am happy, happy,happy,happy oh sorry

[Jim The Scot]

Thanks for keeping us up-dated Jim -makes interesting reading! ;)

 

Its thanks to info for the heads up on how to access the information.Handy tool to have for the future.I use Mozilla Firefox but for some unknown reason it does not work(or wouldn`t for me)but works everytine on IE

 

blimey jim theres no holding you back now you've learnt how to do 'the trick' with the computer.

 

:D

 

Thanks to you.Handy for future trips

 

think i booked at the optimum time it still hasnt dropped as low as we got it. and if you book now you would pay tickets on departure charge but could still plummit later but i am happy, happy,happy,happy oh sorry

 

Coming up no availability for our flight out of Edinburgh for our holiday on the 18th.

[infoqueen]

yes east midlands sold out about 2 weeks ago only available from birmingham and i hate birmingham airport its a really stressful airport even though its only 20 mins from me i would rather travel 40 mins to ema.or even manchester

[FinnCruiser]

Thanks Kruzseeka. Monday starts the last 5 days at work before 5 weeks of summer holiday. You must come to Helsinki at early summer sometime. It´s wortht it.

[infoqueen]

Well you are definately on coundown now only 6 days to go. Is it the son mateus that you are staying at the first week? That was where we did our cruise and stay the first time. Nice hotel. We also like you would now prefer stay and cruise. also used to go to the karioke bar opposite the cala blanca hotel (Also stayed there and santa Lucia) always used to have a good night there hoping there is karioke bar on board not for me am tone deaf but hubby does a mean old version of angels.Have you got the packing started yet?

[Jim The Scot]

Countdown certainly on info.Wifes got cases out in the spare room and starting some tentative packing today.I`ll keep out her way plus its too nice a day.:D

 

Yes,Son Matias,stayed there last year,lovely hotel with great views,good food and entertainment.Stayed at the Santa Lucia 5 years on the bounce way back in the early 90s.Was decent but reading the reviews and speaking to folk thats been seems its not the same place it was.

 

Might seek out the Karaoke bar you mentioned.Like you,tone deaf but my wife does a mean version of a wailing cat :D.I`m happy to sit and watch others.There wasn`t any Karaoke on the ship last year info