Grez Posted February 3, 2013 #76 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Have you heard anything regarding the Louis Cristal ? Cristal has been chartered to cruise Cuba hasn't she? Found a link - http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/8621-louis-cristal-to-cuba-winter-20132014.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julessmiles Posted February 3, 2013 #77 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Yes guys, did the 3 day with P & O would do one with Thomson at the drop ofa hat even a 3 day fly cruise, P & O was OK but the ambiance on Thomson is for me what makes it. Off Skiing again end of March 'cruising' overnight to Caen (Brittany Ferry's) just me Mr T and the dogs :-) Sorry for any typos, just got back from a night out and now watching Top Gun... BTW Mr T. Looks far better than Tom Cruise in his flying Greens :-) Not another holiday, Topsey lol!! Think you have more than us ;);). Hope you had a good night & head not too sore this morning. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway487 Posted February 3, 2013 Author #78 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Cristal has been chartered to cruise Cuba hasn't she? Found a link - http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/8621-louis-cristal-to-cuba-winter-20132014.html Interesting move that one for Louis. I was reading an article about Louis from last year and their plans for the future, will try and post it on the thread that we had about Louis ships for sale (if I can find it again. :rolleyes:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3globetrotter3 Posted February 3, 2013 #79 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Cristal has been chartered to cruise Cuba hasn't she? Found a link - http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/8621-louis-cristal-to-cuba-winter-20132014.html Just some info. I received re. Thomson and Louis Cristal. Just wondering if any one else had heard anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamgirl1957 Posted February 3, 2013 #80 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Just some info. I received re. Thomson and Louis Cristal. Just wondering if any one else had heard anything. Reading that it says only winter so will be available from April 14 so do you think it will replace Spirit? Its newer isnt it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamgirl1957 Posted February 3, 2013 #81 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Just had a look its a lovely little ship, fab cabins but as its never been mentioned i would think i have wrong end of stick so shame but would have been nice :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway487 Posted February 3, 2013 Author #82 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Just some info. I received re. Thomson and Louis Cristal. Just wondering if any one else had heard anything. There was a rumour Spirit was leaving, so whether it could replace it? What's the info you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3globetrotter3 Posted February 3, 2013 #83 Share Posted February 3, 2013 There was a rumour Spirit was leaving, so whether it could replace it? What's the info you have? The information I got was second hand but originally from a very reliable source. ( Not Thomson but strongly connected with Thomson.) Led to believe it was to be an additional ship but may possibly be a replacement. Whether for the Spirit or not I don't know. As no one else seems to have heard anything so far, I don't want to say too much in case it causes trouble for the people concerned. The ship is smaller than the other Thomson ships but looks quite nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway487 Posted February 3, 2013 Author #84 Share Posted February 3, 2013 The information I got was second hand but originally from a very reliable source. ( Not Thomson but strongly connected with Thomson.) Led to believe it was to be an additional ship but may possibly be a replacement. Whether for the Spirit or not I don't know. As no one else seems to have heard anything so far, I don't want to say too much in case it causes trouble for the people concerned.The ship is smaller than the other Thomson ships but looks quite nice. It is quite a small ship, originally a ferry, but went through a huge rebuid. Possibly an adult only ship like The Calypso was? Would guess, as it is smaller, that it would be an addition, maybe for the short term so they could add a new destination? Try and find out an more info and I'll keep a lookout to see if I can find anything else. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grez Posted February 4, 2013 #85 Share Posted February 4, 2013 If Thomson are considering bringing in Cristal I would be very worried about FE's leadership and future plans for the brand. It is not a positive step. Unless of course it was to replace IE for a few months....? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway487 Posted February 4, 2013 Author #86 Share Posted February 4, 2013 If Thomson are considering bringing in Cristal I would be very worried about FE's leadership and future plans for the brand. It is not a positive step. Unless of course it was to replace IE for a few months....? :) I agree. Even though inside it does look in quite good condition on the whole (cabins look dated), I was kind of waiting for the new build announcement instead, whereas Cristal is more reminiscent of The Calypso days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamgirl1957 Posted February 4, 2013 #87 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I agree. Even though inside it does look in quite good condition on the whole (cabins look dated), I was kind of waiting for the new build announcement instead, whereas Cristal is more reminiscent of The Calypso days. Like you say Sailaway it would be great for adult only and would go through Corinth canal wouldnt it? From the pictures i think it looks very nice and also i dont think Thomsons will be looking at new build at the moment even though they have hinted, think it will be more like 5 years, lets face it even their "new " current ships are everyone elses cast offs. I think before brand new they will go through the nearly new stage first but i may be wrong. If Spirit is to go they may just replace with another from Louis on the same type of deal, that would seem more likely i think :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway487 Posted February 4, 2013 Author #88 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Like you say Sailaway it would be great for adult only and would go through Corinth canal wouldnt it? From the pictures i think it looks very nice and also i dont think Thomsons will be looking at new build at the moment even though they have hinted, think it will be more like 5 years, lets face it even their "new " current ships are everyone elses cast offs. I think before brand new they will go through the nearly new stage first but i may be wrong. If Spirit is to go they may just replace with another from Louis on the same type of deal, that would seem more likely i think :confused: Here some pictures for everyone, you need to click on the Categories part to get more images: http://louiscruises.com/en/cruise-ships/louis-cristal/photo-gallery It's not a bad looking ship inside, I just expected a bit more this time. I think that you're right though about the middle way between the current fleet and a new build. I'd expect maybe leasing a larger mid-size ship i.e. Celebrity Century or Statendam first, then maybe a new build later on. We'll see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grez Posted February 4, 2013 #89 Share Posted February 4, 2013 There is a glitzy promotional video on YouTube, which shows the ship at its best obviously. I find it funny the way they have clearly used the Eastern European members of staff to play the parts of passengers! I'll have to go and find the link! It took some finding - Before we all get carried away, this is only a rumour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamgirl1957 Posted February 4, 2013 #90 Share Posted February 4, 2013 There is a glitzy promotional video on YouTube, which shows the ship at its best obviously. I find it funny the way they have clearly used the Eastern European members of staff to play the parts of passengers! I'll have to go and find the link! It took some finding - Before we all get carried away, this is only a rumour. I really think it's a lovely little ship if it's as nice in the "flesh" ;);) Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway487 Posted February 12, 2013 Author #91 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Thomson Celebration has been booked into Dublin for May and September 2014. Looks like you'll be able to do a cruise including Ireland from Liverpool in May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamgirl1957 Posted February 12, 2013 #92 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Thomson Celebration has been booked into Dublin for May and September 2014. Looks like you'll be able to do a cruise including Ireland from Liverpool in May. I'd actually quite fancy that :) Sent from my Galaxy S111 using Tapatalk! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moleymo Posted February 13, 2013 #93 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I thought they were getting rid of the Island Escape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyoat Posted February 18, 2013 #94 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Thomson Spirit now down as booked into Kirkwall, Orkney twice in 2014 instead of Celebration...swapped yet again it seems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamgirl1957 Posted February 18, 2013 #95 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Thomson Spirit now down as booked into Kirkwall, Orkney twice in 2014 instead of Celebration...swapped yet again it seems! Hope so as would be nice if celebration stays in eastern med for next year :):):) Sent from my Galaxy S3 with Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway487 Posted February 18, 2013 Author #96 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Thomson Spirit now down as booked into Kirkwall, Orkney twice in 2014 instead of Celebration...swapped yet again it seems! Thanks for that! Odd that they've been swapped. Perhaps Spirit wasn't going to be sailing next year and now it is, so they've put Celebration back in Marmaris. Galaxy, have the Norwegian ports got Spirit now instead? Will keep a look out to see if there are any other changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway487 Posted February 18, 2013 Author #97 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Looks like there's been a few changes. Gibraltar sailings seem to have changed, now Dream and IE are calling there on the first day of the Moorish-style cruise instead of Tangier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway487 Posted February 18, 2013 Author #98 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Celebration has also been taken off Gibraltar for its repositioning cruise in October 2014 from the UK, and Spirit hasn't replaced it. I would guess, if this was Spirit's last year, it would be doing a repositioning itinerary, so it would make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruzseeka Posted February 18, 2013 #99 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Blimey! They like to keep us guessing don't they? :confused: Not that it makes any difference to us as we like Spirit and Celebration equally. But it does make you wonder what's in the wind and why these changes are being made! :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway487 Posted February 18, 2013 Author #100 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Blimey! They like to keep us guessing don't they? :confused: Not that it makes any difference to us as we like Spirit and Celebration equally. But it does make you wonder what's in the wind and why these changes are being made! :rolleyes: I'm guessing it would be something to do with Spirit's last sailings with Thomson (if it isn't renewed anyway). Perhaps some special cruises for the last month or something? :confused: I would think these are the last changes now before April, as it is usually about now (well was past couple of years) when they email staff details about next summer. Time to do a bit more exploring... :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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