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[toadie57]

We have booked a cruise in January on the Thomson Majesty. Previous ocean cruising have been with RCI and P and O which we have loved. We have also done nile cruising. We know that this will be different than the bigger ships, but we wanted to try something different. I am now worried that we have done the right thing and am considering changing to land based holiday due to the negative reviews and comment's from other Travellers. We are doing cooler full coasts and are not worried about rough seas. But do expect basic cleanliness and good food any comments on your experiences greatly received.

Sarah and Dave 😕

[SDadw01]

We have booked a cruise in January on the Thomson Majesty. Previous ocean cruising have been with RCI and P and O which we have loved. We have also done nile cruising. We know that this will be different than the bigger ships, but we wanted to try something different. I am now worried that we have done the right thing and am considering changing to land based holiday due to the negative reviews and comment's from other Travellers. We are doing cooler full coasts and are not worried about rough seas. But do expect basic cleanliness and good food any comments on your experiences greatly received.

Sarah and Dave 😕

 

Try posting on the Thomson page, that might get better responses :)

[eddie11]

All lines are different and I don't think we should expect perfection, where perfection = absolutely everything exactly as we, ourselves, want it, on any line or any ship. If we were able to pick and mix the elements to have cabins from x, food from y, entertainment from z etc, it would indeed be a great holiday!

 

We've cruised P&O, Cunard, Thomson, MSC, NCL, Princess. Each has plusses and minuses. Each cruise has had highlights and probably some niggles, though I try not to focus on them.

 

We did the colourful coasts cruise on Majesty in January. Flying from our local airport straight to the sun is great, and with it all being under Thomson's control you know you're not going to miss the boat or anything.

 

The Thomson ships are not opulent but I had no worries about cleanliness. It's easy to find your way around

 

To my taste, the food was pretty poor in the MDR. However, we relocated to the ?Piazza? buffet area, which was calm and airy and where staff were delightful, insisting on carrying trays, fetching water etc. We found the selection available suited us fine

 

The entertainment was excellent. The final 'songs from the shows' was one of the best performance shows I have seen at sea

 

There were small delights - a 'pop-up' chocolate fountain appearing in the reception area one evening for instance.

 

If the price was right I wouldn't hesitate to take a winter cruise in warm climates with Thomson again. I would probably aim to take my main meal ashore at lunchtime and enjoy the evening with a tapas style meal in the Piazza and whatever entertainment was on offer

 

Enjoy your holiday!

[toadie57]

All lines are different and I don't think we should expect perfection, where perfection = absolutely everything exactly as we, ourselves, want it, on any line or any ship. If we were able to pick and mix the elements to have cabins from x, food from y, entertainment from z etc, it would indeed be a great holiday!

 

We've cruised P&O, Cunard, Thomson, MSC, NCL, Princess. Each has plusses and minuses. Each cruise has had highlights and probably some niggles, though I try not to focus on them.

 

We did the colourful coasts cruise on Majesty in January. Flying from our local airport straight to the sun is great, and with it all being under Thomson's control you know you're not going to miss the boat or anything.

 

The Thomson ships are not opulent but I had no worries about cleanliness. It's easy to find your way around

 

To my taste, the food was pretty poor in the MDR. However, we relocated to the ?Piazza? buffet area, which was calm and airy and where staff were delightful, insisting on carrying trays, fetching water etc. We found the selection available suited us fine

 

The entertainment was excellent. The final 'songs from the shows' was one of the best performance shows I have seen at sea

 

There were small delights - a 'pop-up' chocolate fountain appearing in the reception area one evening for instance.

 

If the price was right I wouldn't hesitate to take a winter cruise in warm climates with Thomson again. I would probably aim to take my main meal ashore at lunchtime and enjoy the evening with a tapas style meal in the Piazza and whatever entertainment was on offer

 

Enjoy your holiday!

 

Thank you for this I think I will stick with the holiday I love the different ports and find land based holiday sa little restrictive unless we go to greece when it S/C and we hire two wheeled transport, I must admit I had thought I had posted this on thomson we are doing britania in march so probably got a little mixed up

 

Saeah B

[robanddiane]

We have done 3 Thomson cruises which were mainly booked for the itinerary. Service and food was every bit as good as any of the other companies we have cruised with. The ships are not as glitzy but would have no hesitation using them again.