Thomson Dream  Latin Gems  January 5-19 2014

Since this was the first cruise my wife and I had tried, I want to give a personal view of the Thomson experience from a newcomer's point of view, rather than to attempt a detailed blow by blow account of this particular holiday.

Before we sailed from Bridgetown Barbados, my main curiosity was what life on the ship would be like. You can find out all you need to know about the places we visited - Curacao to St Vincent And The Grenadines - online. If we booked an excursion, the standard of the tour guides was good (cheerful and informative), and some of them were prepared to be briefly drawn into conversation about what life and politics were really like on their island. Read more