Just returned from a one week cruise around the Canary Islands on board the Thomson Celebration. This was the first time we had done a cruise like this and with all the recent negative reviews I was a bit apprehensive. We did not need to be worried. From the flight, the transfer to the ship and the check in procedure all was fine. Once on board we found our cabin to be spotless with plenty of room and more than enough storage space. Throughout the cruise our room was kept beautifully by our excellent cabin steward Suri. Yes she is an old ship but all of the public areas were clean and comfortable with the added bonus of an actual promenade deck!

We found all of the crew to be very hard working, cheerful and very helpful. We need to mention Manny in the Horizons Bar (I would buy your DVD!) and Adam from the Cruise team, you really made us laugh when we were ‘Straining the Brain’. In general the entertainment was very good, we did not go to all the shows but those we saw were very good and of course we need to mention Top Men and 2 Intense who were both excellent.

Food in the Meridian restaurant was very good with generally a good standard of service (it could be a little hit and miss sometimes but they were very busy). We ate in Mistrals on two evenings and could not fault the food and service at all. The waiters were excellent, as was the menu, and the food was cooked to perfection. Our only negative regarding the food was the Lido restaurant where the food was very repetitive and not very appetizing but you do not need to eat there at all. Read more