With Thomson you can't go wrong - if you want the high class QE2 end of cruising then fine, go with Cunard or whoever but with Thomson you get a very good packaged holiday on a ship.
The crew (Eastern Europeans or Eastern Asians) could not be any nicer - how many times can you smile and say "hello" to people!
The entertainment crew were great fun - their own version of the Generation Game was very funny, ad-libbed so you hardly know what will happen next.
We paid for an upgrade to Deck 3/4 outside and managed to choose one of the larger cabins so had plenty of room. Our stewards were marvellous, leaving us towel animals to come back to in the evening!