This was my first cruise and it did not meet my expectations in any shape or form. I travelled along with other family members, some who were first-timers and a few which had been on the Thomson Island Escape cruise previously. Those who did previously cruise on the Island Escape had many positive things to say about it, so I expected The Dream to be even better and more exceptional. My expectations were however, a delusion.
Now where do I start?
Well, my family and I were told by Thomson staff that the The Dream was a completely new ship, when in fact it is an "old lady" still trying to stay on it's two-feet and is over 20 years old. That is anything BUT new for a ship! And it clearly showed how bad it was when we were cruising. The ship's stabilisers were clearly ruined and could not deal with the sea's waves making the journey to other islands a very unsteady and discomforting experience; put it this way, it was as though we were travelling in a rocking boat similar to that of The Pirates of The Caribbean.
The cabin was very small, clearly not big enough for 4 people comfortably whilst standing and getting dressed etc. The bed was exceptionally small a supposedly "single" cabin bed was much smaller than your average single bed you'd find in the UK. The double beds in the cabins were in fact 2 "single" cabin beds put together which I thought was very cheap and tacky. The closet was suitable for 4 people but you would need to bring extra hangers if you wanted hang all clothes. My cabin was situated just below Deck 8's Medusa Lounge where I could hear loud music every night so sleeping at that time when music was being performed was definitely a no-no, leaving me having to sleep at later times even when I didn't really want to do so.