We went as a party of 12, 6 couples. We, and 2 of the couples were pretty seasoned cruisers. The others were first timers and apprehensive (I should add that these three booked another Thomson's cruise, on board, the night before we docked!)
From the time we got on the aircraft at Stansted, everything worked like clockwork. Transfers were efficient and comfortable and the arrangements for disembarkation, whether on foot, or by tender at our various ports of call was seamless.
We cruised the west Med from Palma, Mallorca