Our second cruise with Thomson, having first enjoyed our first cruise aboard The Spirit back in 2008 was eagerly awaited by the family. Ten of us had booked some 4 months earlier via our local travel agent. Our party consisted of four well-behaved children between 8 and 13 and six adults.

Handling and departure at our local airport (Exeter) was seamless, we arrived in plenty of time to sit around and sample the nice (but expensive!) eateries. Anyway, we were soon aboard the 737-200 and on our way. A super-smooth flight and excellent cabin service.

Landing and disembarkation at Corfu was straightforward, no repeat of any horror stories (rude & rushed staff etc) here and quick handling by the embarkation crew. A slight hiccup in the allocation of a boarding card for a young family member resulted my party of four being put into an air conditioned port security car and driven personally to the Majesty for the issue of a new card -- all seamless and no trouble -- so our experience of Corfu airport was definitely a good one. Read more