This was our first cruise on Thomson ship, we have cruised several times before, we booked it fairly last min. There were several differences we noticed compared to other cruise lines, they were :- we had to pay to choose a cabin, we had to pay to get a cabin of a decent size, we had to pay to use the cabin safe, all these extra to other cruise lines.

The flight was delayed due to weather at Manchester we were on plane 1hr 30mins before take off, we arrived late at ship but transfers and check in fairly easy. it wasnt long before we got our luggage, but it was late evening by that time, we changed and went for quick dinner, then muster at around 10.45pm 11pm ish, there was then a lovely sailaway party, but would have been nice to have it a day later as we left gran canaria and more final passengers had boarded then. but it was good and felt welcoming, our first night on board we discovered the ship creaked far more than any other ship we had been on. we did get used to it. The cabin was well serviced by two lovely people Vicky and Richard.

Our cabin was fine, although we thought dated, the beds we found to be small and uncomfortable. we had opted to leave as twins to have more floor space, in hindsight maybe we would have slept better had we asked to be made as a double then we would not have been up against the walls. The cabin was in a good enoough location and handy for most things. Read more