We booked our cruise quite a way ahead and I would honestly say wait until nearer the time as you can get a much better deal.

Thomson don't allow you to on-line check in, so we arrived at 3am (3 hours prior) at our local airport. It was very quiet and we went through the process very quickly. Boarding was on time and again the flight was on time, we paid extra for reserved seating and extra leg room. If you don't pay extra then it's the same old process as other airlines you get seated apart.

When getting to Palma airport, there were people with boards showing us where to go to get the coach. The coaches were crammed and we had to sit apart where we could find, It was about 25 minutes to the port. Not very comfortable to be honest and I didn't enjoy this part. When you arrive at the port they give you an envelope with room keys and luggage labels and you put these on your cases and they take them to your room. We had to provide our card information and then we went on board. Read more