We chose this cruise for the itinerary which was Dubrovnik, Kotor, Piraeus, Santorini, Rhodes and Limassol. The vessel was still sailing as Thomson Spirit (changing it's name for next year to Spirit). This is quite an old vessel and also the smallest in the fleet - this is not a problem and in fact has the advantage of making her quite charming and crew are very friendly. Another advantage is that we always got a seat in the restaurant as there were ample to cater for the number of passengers.

We could not fault the service received. We checked in our luggage at Glasgow and it was delivered to our cabin just after our arrival. TUI are very slick and everything went to plan.

There are 9 decks on board, deck 4 has the Compass Rose restaurant which has table service but basically similar food to that on the Lido Buffet on deck 5, if you like a steak, then Compass Rose is where to go, however we mainly chose to eat in Lido buffet which has a good choice of hot and cold meals to cater for most tastes. There is a 3rd restaurant which we never used called Sciroccos which had an alternative menu at a supplement of 19.95. During the day decks 5 to 9 have outside seating for relaxing and enjoying the sun. Deck 6 is ideal for just having a walk around the vessel to help work off the are for lazing outside with most. Read more