Having just returned , 6/7/10 to 13/7/10, from cruise on the new Thomson Dream I have to agree with many of the statements on this and other websites
Yes the ship was a big let down. We believed we were going on a newly refurbished ship but we found out the ship itself is 25 year old and the decor confirmed this.
We were located near the rear of the ship on level 5 and had to suffer the smell of diesel on three separate occasions when the ship re-fuelled. The diesel smell woke me up and you could taste it in your mouth. My wife was sick one morning because the smell was so strong.
The cabins are on the Thomson Dream are larger and more comfortable than on the Destiny and Celebration but this would not be hard. Rooms also have a fridge and electronic safe at no extra charge. The shower is quite large too, plenty of space for clothes etc as well. Stayed in an outside cabins on level 5 to the rear of the ship a number of days the a strong smell of diesel
Rooms also have with a bigger standard TV (Not Flat Screen). They only channels were Sky news, CNN and 2 channels showing movies.