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Thompson Cruise, Good And Bad

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Reviewed By: towner, st helens on 28th Jul 2010
Cruise Line: Thomson Cruises	Times cruised before: 6-10
Cruise Ship: Thomson Spirit	Sailed: July, 2010
Destination: Mediterranean	Age: 56-65
Cabin: Outside

we recently returned from the Adriatic Explorer seven day cruise on Thompson Spirit sailing from Corfu . we had experienced a Thompson cruise several years ago around the Greek islands and really enjoyed this. we found the Spirit was a tired old lady whose hull must now be at least six inches bigger all around than she was, due to the layers of paint covering the rust. our outside cabin on deck three was small and dark. the biggest disappointment was the food. the lunches in the Lido reminded us of school dinners with shepherds pie etc on the menu. the dinner menu was not very exciting. we ate at Sirocco restaraunt twice in the week. this has an extra charge and although the food and service was better this should have been the standard in the main restaraunt. the Sirocco menu did not change at all. now the good points. the staff were all very pleasant and helped engender a friendly atmosphere around the ship. the entertainment staff were good and the shows and musicians in the various venues were excellent. we selected this partucular cruise for the ports of call and they did not disappoint. Koper in Slovenia can be reached on foot from the ship but unfortunately we visited there on a Sunday when the place was closed. why could we not have changed our visiting day and used Sunday as a sailing day. Venice was next. a fifteen minute walk from the ship and about 16 euro gave us the worlds best return 'bus' ride down the full length of the Grand Canal. my wife had always wanted a coffee in St. Marks square so building up several brownie points cost me 29 euro for two capuchino. Korcula in Croatia was a ride in on a tender and a lovely walled town . Dubrovnik was a fixed rate 10 euro taxi ride to the town gates followed by several hours wandering around the narrow street and exploring the bars and ice cream parlours. the last , and probably the prettiest, call was Kotor in Montenegro. you sail into whats described as Europes most southerly fiord. there are steep sided mountains and little villages nestling at the bottom we went on our first organised tour and this took us around the edge of the fiord to a little village where Catherine Zeta Jones has a hideaway. then on to the big seaside resort of Budva. more exploring, bars and ice cream. overall this was not the cheapest cruise around these destinations but was very enjoyable. would we we go with Thompson again? i'm not too sure.
Quality of Food
main restaraunt was uninteresting. Sirocco, for a premium, was better but same menu throughout
Entertainment
the different musicians in all the venues were excellent
Shore Excursions
only did one tour in montenegro which was very good. you can do your own exploring at most of these ports
Staff
all the staff were very friendly. there is any time dining so had different waiter/wine waiter every evening
Children's Facilities	n/a

Onboard Activities

Cabins
outside cabin on deck three was small and dark and needed updating
Overall Rating

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Opinion: Disagree Comment by aulsberry, waterford (19 Sep 10 20:56) about this REVIEW

enjoyed the food first cruise not disappointed will go again done a little better in st marks sq paid 19 euro for 2 hinekin

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Comment by Couch, Burnley (02 Aug 10 06:06) about this REVIEW

We are doing this cruise in September thanks so much for the tips, very helpful

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Comment by Bosscat, Drepano, Greece (29 Jul 10 14:06) about this REVIEW

29 Euros for two cappuccinos?!!!! I can't get me breath, especially as you get about a thimbleful of coffee and a foot of froth.

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Comment by Chris, Romsey (29 Jul 10 14:53) about a COMMENT by Bosscat (29 Jul 10 14:06)

visitors to Capri will be green with envy. Only €29 for two capuccinos ;-)

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Comment by towner, st. helens (29 Jul 10 16:00) about a COMMENT by Chris (29 Jul 10 14:53)

actually the coffee was only 17 euro but they added on another 12 euro for the music! this was a bit of a liberty as the group disappeared half way through our visit for a pit stop, and only reappeared just as we were leaving. for that price i would have expected the beatles to perform!

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Comment by Bosscat, Drepano, Greece (30 Jul 10 09:46) about a COMMENT by towner (29 Jul 10 16:00)

For that price I'd have expected all four Beatles, even the dead pair!

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Comment by Couch, Burnley (07 Aug 10 15:50) about a COMMENT by Bosscat (30 Jul 10 09:46)

For that price I hope there were cockroaches too!

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