Thompson's Dream Cruises

On Tuesday I spent the day on QM2 having a look around and learning lots about this fantastic ship. QM2 spends most of her time going backwards and forwards between Southampton and New York with a few visits to other places during the year but she was specifically designed for…

So it's peak time and lots of you are travelling to various airports around the country to start your holiday. However, if you're travelling to Manchester Airport, you'll need to know that tonight, one of the regions busiest roads is closing as the Highways Agency wants to demolish a bridge…

I've always been amazed at the skill and detail involved in some of the fruit carvings you find on cruise ships so thought I'd gather a few and post them here for your viewing pleasure.  I'd love you to send me any you have pictures of too.   This one…

Some people still have the impression that cruising is 'boring' and only for old people..... This is one for all you zombie fans out there who also love to cruise. On 2nd November this year, Royal Caribbeans Allure of the Seas will be doing a 7 night cruise from Fort…

We all love a bargain, right?  I know I do.  But I've been thinking about the way the cruise industry is going at the moment. P&O have some fantastic offers out there at the moment.  They were selling 7 night cruises on Azura for £399 per person a couple of…

    Everyone has an opinion on MSC and working in this industry, we get to hear them all.  They're like Marmite.  People either love them or hate them.  It seems recently though that the scales have been tipped and more people are starting to hate them and MSC's standards…

A couple of weeks ago I attended a ship visit on Royal Princess.  We were told in the morning that they had something to announce later that day that was 'big news' and very exciting. In the Summer, a new documentary will be aired on ITV called 'The Cruise Ship'.…

Cruise ships are definitely getting bigger and bigger with cruise lines seeming to compete for who can have the biggest ship. But is bigger really better?  I have a lot of customers that prefer the smaller ships as they find they feel lost on the larger ones.  One customer told…

I'm of to Southampton on Friday for the 3 Queens Celebrations and read this morning that part of the celebration was going to be a balloon release (10,000 of the blighters!) which has now been cancelled due to a campaign started on Facebook. The campaigners stated that they were concerned…

This week, I've come across what I believe to be a stupid American law. A customer of mine is trying to get from Australia to the UK.  His journey is made up of lots of cruises to get him from A to B. One of these cruises is this little…