Thompson's Dream Cruises

I wanted to post about something a bit different this week but also keep it cruise related.  Then I came up with this.  Cruise Ships Cakes!  If you're reading this it's probably because you're a cruising fan.  How much would you love one of these cakes? Having run a cake company…

On the rare occasion, there is cause to make a complaint about your holiday but luckily, due to the exceptional standards and service offered on cruises, it doesn't happen often. Unless you're one of these people: (Survey conducted by external independent agency). 1)  One couple were extremely disgruntled after the…

There's been a lot about this in the news lately.  'Passenger overboard on the Independence of the Seas' (December 31st) which followed reports a couple of days before of 'Passenger overboard on Adventure of the Seas' (December 29th). When the Independence story was first reported, it was said that the…

It's been announced today that amongst others, the fantastic Foo Fighters will be performing on the NCL Breakaway next year. I am a huge fan of live music (especially of the 'rock' kind) and cruising so this is right up my street! Most of my family members are musicians in…

I would first like to apologise for some of the graphic images,  videos and content in this post.  If you're easily upset, it's probably best not to continue reading. Florida is one of the most popular holiday destinations in the world with it's array of parks and attractions.  We've been…

Whilst there is so much going on in the world at the moment that is depressing, this bought back some Christmas cheer. I read a very touching story this morning about a 5 year old girl that accidentally broke a Christmas bauble whilst out shopping at John Lewis with her…

The prestigious World Travel Awards took place tonight at the beautiful La Cigale Hotel  in Doha and I was delighted to hear that Cruise.co.uk won two fantastic awards! World's Leading Cruise Travel Agent World's Leading Online Cruise Community This is a fantastic achievement for the company although one that I believe…

I was talking to a lovely passenger of mine the other day who's just returned from a river cruise to Vietnam and Cambodia, (she had a great time by the way but that's not the point of today's post). She'd been on plenty of cruises in the past around Europe…

So we've been waiting and waiting very (im)patiently and here it is!! Royal Caribbean have announced this afternoon that Anthem of the Seas will be sailing from Southampton in 2015!! I'm so excited about this and will definitely be booking for myself and my family when she goes on sale…

The cruise market is still growing year on year which puts us in a fantastic position but there are so many of you out there that are yet to experience this fantastic way of holidaying.  I went to Cuba myself this year for two weeks and it reminded me why…