Thompson's Dream Cruises

I WON!!!

As a lot of you will know, I was recently shortlisted as one of seven top UK Cruise Agents. I only found this out after numerous calls from Cruise Intl that I didn’t pay much attention to as I thought they were trying to sell me a magazine subscription! I eventually called them back after […]

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Brixham

We’ve just returned from our week in Brixham, Devon and my, did we choose the right week to go for the weather! We had one day of rain (the day before we came home) but the rest of the week was a scorcher! The children had factor 50 suncream on. We would usually go a […]

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Today saw MSC and Fincantieri celebrate the float out of their newest vessel, MSC Seaview. The ceremony officially marked the first time the ship has touched water since construction began and was held at the Monfalcone shipyard which is in Italy. Seaview will spend her first season in the Med in the summer of  and […]

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IT’S A……

As you’ll know, I announced a few weeks ago that we have a bun in the oven 🙂 See the post here:   I’m expecting!!!   Well, on Saturday morning we went for a scan, taking Aimee and Rafe with us. It was only a quick appointment, purely to have a quick check on baby […]

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Record number of cruise ships on order!

At the present moment, there are 87 cruise ships on order between now and 2026 – that’s a new record! MSC have the highest number on order being 10 while Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean both have six ships on order each – two of which will be new Oasis Class ships for Royal […]

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I’m expecting!!!

Most of you will know I already have two wonderful children, Aimee and Rafe. They’re currently 9 (Aimee will be 10 in September) and 6. But I’m about to join the difficulties of finding 5 berth cabins!  Baby number 3 is on it’s way!! Baby is due around mid January (although we’re sure he or she will be late […]

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Ritz-Carlton join the cruising world!

It’s recently been announced that Ritz-Carlton will launch a cruise ship. Apparently this has been 12 years in the planning according to Doug Prothero, managing director of the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. He also stated the group will build three 298 passenger luxury cruise ships! “This is slightly different from a traditional cruise start up.  A […]

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What are the most popular cruise ports? Is your favourite on here?

There are SO many different cruise ports around the world but many people have their favourite. This list shows which ports are the most popular based on passenger numbers per year. Is your favourite on here? Some of these surprised me – I expected Miami, Nassau etc to be on the list but didn’t necessarily […]

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I need your vote!

Yesterday I was given some very exciting – and unexpected – news! Each year, Cruise International run the ‘Cruise International Awards’. They gather information from March onwards and have cruisers vote for their favourite from many categories. These include: Best Cruise Line Best River Cruise Line Best Luxury Cruise Line Best Destination Best for Food […]

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It’s time to ‘Rock the Boat!!’

Fancy a Rock themed cruise with rock legends included to provide you with endless entertainment for the week? You’ve come to the right place – plus it’s a BARGAIN!   EUROPE’S BIGGEST ROCK ‘N’ ROLL FESTIVAL AT SEA  ROCK THE BOAT UK IS BACK IN 2017!  Cruising aboard the luxurious Cruise and Maritime Magellan, Rock […]

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