Thompson's Dream Cruises

We've heard all about how Anthem was caught up in a storm recently which caused substantial damage, viral videos of flying furniture and now, people suing!!!  (Let's not even go there)   Anyway, it seems the Captain has taken the decision to be even more cautious now - and can…

  You may have heard the recent news that a man was rescued off the coast of Cuba by a Disney cruise ship. Turns out he is suspected of being an Anonymous member. And what's more, he waged a computer attack on a children's hospital! Martin Gottesfeld and his wife…

Probably not unfortunately. This is a question we get asked quite often.  99% of the time the answer is no. If you're on an organised excursion booked through the cruise line and depending on the circumstances (usually, the amount of time you've been delayed for) then they may.   But…

[caption id="attachment_1523" align="aligncenter" width="470"] Concordia[/caption]   It was an extremely sad and shocking time in the cruise industry.  One I've written about before here.   These pictures make the ordeal even more eerie.  These pictures were taken once the ship had been refloated after spending almost 2 years partially submerged…

  A video has emerged of a P&O ship being flooded after water poured down the staircase.   The video was recorded on a guests iPhone and shows the waterfall down the stairs resulting in the carpet being submerged and passengers trying to avoid the puddles.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uFmXg5mlb0   Apparantly…

[caption id="attachment_1499" align="aligncenter" width="470"]  Happy New Year!![/caption] January is 'peak time' in the travel industry.  It's when our phones ring off the hook and every man and his dog (if travelling on QM2) book their holiday.   For as long as I've working in the travel industry (17+ years now),…

I'm sorry this is quite long but I guarantee you, it is worth reading every bit.  I promise.   Anyone who works in the cruise industry - and many who don't - remember exactly where they were when the news broke.  On that fateful night in January 2012, Costa Concordia…

Le Boreal, sailing from Grave Cave to South Georgia had to evacuate all 347 passengers and crew after the alarm was raised yesterday morning at 2am.   Ponant reported that the incident - a fire which broke out in the engine room - was under control and passengers were evacuated…

Ok, this post isn't at all cruise related but it's about the next best thing.  CHRISTMAS! [caption id="attachment_1042" align="aligncenter" width="373"] I also make cakes you know.....[/caption] I know it's still early (ish) to be thinking about Christmas however, it's only around 7 weeks away now!  It seems to have crept…

Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting the fabulous new Norwegian Escape whilst she was in Southampton. I've always had a soft spot for NCL since I sailed on Epic a few years ago (and I'm booked to cruise on her again next March - just incase I hadn't told…