we sailed on the thompson destiny from 23/10 to 30/10 2008, we enjoyed our week, we only booked less than 14day before the ship sailed, the tavel agent found us a SUITE ! we only went for a balcony, but we got it for £1000 each [2 of us] less than list price. we found the ship to be extreamly clean, the food was out of this world ! the staff were excellent ! the entertainment was worthy of a west end show, the cruise director KANE DAVIS was EXCELLENT, the cabin steward for 9009, STEVLANA [probably spelt wrong] was excellent. the only downside was the time of the year [our fault] the weather ! we missed menorca due to bad weather, but all in all, SUPERB !!!!!!

Our first cruise on the Destiny, but several on the Spirit. Was dissapointed with the general set-up on board. Main restaurant "Seven Seas" was fine, good helpings,good quality food with good service. The alternative to this venue was poor. The lido cafe was on the open top deck (9) at the stern. It is surrounded by a canvas screen to keep out the wind. The tables are cheap aluminium type screwed to the floor with various size wood screws. There are two stations in this cafe where the waiters take dirty plates and empty the leftover food and there are several tables adjacent to these stations. Yeuchh!
By the time you get your food from this buffet and find a table it is cold. Because of this situation almost everyone uses the main restaurant, which obviously becomes crowded at ALL meal times. When the weather is bad the Lido Buffet becomes deserted.
The waiters are excellent, very hard working and do anything to please. However they don't seem as happy as on the Spirit even though many are from that ship. It seems that they are overworked and this leads to bad moral amongst the crew.
The public rooms are great, plenty of room and nice decor. Can't fault the entertainment staff, very good and hard working.
Cabins are rather small and tatty, but kept very clean and tidy.
In general we would not go on this ship again. It just does not compare with the Spirit.
Good value for money, maybe that is the problem, too many corners cut.
Ship seemed to roll rather a lot, weather was bad but been in worse with less roll.
If you want a budget cruise with decent food and good entertainment then that is what you will get.

This was our fourth cruise but our first cruise with Thompsons.
Our first impressions were that the ship was bigger than we had expected. Our cabin, an outside one on deck 4, was adequate and about the same size as the Island cruise ships. Beds were in a "L" shaped configeration with one being able to be folded up against the wall. It was kept spottlessly clean by Hellen the cabin stewardess. Beds turned down at night and a chocolate on your pillow also. Towell animals were also presented on occasions.
Food was good and plentifull but we have had better choices on other ships. Waiters were very friendly and efficiant. They also sang on most evenings too which was very amusing.
The entertainment programme and staff were excellent. Entertainment director Kane Davies has put together a fine array of entertainment and should be very proud of all his team members. The show team were a very talented group of young people who did an outstanding job.
Ports of call were Gibralter, Morrocco (didn't like it here and it rained!), Cueta, Almeria and Valencia (nice but again it rained which spoiled it).
In all we had a great cruise which involved many late nights for which we are now recovering. Thanks to all the hardworking and friendly staff who do a fantastic job. Would definately sail on the Destiny again.

From leaving Palma airport we were on the Destiny within 2 hours, pictures, credit cards etc all sorted, and we where shown to our cabin. Yes it was small but we knew that before we went on. Over the week though it was cleaned twice a day, beds turned down, animals made from towels and on one occasion a pair of legs sticking out from under the bottom bed - which gave us not only a shock but a laugh. so it was almost a pleasure to come back to the cabin and we had 4 people sharing it!
The ship was continously being cleaned or painted and on some occasions being varnished, though this never impacted on us as it was mostly done late evening or early morning. The food was brilliant - in the Seven Seas you don't get large portions but then you don't need to as there are 5 courses to get through, and should you feel hungry you can always go up to the Lido and help yourself to yet more food! The afternoon teas where wonderful though you do feel guilty eating it and then as we where 1st sitting having your Dinner 2 hrs later!. At dinner we were sat with another family, who made the evening very enjoyable - so much so we would sit with each other at the shows in the Can Can and Oklahoma Lounge.
The shows were of a very high standard and very enjoyable. And on many occasions we actually forgot we where at sea. The staff from cabin crew to waiters worked tirelessly, always checking if you needed more drink, removing dirty plates/glasses and just being happy. Even remembering your name and saying hello.
The excursions - some where on the expensive side, though we did use one to Casablanca and was very pleased when we realised that Children (upto 16yrs) go Half price - quite a bit of saving there. We picked up a minibus on the quay side in Gibralta which for the 4 of us was £80 but that included entrance to the caves, tunnels and the nature reserve to see the apes (we even had one on our shoulders, with the aid of our driver tempting them with nuts). At the other ports we did our own thing - Valencia they laid on a shuttle bus at no charge which dropped you off in the middle by the train station and picked you up there when you where ready to leave.
We had one bad night at sea which Thomson can't be blamed for. But the shows did go on, though I for one had to find my bed to lie down as feeling quite see sick (it was almost 12 midnight and we did have to be out of our cabin by 8.30am the next morning, our last day) so maybe that wasn't such a bad thing!
We decided not to go all inclusive and we were very glad we didn't as our final bill(incl. excursion to Casablanca £90) it came to just on £400 and we drank what we wanted,when we wanted - even cocktails. Had we gone AI it would have been approx £460.
Would we go again - yes, though the bad night at sea is not one I would like to do again.

I went on the moorish delights holiday with my mum, and we had a brilliant time. We choose the all inclusive option for 30 pounds for the week, it was well worth it.
The ship was really clean, the cabins, although very small, were cleaned twice a day and a chocolate was left on your pillow.
The food was georgous and plenty of it. We dined in the seven seas restrurant every night.
The staff were very friendly, the waiters sang for us a few nights in the restrurant which was very funny, the waiters remembered your names.
The entertainment was just like going to a west end show every night in the can can lounge, and the oklahoma lounge. They also said hello to you and made you feel at home. The comedian Paul Eastwood was hilarious and had every one in stitches.
I would definatly sail on this ship again.

We have just returned from the 'Jewels of the Mediterranean' cruise. I was a bit apprehensive about going on the Destiny after reading some of the reviews, but I can honestly say we had a brilliant time! We were on deck 6 and our cabin was quite large - I know that most of the cabins were very small but I paid extra to choose ours! The decor was a bit 'tired' but it certainly didn't stop us having a fantastic holiday. We have been on cruises before on much larger and more modern ships but the Destiny was a lot more friendlier, there was a lovely atmosphere on board. The food was delicious, we had breakfast up on the lido cafe where there was an enormous choice of food (even black pudding) you could have eaten in the restaurant but we preferred to be up on deck in the sunshine. The all inclusive option for drinks was very good because it was so hot, we were constantly ordering cold drinks. I do not drink alcohol but they had lovely alcohol free cocktails which very very nice!!! We didn't even have to leave our sunbed - they just came up and asked us what we wanted. The ships staff were very helpful and friendly, they kept our cabins immaculately clean and if we needed anything it would be put into our room immediately. You do need an USA adaptor plug for your electricals! Everyone on the ship was very friendly and the entertainment was spectacular, you could choose to watch the shows or just sit in a quiet bar listening to live music. We enjoyed all the trips, we decided to go on the half day ones and spend the afternoon chilling out by the pool. We preferred to go on the trips because we like to have a guide who has a good knowledge of the areas that we were visiting and give us lots of information. Yes, we would definately go on another cruise with Thomson, Looking now!!!

i loved the destiny it was by far the best cruise i have ever been on. The staff were amazing and always friendly(not to mention Kane Davies the cruise dirctor is stunningly hot) The food is deliciious(you should try the seven seas).The ship is also spotless.
the ships entertainment team are perfect the dances are amazing and the only problem was the cabin sizes*(but lets be honest your not really going to spend that much time there are you)
i would definitely sail again my only regret is that i didn't kiss Kane

The destiny is perfect in everyway but 1, they do not follow a open dinning option unlike the Thomson Spirit. If this is no problem to you then it will not matter, however, the wife and I prefer to keep our own company, and would have preferred a table of our own for the four of us.


The people who shared our table were fine, it was just that I would have preferred the four of us to have been on our own. The cruise was perfect in every other way. Food great, staff great and the entertainment was as good as any that I have seen around the world.


We will stick to the other Thomson ships in future though unless they change this dining policy.

Just come back from our first trip on the destiny on the Jewels of the Mediterranean.

Well this is our second Thomson cruise, last year on the Celebration. The ship was fine and as some others have commented it is a bit tired looking. The rooms really do need a referb as they are in a pretty poor state. The public areas seem fine and well groomed.

The only real complaint we had was that our cabin was on Deck 2 at the rear and for 7 nights the engine noise was untollable. The only peace we had was when we docked and they turned the blooming engines off.

Again this should be explained to you when you book as it could put a dampener on your holiday. I did mention to reception about this and due to the ship being full we could not be moved and straight away a £70 credit was given, this makes me wonder that this is a know issue about these rooms.

Also the staff weren’t as friendly as the Celebration, especially around the Lido bar; they were too engrossed in talking with one another to see that you wanted to get their attention.

All in all the trip was good, but I do feel that the Celebration is a nicer ship to sail on and seems to be more stable in the water than the Destiny as it did pitch a lot whilst in motion in not so rough seas.
I hear that the ship is being removed from the fleet in two years and replaced by a modern vessel; hopefully this will help Thomson improve their product as a whole.

Other than that we had an excellent time and all in all good value for money.

I was so worried about going on this cruise due to all of the bad reveiws, I found myself looking for faults and to my pleasure, I found none!! The entertainment on board is amazing and the entertainment team from the dancers to the directors are amazing, especially jenny and dave, I'm going to miss them loads and hoping to keep in touch with them. the cabaret shows put on where amazing and the shows such as "new york, new york" and "moulin rouge" were omg fabulous!! never had entertainment like it on all of the 6 other cruises I have been on.
The other staff such as the restraunt staff made you feel so at home and relaxed.
So if you are going on the thompson destiny and have been reading the comments below, ignore them as you should have a spectacular time and if you see jenny, dave, josh, raju, dey or zen please tell them I say hey!
Never travelled with thompson before and was quite hesitant as I seen it as one of the cheap ones but now i would not hesitate to return!