we traveled on 23rd June 2005 aboard the Thompson Destiny, a beautiful ship. The crew were excellent, very attentive ,if you watched them working for to long you would go dizzy, do they work!

The food was outstanding, I would like to queiry a review I read stating that, 'you could not see the food you were getting at the lido restaurant'. It may have been the case on that voyage ,howevere all food is now on show, and it tastes great, especally after a great night in the
neptune .

On the entertainment side there was something for everyone thanks to the members of the entertainment crew.
The shows were great fun and very entertaining, another stand up comedy night wouldn't go a miss.

In answer to would I sail aboard the Thomson Destiny ?
thats a definate yes.

and to Albert our waiter at the Seven Seas, with the effort you are putting in and the service you give , you will become a head waiter one day

We are just back, having spent 2 fabulous weeks aboard Thomson Destiny. We travelled on 23rd June and it was our honeymoon.
This was my 2nd cruise, having been on Thomson Spirit last year, but was my husband's (cannot quite get used to calling him that yet!) 1st cruise, so here goes for my review :

We arrived at Palma airport and did "The Walk" to get our cases, if you have never been to Palma airport then be prepared to walk!! After a very easy transfer we arrived at The port to board the ship, again, a very easy process with no hiccups. When you board the ship a member of the staff is there to escort you to your cabin, cases are delivered approx 1 hour after you board, which was not a problem. When we arrived at our cabin we found Thomson had supplied us with a fabulous arrangement of flowers, chocolates and a bottle of ice cold moet in an ice bucket....very very nice touch. The maid.... Tina arrived and introduced herself and then asked us if we would like a double bed because it was our honeymoon!! Nothing was too much trouble for her, she is a star.

The cabins are small, but you are only in them to sleep or get ready for dinner, was not really an issue, although I agree the walls are paper thin, we heard an elderly couple next door to us discuss what he was to wear every day!!! We stored our suitcases under the bed, there was adequate storage for my husband and I to hang clothes. Had a problem once or twice with the toilet, (its a vaccum system) but when we reported it it was fixed straight away.

The ship is immaculate, every minute of the day it is being painted or cleaned, the staff work like trojans, the public toliets are cleaned every hour and supplies replenished. Plenty of sunbeds, and your mustard coloured towels for them are delivered every night to your cabin, so be sure to leave the dirty ones in bathroom for maid to replenish.

Food onboard the ship was excellent, Seven Seas was where we had dinner every night, its a 6 course affair, and I never managed to have 6 courses on any night! They have retained the set place seating, which I was not really very sure about, but we were very lucky in that we were at a table for 10 and the 8 other people were great, only 4 of them left after the 1st week, so we all stayed at the same table on week 2, friends of ours (Jonny & Tracey and their 2 kids) arrived on our 2nd week, so the waiters (with prior arrangement a few days before) sat them at the same table, which was really really good, (although Jonny may not agree!) Our waiters Kenneth and Sileno were excellent, only too happy to help. Angel (without wings) made a point of speaking to you every night and shaking the mens hands, some more than others...eh Jonny??
We tended to have breakfast and lunch in Lido, as we could sit on our own, a few times we did go to Seven Seas we were seated with strangers who in our experience, just did not talk to you, which I found awkward. My only gripe about the Lido is that it is very "Cafe" like, and the tables and chairs are so close togehter, where as the Lido on the Spirt was more like a restaurant, but less formal than dining room, the food in Lido was superb, cannot understand why a few people have stated you cannot see what food you are getting, the only time this happens is at breakfast, and you can see it, its just that you have to ask chef for what you want instead of helping yourself, but this was by no means a problem to us, food was always very fresh and the hot stuff was hot. We visited it a few times late at night following a wee jig in Neptunes!!

Staff onboard the ship again excellent....Tony from the Chart Room, what a star this man is, cannot praise him enough, a gentleman,another gentleman is Edward who was in the Clipper Bar, very funny man, who could not do enough for you, we saw Georgi who worked on the Spirit too, Lilia (looks a bit like a young Celine Dion) lovely bar waitress, and very funny Also Louise from entertainment staff, she came and spoke to us as she knew we were going onboard thanks to her Mum, Laine you daughter is lovely!
Stephen Guy is another ex Spirit member of staff,he is the Cruise Director, and a fabulous singer. I understand where the person on a previous review is coming from, because it does get to the stage that you are fed up listening to him on the tannoy, and if you are having a siesta then it does wake you up, cos you cannot turn it off!!!

Entertainment onboard the Destiny is excellent, my favourite show was Moulin Rouge,I saw it last year, but still really enjoyed it this year, I did not find the entertainment all the same as it was on the Spirit, a few things were the same, but thats not a complaint.

We found the excursions a little pricey, we did Rome DIY as I had done it last year and was confident enough to do it again, we booked to go to Pompeii and Sorrento £43 per person, really enjoyed it, but if you were in a family group it would work out expensive to do a few trips. We also did Barelona DIY as you are only 10 mins away from centre if you go by shuttle bus or taxi, but be warned, the shuttle bus is very very popular and you may have a long wait, we got a taxi along with Jonny, Tracey and the kids and another couple, worked out at 15 euro so was only 5 euro for each couple, bus was 1.5 euro each, which is not really that much cheaper than a taxi.
Most ports we got off the ship and went a wander, Mahon was very nice, as was Corsica and Toulon, Palermo in Sicily......YUK! Horrible dirty place with rude people and scooters galore, be warned....they do not stop, even if green man is on, you take your life in your hands crossing the road!!

To sum up our honeymoon cruise........It was fantastic, we had a wonderful time, and my husband, who had never cruised before was talking about cruising again next year, after only 3 days onboard the Destiny!!!! (Im very happy about this, as Ive got the cruise bug, and I think he has it now too!!)

Thomson certainly do look after you, and we will not hesitate to book with them for next years cruise, which we think will be on the Emerald doing the Greek cruise.

We spent our honeymoon on the Destiny from 23rd June to 7th July for the Jewels of the Mediterranean and Mediterranean Renaissance cruises. We have never been on a cruise before and didn't know what to expect, but we had an absolutely fantastic time. The food and service in the Seven Seas was excellent and the waiters are wonderful. The Lido is nice and relaxed and the food is good there too. The entertainers are brilliant and put on some really professional, enjoyable shows in the Can Can lounge. The Oklahoma lounge have some good quizzes and game shows as well which are always a good laugh. Service in the bars was great too and we were on all inclusive which was even better!
Our Cabin boy Fortunato was lovely and did an excellent job. He serviced the room twice a day and even made a swan out of the towels. The whole ship was spotless and the cleaning staff could not be faulted.

To celebrate our honeymoon, we had a surprise invitation to have dinner with the Staff captain on the formal night. We really enjoyed it and met another honeymoon couple there who we got on with really well.

The excursions were quite expensive but very good. We went on 4 altogether and managed to find our way round most other places. For example, we got on the train in Naples which took us directly to Pompeii and then on to Sorrento. The metro system in Barcelona is fantastic and we managed to get to the Nou Camp, Park Guel and the Sagrada Familia quite easily.

We have no complaints whatsoever with the cruise and would definitely go on the Destiny again. We may even try a cruise on one of the other Thomson cruise ships.

We had a cruise and stay holiday with the criuse aboard the Destiny first and then a stay at the Thomson Gold Levente Hotel at Cala Bona in Majorca.

We had an fabulous time on board the Destiny with very friendly and helpful staff, excellent food and entertainment. The trips we went on which were organsied on board (Nice Monaco & Monte Carlo: Florence & Pisa: Rome including the Vatigan and the Colleseum) were first class with excellent local guides.

If you are going to see the shows get in to the theatre early to get a decent seat as the shows are very popular.

All the staff worked extremely hard to give a first class service and we cannot fault them at all.

In certain areas of the ship you can hear engine noise and feel vibration and the ship is in need of a revamp, which we understand is scheduled to take place later this year, but that did not detract from our enjoyment on board.

Yes there is a hair dryer in the basic cabins - its in the top drawer of the dressing table!

first time on destiny. really enjoyed ourselves.booked a suite with balcony for my 50th birthday,the service was superb,housekeeper could not do enough for you, always polite and smiling.food in the seven seas was fantastic, service with a smile every night from our waiter rubens.crew overall very good.entertainment very good in the can can lounge,as was oklahoma lounge,nice relaxing time in the chart room with great views,only one little blip,time waiting to be served with drinks in lounges and bars at night, could have done with more staff.will definatly be cruising on destiny again.

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sailed on this ship 3 times hair dryer in top drawer fitted .. flat pinned america style 2 pin plug needed for curling brushes or phone charges enjoy your cruise i know you will don.t worry its brill.....

We went on our first ever cruise June/July 2005 doing the Rennaisance cruise, after reading some of the reviews before we went about the maiden voyage we were a little apprehensive, but may I say this was the best holiday we have ever been on and will be definately cruising again in the future. I was worried about getting sea sick but you dont even know you are sailing. The staff everywhere couldn't do enough for you and we went on the AI package and definately got value for money. The food was excellent both in the Lido cafe and The seven seas restaurant although the seven seas restaurant was obviously better quality and service. We ususally ate breakfast in the Lido cafe and had a snack from the pool side bar at lunch and had our dinner in the seven seas. If any complaints it was that we were on the first sitting 6.45 and coming back from long day trips about 6.20 is didn't give you long to get ready for the evening meal......the enertainment was fantastic and the dancers put their hearts into all the shows as good as any london west end show.
Our second week was staying at SA COMA PLAYA in sa coma, it was a platinum hotel with excellent food and facilities we had a good rest after a great but hectic week, i would definately recomment cruising first then chill out the second week.
So anyone going I would say you will have an excellent holiday and it wont be our last cruise.

The Adams Family from Nottinghamshire

the destiny was first class,never been on a cruise before.and like everything some get it good some don,t,but for once God was on my side,and my friends and I had the best holiday ever,so destiny and your staff,I rate you 100 top marks,and finally thankyou.regards pam julie and christine.

My husband and I could not fault anything about the holiday the food was fabulous the staff were fantastic they were always cleaning. We decided to take our vows on board as it was our 25 wedding anniversary the young lady that looked after us was wonderful making sure that all the arrangements were correct for that special day.

Perhaps the trips were a little expensive but had already budget for that, the cabaret nights were better than some things you see on TV.

We would like to thank them all for a fablous holiday, and for making our week special to us both, a holiday to remember.

Hopefully we will sail again with them very soon

Pauline & Stephen

Waiter service non existant for breakfast although brochure states there is.food cold.had to queue for everything.Unable to get a drink in the bars-lack of staff.Daytime enternainment did not exist.Evening shows were good but couldn't get a seat or a drink.
Health and safety procedures ignored e.g.lifeboat drill was farcical.Itineries and destinations changed-less time in port.Toilets blocked every night on enternainment deck(deck5)
Thomson Cruise Manager was most arrogant and
condescending.would not listen to the hundreds of passengers complaining.Disembarking was a nightmare,once again serious risk to life.
when this ship was the sunbird it was fantastic-so why spoil it by cutting corners.This should have been a celebration cruise for our ruby wedding.IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE WORST HOLIDAY OF MY LIFE!SO COME ON THOMSON OWN UP AND APOLOGISE IT WAS A DISASTER!