This forms part of a major restructuring of the company’s cruises for the 2012 season.
The company’s Thomson Spirit will, for example, embark on a series of 15 different cruises from Newcastle (May to July) and Harwich (August to September). These cruises will take in 39 destinations and form three to 14 nights.
One of the cruise line’s 15 cruises will be a cruise around the British Isles. This 11-night journey will visit old favourites such as Edinburgh, the Orkney Islands, the Isle of Mull, the Isle of Man, Dublin and Guernsey.
Among the other cruises on offer are voyages to exotic locations such as the Norwegian, Icelandic and Baltic fjords, which are old favourites with cruise lovers. Those who have never cruised before and want to get a taste of what a cruise holiday is all about, should perhaps consider the “Weekend Affair” – a short voyage to Holland and Belgium. If you like this idea, book early – there will be only one such cruise during the upcoming season. Bookings open on the 7th April 2011.
Thomson’s Commercial General Manager, Phil Gardner, had the following to say: “As a British Cruise company we are very excited to be back cruising from the UK. We have widened the portfolio of destinations we offer on our cruises to give customers even more choice.”
He added that Thomson Cruises also responded to customers’ requests by re-instating their ex-UK cruises.