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Hi all.

Over the past 25 years my husband and myself have always had our holidays in our mobile caravan in UK apart from perhaps a trip to Germany and a trip to disneyland Paris and a week in Spain.

It is our 25th wedding anniversary next month, so I thought it would be nice to do something special and different. So we saved our pennies and have booked a cruise in the Carribean on The Thompson Destiny.

We go on 29th March and are counting down the weeks now.

So, is there anyone out there who has been on a cruise? perhaps to the Carribean or even on The Thomson Destiny?

What was it like?

Do you have any tips for the holiday?

Do you have any advice for the trip?

Would love your comments.

Dee

I think my sister is going to be on your cruise!!!!!!!! They have done a Thompson cruise before and loved it.They are having their joint 50th and 60th birthday celebration.

Small world Helen!

Guess there is going to be quite a bit of celebrating then!

Hello Dee, we have been on 5 different cruises the last was January this year to the Caribbean. Although not with Thomson we go with P and O but I think that most of the cruise ships are much the same.
I am sure that you will have a fabulous time. We packed lots of shorts and tops as it was very nice and warm (80`s ) although sometimes the evenings get a bit cooler. Much to my surprise it did rain a couple of times but only lasted 10/20 mins max then the hot sun came out again. The last cruise was a little too formal in the evenings for my liking as it was dressy every evening and got a bit tiring. I hope that you have a great time and wish that I was going back again.


Love and Peace
Marianne. x

Thanks Marianne

Ours has one formal evening (dinner with captain). The rest is smart casual, as I am let to believe.

I have been watching the weather for the past fortnight and it has been raining every day, or cloudy. Temperatures are averaging 26c at the moment, but I was concerned there wouldn't be much sun (I'd like to get a bit of a suntan just because I never go to hot climates). I have my suncream ready!

Just rang my sister and yes it's the same cruise.They prefer early sitting dinner and half day trips.Full day ones can be very tiring.Also if there are evening buffet things like the chocoholic evening ,if you have eaten earlier you have room in your tummy do do all the tastings lol.They fly from Birmingham.

Helen
Thats incredible.
We are flying from B'ham (10.20am 29th)
& we have booked the early sitting for dinner!

We left Gatwick on 2/1/09 and it was raining at Bridgetown when we arrived but next morning it was nice and sunny when we went into the town. The cruise before us had terrible weather and lost about 4 days as they could not berth the ship due to the bad weather. The people in the Caribbean said that it had been `unseasonal` weather. As I said it does rain but does not last long. It gets alot hotter at sea so make sure that you slap on lots of lotion. I hope that you have a really great holiday and dont forget to let us know how it was when you get back.
Take some clothes that will let you `expand` because as Helen says the food goes on and on day and night. LOL.

Love and Peace
Marianne.

and i ask where you stopped in the Caribbean.

Thanks Marianne
I have heard that you tend to gain wait. I working on the basis that we will be going on several walking/cycling trips to burn off the extra calories! Ha ha!

Keith, we went to


Barbados
St Lucia
Bonaire
St Maarteen
Aruba
Tortola
St Vincent
Grenada
Martinique and Catalina Island.

You are on the same flight!!!!

St Maarteen is great i stayed there for 2 weeks

my family live on saba which is by St Maarteen

Keith, you are so lucky to get to go there often. I envy you. The people are so nice and friendly as well.

We fly into Dominican Republic to board ship
At sea the next day
then....
Castries...St Lucia
Bridgetoen...Barbados
Pointe a pitre, Guadeloupe
Bassetarre, St Kitts
Road Town, Tortola
La Romana... Domincan republic
At sea again
then St Georges, Grenada
Roseau, Dominica
St John's... Antigua
Philipsburg..St Marten
Road Town...Tortola
then back to Dominican Republic to disembark

Helen

Will have to look out for them, the plane can't be that big!

ive only ever been once

She isn't looking forward to the long flight.I will ask her is she wants me to tell you her name.She is lovely.

when are you all going

Helen
Is your sister going for a week, or a fortnight?

I'm flying out on 29th for a fortnight. Can't wait.