Cruises and cruising
Posted in norovirus, Thomson Cruises on Aug 6th, 2015
I understand that there has recently been an interesting decision at the Central Country Court in London. This was in a case brought against Thomson Cruises by a number of passengers who had their cruise spoiled by an outbreak of norovirus. This all occurred in 2009, by the way, so it’s taken a long time […]
Posted in Thomson Cruises on May 13th, 2015
So I’m breaking my rule about not posting while I’m on holiday, because this seems to be a significant development. TUI announced today that Mein Schiff 1 and 2 will be passed to Thomson Cruises. Here’s the full quote: In the framework of exercising our purchase option it was agreed that Mein Schiff 1 and […]
Posted in Cruises, Thomson Cruises on Mar 5th, 2015
Thomson Cruises has announced that from April 2016 they will be leasing Splendour of the Seas, currently sailing for Royal Caribbean. The new ship will replace Island Escape which I believe will be leaving the Thomson fleet. Splendour of the Seas (SotS) is being bought by TUI Cruises, Thomson’s parent company, and will then be […]
Posted in Thomson Cruises, Thomson Majesty on Feb 14th, 2013
I understand from various reports that the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch wil not be involved in the investigation of the fatal accident on Thomson Majesty. The position is complex: the ship is apparently Cypriot-owned and flagged in Malta, and the accident happened in Spain. Furthermore the cruise departed from a Spanish port, and visited […]
Posted in Accidents, Thomson Cruises, Thomson Majesty on Feb 11th, 2013
It would be remiss of me to not mention the fatal accident that occurred on Thomson Majesty yesterday. As we all know, five crew members died when a lifeboat they were in dropped into the sea during a lifeboat drill as a result of a cable breaking. This happened during a lifeboat drill while the […]