Advantages: Excellent itinery, well organised tours Disadvantages: Poor service and facilities onboard
The Thomson Calypso is the latest addition to Thomson's cruise fleet. It is the smallest Thomson ship, and is an 'adults only' ship. It has everything you would expect from a cruise ship: restaurant, informal dining, shops, a beauty salon, bars, a gym, sundeck, and pool. At over £100 per night Thomson cruises are not especially cheap, and the brochure promises personal service and plush facilities.
Having previously cruised with Thomson on Celebration, ... ...were absolutely right. Thomson promise a more personal style of service aboard the 'intimate' Calypso. The atmosphere amongst guests was certainly pleasant, but a relatively low ratio of staff to guests (9 bar waiters for the whole ship - approx 450 guests) means that service is sadly lacking. The cabin steward did not introduce herself, and seemed to find it strange that we should want clean towels on a daily basis. All the towels we received were ...
saffdarling 13.11.2007
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