17 December 2009

Three seasons on sale by Thomson Cruises

All inclusive upgrades and £100 on board spending money feature as incentives from Thomson Cruises.

The all-inclusive upgrade on board all Thomson Destiny Palma itineraries starts at £69 for next summer and the £100 per couple to on board spend covers Thomson Celebration itineraries from the new depart port of Marmaris in Turkey.

The deals come as Thomson Cruises issues its latest brochure spanning three seasons, from January 2010 to April 2011.

The programme offers 45 itineraries visiting 89 ports on four different ships, including the new Thomson Dream.

Summer 2010 sees four ships in the Mediterranean with Thomson Dream and Thomson Destiny sailing out of Palma; Thomson Celebration from Marmaris and Thomson Spirit from Corfu.

Early booking offers for winter 2010-11 include all-inclusive upgrades starting at £49, plus flights from nine UK airports.

Thomson Celebration will be based inthe Red Sea providing seven-night sailings.

Thomson Spirit will then take over the itinerary in February until April. Prices start at £749 per person for a Red Sea Magic cruise.

Two of the fleet will be positioned in the Caribbean for winter 2010-11.

Thomson Destiny will sail on Caribbean Gems and Coral Islands itineraries and Thomson Dream will sail on three new 14-night itineraries - Cuban Adventure, Classic Caribbean and Caribbean Highlights.

The Thomson Dream itineraries will have an additional £100 per couple on board spend as an early booking incentive. Prices start at £1,499 per person for the 14-night Classic Caribbean itinerary on Thomson Dream.

A seven-night Coral Islands cruise onboard Thomson Destiny starts at £999 per person, with the all-inclusive upgrade option from £49.

There are also late availability deals for the current Winter 2009/10season in the brochure, including Thomson Dream inaugural cruises in April.

A five-night Mediterranean Dreams sailing on the April 22 and a seven-night Mediterranean Classics on April 27 both have £100 on board credit per couple for early bookings.

Prices start at £549 per person for the Mediterranean Dreams cruise.

by Phil Davies