Can I have my money back? Thomson Spirit-Pearls of the Aegean October 2010

[Flopsy]

I booked this cruise because it was calling at Rhodes Town where I wanted to surprise a friend who keeps a bar there.Also I wanted to avoid any cruise which visited Turkey as I really really don't want to go to Turkey for personal reasons.This cruise was just what I wanted.

 

Now I have had a letter stating that the cruise willno longer call at Rhodes Town but will visit Marmairis in Turkey instead.i am mortified.I don't want to go any more!

 

Can I cancel and get my deposit back?

 

Flopsy

[Cymro1953]

I booked this cruise because it was calling at Rhodes Town where I wanted to surprise a friend who keeps a bar there.Also I wanted to avoid any cruise which visited Turkey as I really really don't want to go to Turkey for personal reasons.This cruise was just what I wanted.

 

Now I have had a letter stating that the cruise willno longer call at Rhodes Town but will visit Marmairis in Turkey instead.i am mortified.I don't want to go any more!

 

Can I cancel and get my deposit back?

 

Flopsy

 

Hi Flopsy,

That's bad.

In the back of the brochure in "Our Agreement With You" in section 4 If we change your holiday details.

It includes Major changes to your holiday and one of them is "significant change of destination".

You could try them under that and try for a refund or change to a different holiday with them.

 

 

Berwyn

[Cymro1953]

PS

 

I've just looked at it in the brochure and the only place I'd want to go to on it is Crete.

Without Rhodes it's not an appealing itinerary.

 

 

Good luck with it

 

Berwyn

[vwgolf]

No idea why you would not want to visit the beautiful resort of Marmaris but I would be surprised if a change to just one port of call would be considered a "significant" change. Worth a try, though, but I've always thought of a cruise as a "whole package" rather than a means to get to one particular destination.

[patseacruiser]

You are no where near final payment, why couldn't you cancel?

[Flopsy]

Hi all

 

Well I have contacted Thomsons and they offered me a cruise in April which includes Rhodes but as I have booked a cruise in May I would prefer to go in October to spread them out over the year!

 

The letter from Thomsons states ' on this occasion we've changed one of the ports- swapping Rhodes for Marmaris, so now you can enjoy a trip to Turkey along with the best bits of Greece'.

 

Rhodes was to be the highlight of the trip for me.Turkey- no thanks.

 

VW- I have no doubt that many, many people love Turkey, it is beautiful and I know that the people are said to be lovely, but I personally don't want to support a country with such an appalling human rights record.Each to their own.

 

Anyway I am pleased to report that Thomsons have agreed to give me a full refund.They won't loose out because I always holiday with Thomsons and I have no doubt that I shall spend the refund on a subsequent Thomson hoilday.

 

Flopsy

[Cymro1953]

Glad you got it sorted Flopsy

 

Berwyn

[vwgolf]

Glad this has a happy ending and I admire your moral stance on Turkey, although it's possible to find a reason not to visit every country in the world if you try hard enough!

[Flopsy]

Hi VW

 

I guess you are right but I won't be trying too hard to find something wrong with the other counties or I will be confined to UK and how boring would that be tee hee

 

flopsy