geomagot Posted November 6, 2014 #26 Share Posted November 6, 2014 a little bird told me that dream will be calling at holguin next winter... great for the beach resorts:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway487 Posted November 9, 2014 Author #27 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Looks to be 4 itineraries going from Palma on Majesty. Itinerary 1: Palma - At Sea - Villefranche - ? - ? - ? - Barcelona - Palma Itinerary 2: Palma - At Sea - Trapani - ? - ? - Ajaccio - Mahon - Palma Itinerary 3: Palma - Alcudia - Rosas - ? - ? - Barcelona - Ibiza Town - Palma Itinerary 4: Palma - At Sea - Gibraltar - ? - ? - ? - Alicante - Palma Will do a bit more exploring and try and fill in the ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUISIN LINDA Posted November 9, 2014 #28 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Ooh they sound good already Sailaway - keep digging :):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway487 Posted November 15, 2014 Author #29 Share Posted November 15, 2014 An update: http://sailawaycruiseblog.wordpress.com/2014/11/15/dream-majesty-to-swap-for-summer-2016/ Looks like you will be able to sail into Venice on the Dream! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaggersCruising Posted November 16, 2014 #30 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Agree. I don't think we will see Thomson cruise from the UK again for at least another 5 years, if ever again. If the fly cruise market can still be more of a moneymaker for them and they can provide a bit of a niche in this compared to its competiton, they will only concentrate on this. A shame, but it does make business sense, especially with the number of cruise lines doing ex-UK now. Looks like there will be some different itineraries from Palma in 2016, some new ports too. Will do an update shortly. One thing to remember is that Thomson love 7 night itineraries with fly-cruises so they can offer cruise & stays, which presumably they make more money on. All the ex-UK sailings were all different night cruises (hardly ever 7 nights) and had absolutely no chance of selling a "stay" too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway487 Posted November 16, 2014 Author #31 Share Posted November 16, 2014 One thing to remember is that Thomson love 7 night itineraries with fly-cruises so they can offer cruise & stays, which presumably they make more money on. All the ex-UK sailings were all different night cruises (hardly ever 7 nights) and had absolutely no chance of selling a "stay" too! They do love their 7 night itineraries don't they, and I doubt this will change either. The 'stay' part is definitely something that makes Thomson different to the competition, particularly the new 3/4 night stays you can do. Also, 7 night itineraries means they can keep filling those flights up each week. Really, fly-cruises are a win-win for them aren't they. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaggersCruising Posted November 16, 2014 #32 Share Posted November 16, 2014 They do love their 7 night itineraries don't they, and I doubt this will change either. The 'stay' part is definitely something that makes Thomson different to the competition, particularly the new 3/4 night stays you can do. Also, 7 night itineraries means they can keep filling those flights up each week. Really, fly-cruises are a win-win for them aren't they. They certainly seem to be, and is pretty much what make up the bulk of the itineraries of the four main ships, and the IE too, apart from the repositioning cruises, which always seem to have be sold a bit cheaper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway487 Posted November 19, 2014 Author #33 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Strange things are happening... Palma's schedule now comes up with an error message saying you can't view dates after Dec 2015, which is odd as this has never been the case. Also, Gibraltar schedules now have NO Thomson ships booked in for summer 2016, despite Majesty and IE having been booked in previously. Odd goings on... :confused: :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUISIN LINDA Posted November 19, 2014 #34 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Have a look at the ships for sale :eek::eek::eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nell Posted November 19, 2014 #35 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Have a look at the ships for sale :eek::eek::eek: That's what struck me too, Linda ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted November 19, 2014 #36 Share Posted November 19, 2014 The Majesty is for sale but has been for 4 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway487 Posted November 21, 2014 Author #37 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I have a feeling it has been done on purpose to stop people finding out about itineraries in the future that cruise lines want to keep secret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaggersCruising Posted November 22, 2014 #38 Share Posted November 22, 2014 I have a feeling it has been done on purpose to stop people finding out about itineraries in the future that cruise lines want to keep secret. Quite possibly, but all this "hunting" around surely gives them a bit of free advertising. Although, I know they wouldn't look at it like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIFE1 Posted December 23, 2014 #39 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Hi Sailaway You usually have more info this time of year, how is he sleuthing going, any news on summer 2016. Merry Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIFE1 Posted January 2, 2015 #40 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Happy New Year to all forum members. Would be good to get some ideas for where summer 2016 will be in terms of ships/home ports and ideas on itineraries. Sailaway usually has the most information but he has gone very quiet??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway487 Posted January 3, 2015 Author #41 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Hi, sorry for not posting for a while! Not got any more info I'm afraid. At the moment it looks like Majesty in Palma, Dream in Corfu, but not sure on the other two. I think Spirit's season may be slightly different as there is a date in Gibraltar for the ship at the end of May, which is unusual. Will post if there is anything else that appears, but they're being a lot more secretive this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway487 Posted January 3, 2015 Author #42 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Celebration is definitely back in Dubrovnik. Looks to be doing similar itineraries to this summers, and in the same pattern: 2 itineraries to Venice, 1 around Greece and 1 with Malta; in the pattern of Itinerary 1 > Itinerary 2 > Itinerary 3 > Itinerary 4 > Itinerary 1 > etc. Dream is definitely in Corfu. Already penciling in my b2b of Adriatic Explorer and Italian Flavours on the Dream for 2016! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUISIN LINDA Posted January 3, 2015 #43 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Dream is definitely in Corfu. Already penciling in my b2b of Adriatic Explorer and Italian Flavours on the Dream for 2016! :D And I am penciling in the Majesty in the Med in 2016 :D Happy New Year Sailaway. Glad you are OK, we thought you had "Done a Berwyn" :D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway487 Posted January 3, 2015 Author #44 Share Posted January 3, 2015 And I am penciling in the Majesty in the Med in 2016 :D Happy New Year Sailaway. Glad you are OK, we thought you had "Done a Berwyn" :D:D No, I'm still here! :D Just been busy lately. To add Celebration's itineraries, looks as though it is going to be doing an extended season from Dubrovnik, with cruises sailing into November. Durres in Albania is going to be added to the itineraries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIFE1 Posted January 11, 2015 #45 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Thanks Sailaway, look forward to your updates. Dream from Corfu, that looks great (got a soft spot for the Majesty though). How many passengers does the dream take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila49 Posted January 11, 2015 #46 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Thanks Sailaway, look forward to your updates. Dream from Corfu, that looks great (got a soft spot for the Majesty though). How many passengers does the dream take. 1506 (according to the brochure). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIFE1 Posted January 25, 2015 #47 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Hi Sailaway, getting near the end of January, have you managed to get any further information. 1. Will the new brochure be approx third week in April as normal? 2. Know you have best projection on where the ships will be, any further detail. 3. Any idea on itinerary line up (re: If its the dream on Corfu) big thanks in advance as you work very hard at getting information for the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIFE1 Posted February 3, 2015 #48 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Hi Sailaway, is everything okay with you? Have you managed to get any further information. We are missing your updates 1. Will the new brochure be approx third week in April as normal? 2. Know you have best projection on where the ships will be, any further detail. 3. Any idea on itinerary line up (re: If its the dream on Corfu) big thanks in advance as you work very hard at getting information for the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway487 Posted February 15, 2015 Author #49 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Schedules are now all over the place! Celebration now in Palma, Malaga, Barcelona, Mahon and Marseille. Looks to me like Malaga departures. But it is still in Dubrovnik schedule currently. Dream has disappeared from Rome and is now only a 'To be confirmed' for Split. Very very confused. :confused: Whatever TUI's plan is for Thomson Cruises future, looking more likely summer 2016 is going to be impacted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailaway487 Posted February 15, 2015 Author #50 Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) Hi Sailaway, is everything okay with you?Have you managed to get any further information. We are missing your updates 1. Will the new brochure be approx third week in April as normal? 2. Know you have best projection on where the ships will be, any further detail. 3. Any idea on itinerary line up (re: If its the dream on Corfu) big thanks in advance as you work very hard at getting information for the forum Sorry FIFE1, must have missed this post! :o As per my previous post, schedules are a bit of a mess now. Summer 2016 to be the reveal of the new Thomson Cruises??? Edited February 15, 2015 by Sailaway487 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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