Thomson Cruises

Thomson holidays started their cruise brand in 1995 and currently have five ships in their fleet. Thomson Cruise is part of the TUI Travel Group Plc.

Island Escape was added to the Thomson fleet in April 2009, as a result of parent company TUI's acquisition of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd's share in Island Cruises that took place in 2008.

Newly-announced 2010 itineraries for Thomson Cruises will take passengers to the eastern Mediterranean, with regular voyages starting from Marmaris in Turkey.

The popular Thomson Celebration, which this summer is sailing in the Adriatic and the Aegean, will next year cruise to Izmir, Santorini, Alexandria in Egypt and Ashdod in Israel, with fares starting from £779 per person including flights and transfers.

Thomson Spirit will transfer from Palma, Majorca, to the Greek island of Corfu, sailing to Venice, Dubrovnik, Kotor in Montenegro, Athens and Rhodes, with fares starting at just £579.

Thomson destiny will be sailing three itineraries from Palma, with flights from 14 UK airports and fares from £699.

Fleet

	Thomson Spirit Features: Type: cruise ship Tonnage: 33,930 GT (gross tonnage) Length: 214.66 m (704 ft 3 in) Beam: 27.26 m (89 ft 5 in) Draught: 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) Decks: 10 Installed power: 2 x Sulzer RLB66 diesel engines, combined 22,400 kW Propulsion: 2 propellers Speed: 21 knots (38.89 km/h; 24.17 mph) Capacity: 1350 Crew: 520
	Thomson Celebration Features: Class and type: cruise ship Tonnage: 33,960 gross register tons (GRT) Displacement: 4,243 metric tons deadweight (DWT) Length: 214.66 m (704.27 ft) Beam: 27.26 m (89.44 ft) Draught: 7.50 m (24.61 ft) Decks: 9 Installed power: 2 x Sulzer RLB66 diesels combined 21600 kW Speed: 18 knots Capacity: 1,254 passengers (1350 maximum) Crew: 520 crew
	Thomson Destiny Features: Type: cruise ship Tonnage: 37,773 GT (gross tonnage) 5,000 metric tons deadweight (DWT) Length: 214.51 m (703 ft 9 in) Beam: 28.41 m (93 ft 3 in) Draught: 6.80 m (22 ft 4 in) Decks: 12 Installed power: 4 x 8-cylinder Sulzer-Wärtsilä diesels, combined 17060 kW Propulsion: Twin propellers[3] Speed: 21 knots (38.89 km/h; 24.17 mph) Capacity: 1611 passengers Crew: 540
	Island Escape Features: Type: cruise ship Tonnage: 40,132 GT (gross tonnage) Length: 189.89 m (623 ft 0 in) Draught: 7.20 m (23 ft 7 in) Decks: 10 (passenger accessible) Capacity: 1544 passengers (lower berths) 1741 passengers (all berths) Crew: 540
	Thomson Dream Features: Tonnage 55,000 GRT Length 243 m Beam (width) 32 m Speed 19 knots Decks 9 Lifts 7 Cabins 753 Cruise passengers 1506 Crew and staff 600 Electrical current 110v/220v Registry Italy