Thomson Cruises adds to its fleet

Thomson Cruises recently announced the purchase of 1,830-passenger Splendour of the Seas from Royal Caribbean Cruises, which is to join Thomson Cruises in summer 2016 as a replacement for Island Escape.

Splendour of the Seas is to be renamed Thomson Discovery and will be the largest in the fleet.

However last week TUI Group revealed Mein Schiff 1 and Mein Schiff 2 (above), both former Celebrity Cruises vessels, will bring the Thomson Cruises fleet up to seven ships if the current fleet is maintained.

The former Celebrity Galaxy and Celebrity Mercury each have a capacity for almost 2,000 passengers.

Tui Cruises has agreed to order two new ships for delivery in 2018 and 2019, although no timescale has been announced for the delivery of Mein Schiff 1 and 2.

German sister line Tui Cruises said “In the framework of exercising our purchase option it was agreed that Mein Schiff 1 and Mein Schiff 2 will be moved to Thomson Cruises in the next few years in order to continue the modernisation of the UK cruise operations”.

Over the next few years Thomson’s Cruises will have three new ships to offer, would you sail with Thomson’s?  Have you cruised before and would you recommed them?

One this is for sure, compared to other cruise lines, they are very good value for money. Thomson’s also offer flights from most regional airports in the UK.

Take a look at some of the latest Thomson Cruise offers HERE