Woodyb

Have Beene no he dream three times and tui discovery 2 once last month. Loved the dream, it's small but the cabins, venues and mdr are all really good. There is a good spiced well appointed theatre too. We always had the drinks package included for free which made a big difference. It is dated compared to the mega ships but it is a friendly vessel with a good atmosphere.

Which brings me to TUI Discovery 2. An absolute step up for Thomson, all inclusive as standard, spectacular dining venues, wonderful facilities, great shows, a range of great venues. The atrium is beautiful. The ship still retains ithe friendliness and service thomson is known for. Back onboard in October as we enjoyed it so much.

Heartily recommend Thomson cruising.

lewis is back on the 4th of sept, paul evans is covering his break, lewis is great met him in 2010 as an ents host and he has done so well

Was so sad the sebby mercury shows started after we did our cruise, but heard they are going down so well

 

 

 

Glad to hear it. We were impulsive and booked a Canary Island cruise in October so glad he will be back onboard. Seb is a very talented performer!

According to the Facebook site, the ship now has everyone safely on board and has set sail.

And the final passengers getting back on got clapped on board by the other passengers #D2family

That's a little bit of positive news on an awful day for Barcelona and for humanity.

Agree!

Any updates from facebook or the ship - thanks

The posts from those onboard who are members of the facebook page says they are expecting the final 14 passengers to be back onboard in the next half an hour. All crew back on board.

A bit of good news on a dreadful day!

At hose on board posting that all passengers and staff are safe. They are waiting for those caught up in this to be escorted back to the ship. Captain Chris announced they will not sail till everyone back on board. People saying how brilliant the staff have been throughout what must be an incredibly difficult afternoon/evening. No surprise there, thomson staff are the best at sea!

A lot of people onboard posting on the Facebook page. A lot of passengers and staff in lockdown in bars and cafes for their own safety. Captain Chris has announced the ship will not leave till everyone safely back on board. Would expect nothing else from him.

I was about to start the same thread. We are there in two weeks on D2. ( well may not be now) Watching news with live reports. Sure that the boat will check everyone is on board. Prayers out to all involved.

 

Prayers indeed! Was there 6 weeks ago today. Ship doesn't depart until 8pm so a lot of people will still be out and about. Las Ramblas leads to the port area. Just hoping everyone is safe and well. A lot of staff disembark in the afternoon also! Thoughts are with them.

They had a new CD the day we boarded,,Paul something from the Majesty. He was good fun. Very sociable.

 

Wonder where Lewis has gone then ?!

d2 is in Barcelona today. Not gue to leave until about 8 tonight. Hope all the passengers and staff are safe and not caught up in the terrorist attack.

Can only echo all of your comments. Loved the two weeks I spent on board. So much so we have booked a week on D2 in October.

Never known such fantastic shows, brilliant staff and constant good times while at sea. My face was aching by July 16th from all of the smiling I did while on the trip!

Loved deck 9 and 10 after a morning out exploring. We usually ventured out around 10 and usually got back around 3, apart from in Barcelona which I only tore myself away from because I knew we were going back onto D2! We also had a later departing time in Barca which was great.

Porto was a big shock to me. Zero expectations but ended up loving the place.

Can genuinely say it's my best cruise experience so far! Your post brought it all back to me. Thanks!

What the name of the Barman? We are on next week and would like to look out for him so I can also nominate him. Would be great to get something going on here so out of nowhere he is receiving loads of nominations. On all the Thomson ships we have been on, all the staff work so hard and need recognition

To my shame I can't remember his name. The two barmen who run the bar in the venue in the evening are a joy. As its a quieter venue you get to chat to them more. I'm sue with a little bit of digging you will find out which one it was. He was genuinely upset by it.

Am returning in October for Colourful Coasts itinerary. Can't wait to see them all again.

Lewis Power Stannard is a fantastic cruise director who is a visible presence around the ship. He has time to have a chat with everyone. He is brilliant.

Talking to him one night he was saying some passengers who had been on board returned home and sent him offensive and nasty messages on social media. How these people's head work is beyond me. He is totally committed to passengers enjoying themselves. Absolute delight.

To me TUI's biggest asset are the staff, all of them.

If you like the nightly shows don't miss steel town, Beatz international and the festival show!

Disgusted to hear about the treatment of the wonderful Thomson staff by some morons obviously new to Thomson - never seen or heard of this happening before but if I see it in the future I won't be able to keep quiet and will have to say something and maybe report them for unacceptable behaviour ����

Better still ignore them because you won't get anywhere with them. Get the name of the staff member and head to customer service to nominate the member for a honourable mention and lavish them with praise. Because they do hear about that also and it's recorded on their employee file.

I have to agree with you, why oh why do the Brits abroad have to let us down, so much for Great Britishness sometimes it is shameful

Saw this behaviour over the two weeks. One time in the corridor our cabin steward was cleaning a cabin close to ours. Some self important man came marching along came to her trolley in the corridor and bellowed 'Oi! Girl. Move this thing NOW!' She smiled and did as he asked.

My revenge on the ignoramuses came in the venue on deck 5. 8 or 9 passengers none of us knew each other we're having a sociable chat. Chatting to the bar staff we learned one of the barmen had been reported to customer service for not pouring a woman's drink quickly enough. Any report is subject to a disciplinary automatically. So the entire group of us trooped off to customer service to nominate this barman as employee of the month and to praise his prompt efficient service and very friendly attitude.

spenr weeks on D2 in July continental coasts and iberian treasures. Was an an inside midship deck 2. Could not fault a thing on the ship. Fantastic staff, superb food, superb entertainment. Most ports close to the city centres or tourist buses.

The ship is beautiful.

Showteam best we've seen at sea. Cruise director lewis power Stannard is outstanding. Should be on TV. Lovely friendly ship.

One complaint. The ignorance of a minority of passengers towards the staff members. Spoke to them as if they were second rate human beings or slaves. Zero manners towards these hardworking friendly people. One afternoon the way one man spoke to a barman was disgusting. If I had been the barman he would have been wearing his precious pint of lager.

A small minority vast majority were not like this.