Back from the dream 28 sept

[leading hand palmer]

JUST RETURNED TODAY FROM A ONE WEEK CRUISE ON THE THOMSON DREAM. WATCH DOG WAS BROADCAST ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, ON FRIDAY MORNING NEW MATTRESS'S WERE BROUGHT ON BOARD, AND ALL WERE REPLACED THAT DAY WE WERE ON DECK 7 HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL THE THIRD DAY WHEN WE CAME BACK TO THE CABIN AT JUST AFTER 2 am THE ROOM WAS EXTREMELY HOT ALMOST UNBEARABLE AS THE AIR CONDITIONING HAD STOPPED WORKING WE PHONED RECEPTION TO ASK IF AN ENGINEER COULD LOOK AT THE A/C IN THE MORNING AND A FAN BROUGHT WITHIN MINUTES TO OUR CABIN, IT WAS REPAIRED LATER THAT MORNING. BUT THE CABIN THEN REMAINED VERY COLD FOR THE REST OF OUR STAY TRYING TO ADJUST THE CONTROLS HAVING NO EFFECT. WATER TURNED OFF ONE EVENING BUT WE WERE GIVEN A NOTICE IN A LETTER. THE SHIP HAD A PROBLEM WE SAILED LATE OUT OF PALMA ON THE FIRST EVENING AND THEY WERE WORKING ON HER THE NEXT DAY AT SEA WE WERE ON STOP FOR A FEW HOURS . THERE IS A SMELL AT TIMES WE FOUND THAT THIS WAS MORE NOTICABLE COMING DOWN THE STAIRS ON DECK 6 ON THE FIRST 2 DAYS BUT IT DID IMPROVE AFTER. EVERY NOW AND AGAIN YOU WOULD CATCH THE ODOUR ON CERTAIN PARTS OF THE SHIP. THE CAPTIN TOLD US THAT THE ONLY REFURBISHMENT TO THE SHIP WOULD BE ON THE ENGINEERING SIDE IN MY OPINION THE INTERIOR OF THE SHIP IS IN GOOD CONDITION THE CABINS WERE SPACIOUS THE DECOR AND CARPETS WERE ALL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION NOT AT ALL LIKE SOME OF THE REPORTS THAT HAVE APPEARED ON CRUISE CRITIC. ENTERTAINMENT WAS GOOD TO EXCELLENT. DINING. WE HAD OUR EVENING MEAL IN ORIANS EVERY NIGHT, FOOD OK BUT I MUST ADMIT SOME NIGHTS WE JUST HAD MAIN COURSE / SWEET. WE [ 4 of us ] DID NOT LIKE THIS OPEN DINING NOR DID THE WAITERS WE SPOKE TO. THEY SAID IT WAS HARDER FOR THEM WHEN THEY HAVE SOME GUESTS ON STARTERS OTHERS ON DIFFERENT COURSE'S PLUS YOU GET A DIFFERENT TABLE EVERY NIGHT SO THE WAITERS ARE IN GENERAL MISSING OUT ON TIPS AS COMPARED TO CLUB DINING. I FOUND IT MOST ANNOYING THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF GUESTS HAD TO STAND AROUND OUTSIDE ORIANS HAVING GIVEN THIER CABIN NUMBER AND THEN HAD TO WAIT FOR TABLES TO BECOME AVAILABLE YOUR CABIN NUMBER WAS THEN CALLED AND YOU WERE SHOWEN TO A TABLE. FOOD IN THE BUFFET, (SIRENS / ANDROMETERS) WE FOUND LUNCH VERY REPETITIVE IN 7 DAYS JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE BEEF IN RED WINE WAS ON 3 TIMES, THERE WERE OTHER CHOICES BUT AGAIN THEY WERE REPETED OVER THE 7 DAYS SWEET SLECTION VERY POOR , BREAKFAST WAS VERY GOOD. TEA / COFFEE STATIONS WERE A NIGHTMARE, AT MAIN MEAL TIMES. DRINK PRICE'S STILL VERY GOOD ALTHOUGH WE HAD THE A1. STAFF EXCELLENT. OVER ALL THE SHIP IS FINE NO MAJOR PROBLEMS . WOULD I GO ON THE DREAM AGAIN PROBABLY NOT WHILE THEY HAVE THIS OPEN DINING BUT THATS MY PERSONAL OPINION.

 

 

THOMSON DESTINY SEPT 2007

THOMSON EMERALD CRUISE / STAY JULY 2008

THOMSON DESTINY CARRIBBEAN JAN 2009

THOMSON DESTINY JULY 2009

THOMSON DESTINY CARIBBEAN JAN 2010

THOMSON DREAM SEPT 2010

R.C.I. SPELNDOUR OF THE SEA VENICE STAY / CRUISE NOV 2010

P&O OCEANA PANAMA CANAL FEB 2011

[kruzseeka]

JUST RETURNED TODAY FROM A ONE WEEK CRUISE ON THE THOMSON DREAM. WATCH DOG WAS BROADCAST ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, ON FRIDAY MORNING NEW MATTRESS'S WERE BROUGHT ON BOARD, AND ALL WERE REPLACED THAT DAY WE WERE ON DECK 7 HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL THE THIRD DAY WHEN WE CAME BACK TO THE CABIN AT JUST AFTER 2 am THE ROOM WAS EXTREMELY HOT ALMOST UNBEARABLE AS THE AIR CONDITIONING HAD STOPPED WORKING WE PHONED RECEPTION TO ASK IF AN ENGINEER COULD LOOK AT THE A/C IN THE MORNING AND A FAN BROUGHT WITHIN MINUTES TO OUR CABIN, IT WAS REPAIRED LATER THAT MORNING. BUT THE CABIN THEN REMAINED VERY COLD FOR THE REST OF OUR STAY TRYING TO ADJUST THE CONTROLS HAVING NO EFFECT. WATER TURNED OFF ONE EVENING BUT WE WERE GIVEN A NOTICE IN A LETTER. THE SHIP HAD A PROBLEM WE SAILED LATE OUT OF PALMA ON THE FIRST EVENING AND THEY WERE WORKING ON HER THE NEXT DAY AT SEA WE WERE ON STOP FOR A FEW HOURS . THERE IS A SMELL AT TIMES WE FOUND THAT THIS WAS MORE NOTICABLE COMING DOWN THE STAIRS ON DECK 6 ON THE FIRST 2 DAYS BUT IT DID IMPROVE AFTER. EVERY NOW AND AGAIN YOU WOULD CATCH THE ODOUR ON CERTAIN PARTS OF THE SHIP. THE CAPTIN TOLD US THAT THE ONLY REFURBISHMENT TO THE SHIP WOULD BE ON THE ENGINEERING SIDE IN MY OPINION THE INTERIOR OF THE SHIP IS IN GOOD CONDITION THE CABINS WERE SPACIOUS THE DECOR AND CARPETS WERE ALL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION NOT AT ALL LIKE SOME OF THE REPORTS THAT HAVE APPEARED ON CRUISE CRITIC. ENTERTAINMENT WAS GOOD TO EXCELLENT. DINING. WE HAD OUR EVENING MEAL IN ORIANS EVERY NIGHT, FOOD OK BUT I MUST ADMIT SOME NIGHTS WE JUST HAD MAIN COURSE / SWEET. WE [ 4 of us ] DID NOT LIKE THIS OPEN DINING NOR DID THE WAITERS WE SPOKE TO. THEY SAID IT WAS HARDER FOR THEM WHEN THEY HAVE SOME GUESTS ON STARTERS OTHERS ON DIFFERENT COURSE'S PLUS YOU GET A DIFFERENT TABLE EVERY NIGHT SO THE WAITERS ARE IN GENERAL MISSING OUT ON TIPS AS COMPARED TO CLUB DINING. I FOUND IT MOST ANNOYING THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF GUESTS HAD TO STAND AROUND OUTSIDE ORIANS HAVING GIVEN THIER CABIN NUMBER AND THEN HAD TO WAIT FOR TABLES TO BECOME AVAILABLE YOUR CABIN NUMBER WAS THEN CALLED AND YOU WERE SHOWEN TO A TABLE. FOOD IN THE BUFFET, (SIRENS / ANDROMETERS) WE FOUND LUNCH VERY REPETITIVE IN 7 DAYS JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE BEEF IN RED WINE WAS ON 3 TIMES, THERE WERE OTHER CHOICES BUT AGAIN THEY WERE REPETED OVER THE 7 DAYS SWEET SLECTION VERY POOR , BREAKFAST WAS VERY GOOD. TEA / COFFEE STATIONS WERE A NIGHTMARE, AT MAIN MEAL TIMES. DRINK PRICE'S STILL VERY GOOD ALTHOUGH WE HAD THE A1. STAFF EXCELLENT. OVER ALL THE SHIP IS FINE NO MAJOR PROBLEMS . WOULD I GO ON THE DREAM AGAIN PROBABLY NOT WHILE THEY HAVE THIS OPEN DINING BUT THATS MY PERSONAL OPINION.

 

 

THOMSON DESTINY SEPT 2007

THOMSON EMERALD CRUISE / STAY JULY 2008

THOMSON DESTINY CARRIBBEAN JAN 2009

THOMSON DESTINY JULY 2009

THOMSON DESTINY CARIBBEAN JAN 2010

THOMSON DREAM SEPT 2010

R.C.I. SPELNDOUR OF THE SEA VENICE STAY / CRUISE NOV 2010

P&O OCEANA PANAMA CANAL FEB 2011

 

We always go to the same table/waiter when on Spirit or Celebration (by negotiation - in fairness to them you have to commit to a definite time - but then that's like fixed dining anyway). Isn't this a possibility on Dream?

[davecttr]

We always go to the same table/waiter when on Spirit or Celebration (by negotiation - in fairness to them you have to commit to a definite time - but then that's like fixed dining anyway). Isn't this a possibility on Dream?

It worked for me back in July. We committed to the same time each evening and Gus and Vidi looked after us well. We were eating at 6.45 so the restaurant was not to busy.

 

I prefer the fixed dining times that they have on Destiny and go for the later 8.45 start.

[leading hand palmer]

We to were told by

Gus and Vidi to ask for them but as we like to eat at 8pm it was busy at that time, told them at the door yes ok he said but once inside showen any were, there was no system 2 people given tables for 4 /6, while people stood out side who were willing to share tables.?.

 

 

THOMSON DESTINY SEPT 2007

THOMSON EMERALD CRUISE / STAY JULY 2008

THOMSON DESTINY CARRIBBEAN JAN 2009

THOMSON DESTINY JULY 2009

THOMSON DESTINY CARIBBEAN JAN 2010

THOMSON DREAM SEPT 2010

R.C.I. SPELNDOUR OF THE SEA VENICE STAY / CRUISE NOV 2010

P&O OCEANA PANAMA CANAL FEB 2011

[its,only,me]

We also had gus and managed to get him every night , he watches out for you ,he was fantastic him and his crew :D

 

mrs.c