Thomson Celebration:2017

[FIFE1]

Is the Thomson Celebration going into dry dock/refurb for 2017?

[gillhalfpint]

She must be going somewhere. I have been in a TA today again trying to find out about the Malaga to Newcastle cruise with no luck. Nothing on the screens for her at all for May 2017. The best they could do was find the last one in Malage 30 April, and the first cruise from Newcastle 4 June. We were thinking Discovery has taken over the May cruises advertised in the brochure, but Celebration seems to have gone off the radar.

 

Gill.

[davecttr]

Possibly being chartered ?

[Colbrit]

Celebration is on the website sailing 21st May on a 14 night holiday Baltic Discovery. This now the first sailing from Newcastle instead of the planned Fjords & Glaciers. The repositioning from Malaga - Newcastle which is called Hidden Treasures of Europe must be approx on the 7th May now as its down as a 14night cruise.

 

It's not sale online due to the one way flights involved - however not sure why Thomson couldn't find it on their systems.

[gillhalfpint]

Just found that 21 May one, then 4 June for the 1 week one, then another 14 night one 11 June. So she must leave Malaga around 7 May, which would be ok for us, better than the end of May. If it ever comes up for sale so we can check it out.

 

Gill.

[okavango]

there is nothing showing on the cruisetimetables.com website for that period 7th to 21st either, always find that site good for a quick check on dates and itineries, far easier than thoms.

if their is going to be a repo for that period will thoms website be able to handle it ???????

[Jakanne1]

A few weeks ago my TA said that they had just been told that the Celebration repositioning cruises would not be available now until the middle of September. She also said that there would be an extra cruise at the beginning of the Newcastle itineraries and that there would be one less cruise at the end of the summer, meaning the repositioning cruise from Newcastle to Malaga would be one week earlier than advertised.

 

She also said that their information was that these cruises would not be available on line, at least at first. Unless, of course, the TUI computer people can sort out their problems with ex UK departures.

[gillhalfpint]

I have been looking at What's in port website, and Celebration is down for Portimao Portugal for 8am on 9.5.17. Says arrived from Cadiz. If she leaves Malaga on 7.5.17, she would be in Cadiz on 8.5.17 and Portimao on 9.5.17 according to the itinerary on page 34 of the brochure, so looks as though the sailing date will be 7.5.17 from Malaga. Couldn't find info at a lot of the ports as they don't go past Dec 16. We can go on it, so chuffed with that. Just need to wait now till booking opens.

 

 

Gill

[gillhalfpint]

Finished checking every port listed on the itinerary, and the only other one I have found her booked into was Amsterdam on 18.5.17. Maybe she is not being listed for sale yet because they are at a rather late stage trying to get her booked into the ports now they have changed her sailing date from 21.5.17 to 7.5.17. Will keep watching though as we really fancy this one. Due into Newcastle 21.5.17.

[muffinman1]

Celebration going to Dubai in January 17 , well I hope so as I'm booked on her for then