We had cruised with Thomsons several times previously and really enjoyed the friendly, personal touch of their Ships. We had tried several other ones over the years and decided to give Marella a go, so booked a weeks cruise on the Explorer.

Initial impressions were very good...very friendly staff, clean ship, great lounges/bars, spacious inside cabin..all good.

The itinary suited us and even though the weather wasn't kind to us there wasn't much we could do about that. Read more