In the latest Cruise.co.uk ratings, Thomson not only comes top for entertainment, but also holds poll position for best food and best crew.
In fact, in the entertainment category, Thomson has three ships in the top five, while in the best crew section, it holds first, second and third place. Quite a result.
As ever with this type of poll, one has to be a bit circumspect and the results do tend to change with the wind so when you look it could all be a bit different. Nevertheless, it gives an indication of what each line is doing well.
Thomson also comes second in the cruiselines top 10. Here's the full table:
1 - Cunard
2 - Thomson Cruises
3 - Princess Cruises
4 - Ocean Village
5 - P&O Cruises
6 - Royal Caribbean International
7 - Celebrity Cruises
8 - Fred Olsen Cruise Lines
9 - Island Cruises
10 - Norwegian Cruise Line
Interesting to see Ocean Village at number 4. The cruiseline is being disbanded by Carnival UK apparently because it couldn't be made to pay. If only all the people who liked it so much had been prepared to pay a bit more for their flycruise it would have survived.
Or would it? Cruise Critic says P&O Cruises has been asking passengers what they would think if it were to offer flycruises from, say, Palma and Crete. Rather as Ocean Village does.
Could it be that Ocean Village had to go, to make room for P&O?
Jane Archer
