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Events at Sea by Thomson Cruises


The events listed have been reported in the public domain or to cruisejunkie by passengers or crew members onboard.  The list is by no means comprehensive.  For that reason it is necessary to be cautious in drawing conclusions from the potentially limited data.  Keep in mind that some companies may be more transparent than others about things that go wrong; conversely, some companies may be better at concealing events and thereby project an appearance that is inaccurate.  With that said, the following list is still interesting, as are the patterns seen viewed separately by ship.





dd/mm/yy
Ship
2007
Incident
7.8.08
Thomson Celebration
and
Ocean Majesty (Page and Moy)
The two ships collided in the Greanger fjord (Norway) on Tuesday afternoon at the two were berthing.  The damage is reported as slight with some lifeboats and davits taking the brunt of the slow collision.  There are reports online that passengers on the Ocean Majesty have been sent home as repairs would take three days..
Collision
dd/mm/yy
Ship
2006
Incident
23.10.06
Thomson Destiny (1)
Passengers report that the ship's toilets have not worked for three days and there has been no hot water for 24 hours.  A series of blockages in the plumbing system have been blamed for the problem; experts have been dispatched to deal with the problem.  See article here and also one here and here.
No toilets
26.9.06
Thomson Celebration (2)
A 39-year-old Filipino crew member died from injuries sustained in an accident when one of the ship's tenders was about to be hoisted onto the vessel.  The ship had spent the day anchored off the island of Guernsey and was preparing to sail for Southampton.
Crew Accident / Death
dd/mm/yy
Ship
2005
Incident
14.5.05
Thomson Celebration
Cruise canceled and 600 passengers flown home after the plumbing in 250 cabins failed. The 21-year-old ship left Southampton on May 8 for a 14-night cruise but major problems with a pump was discovered three days later, making some cabins and public toilets unusable. Passengers will get a refund and 25 per cent off their next booking. Toilets fail

Cancelation

(1) Thomson Destiny: ex-Sunbird (Sun Cruises), ex-Song of America (Royal Caribbean)
(2) Thomson Celebration: ex-Noordam (Holland America Line)
(3) Thomson Spirit: ex-Patriot (American Hawaii), ex-Nieuw Amsterdam (Holland America Line)