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Thomson Cruises has unveiled plans for its brand new ship, Thomson Discovery, including dining options and new design concepts. The company has also announced the entertainment and hotel providers it will partner with in order to modernise the fleet and the onboard customer experience.
Customers onboard Thomson Discovery will have eight dining venues to choose from, including two new signature restaurants – Snack Shack and Gallery 47˚. Located on the pool deck and themed around brightly coloured, iconic British beach huts, Snack Shack is a fun, ‘festival-style’ eatery serving grill foods such as quesadillas, and nachos during the day and popcorn and cocoa on film nights.
The second signature venue is Gallery 47˚. Located in the upstairs of the main restaurant, this venue will serve contemporary Italian food, as voted for by over 4,000 customers.
The ship’s exterior will also receive a brand new look and feel. According to Thomson Cruises, the dynamic wave design accentuates the sleek hull profile and echoes aircraft livery which also uses a wave design.
Also announced is the news that Peel Entertainment Group has been awarded the contract for onboard entertainment on Discovery and The Apollo Group has been awarded the contract for the hotel provision. Peel has been the live entertainment partner since the launch of Thomson Cruises in 2003 and together with Thomson, they have grown the award-winning programme into a product which is much-loved by passengers.
Managing director of Thomson Cruises, Helen Caron, said: “I’m really delighted to start unveiling our plans for Thomson Discovery as we are now just six months away from the launch. A big focus of our strategy is to modernise our on-board customer experience. On Discovery we’ll be offering our customers more choice and balance so they can really personalise their cruise with us. I’m confident the new signature restaurants, together with other exciting on board features, will delight our current cruise customers while attracting new ones too, especially families.
“The contracts for both suppliers will also play a key role in delivering the modernisation and pushing the boundaries of the on board customer experience push the boundaries of the on-board experience, with agreements for new shows and modernising and making changes to food and beverage offering for customers to be announced as Thomson Cruises delivers its modernisation plans.”