Thomson Cruises, which is prt of the London based travel group TUI Travel plc, has announced that three ships in its fleet; Thomson Celebration, part of the Platinum collection, as well as Thomson Spirit and Thomson Majesty will have a total of 76 private balconies added onto selected cabins, available to book for sailings from November 2014.

"The private balconies will be on selected cabin types giving a wide range of customers the chance to experience fantastic views from the comfort of their own private space. Thomson Dream, which in November 2014 will have a new homeport in Montego Bay, Jamaica, has already got six private balconies available for customers to book. Thomson Celebration which will also be in the Caribbean, sailing from Barbados from November, will have 26 balconies added; Thomson Majesty will be fitted with 28 and Thomson Spirit will have 19 added,"the company said in a statement.

Thomson Cruises operates five ships on the UK market,m the fifth being the 40,132 gross ton Island Escape that was built in 1982. Thomson Celebration started life as Noordam in 1984, while Thomson Spirit that was built a year earlier, first entered service as Nieuw Amsterdam. Both ships are of 33,930 gross tons. Thomson Majesty that is of 40,876 gross tons was built as Royal Majesty in 1992, while Thomson Dream that measures 54,763 gross tons and started life as Homeric of Home Lines in 1986.

Customer Operations Director for Thomson Cruises, Fraser Ellacott, said: “The addition of private balconies really takes our offering up a notch, giving customers an even better experience on board our ships. We know that customers want the best of both worlds when it comes to relaxing in their own private cabins as well as getting involved with on-board life in public areas of the ship. A private outside space is really important to many and the investment we are putting into our fleet is clear from this enhancement.”