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ptrpanpens

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    Azamara
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Mediterranean

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  1. There are several cruise companies who post available cabins. Just find one of those and do a dummy booking so you will see which cabins are available in real time. you will probably get a better price, too.
  2. I was in 6036 for a cruise a few years ago and really liked it. The cabin was positioned between lifeboats so there was plenty of light. The problems were that you had to be careful with keeping blinds open when the crew was out there. I would also recommend a smaller bed. A Queen or double would make the room feel more spacious. But for one person it is great. I saved about $1,500 on this cabin and would choose it again. the location is great too.
  3. I have stayed in 6036 once. It also has a decent view between the lifeboats. I would never book that category with two people as it is just too small, but for me it was fine especially when saving over $1,000 compared to a balcony. Only category 08 was available for oceanview so I only had the choice between a balcony and obstructed OV. The location is fantastic but you have to be careful when they are servicing the lifeboats to keep the blinds closed. personally I think they should restrict them to solo occupancy and reduce the size of the bed to at least a Queen or double which would make the room seem larger.
  4. There are several reduced solo supplements in March, April , May but they are not advertised and you have to go through the booking process to see them. two that I have seen are the Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria on May 2 and the Wine cruise on May 30. There are several in March too including Spain, France and Italy. I have no idea why they are not listed on the site when you search solo cruise deals but I found them by chance when I did dummy bookings. I don’t know about June yet, there may be some there too. Many are also listed on Quarterly savings for an extra 10%. Anne
  5. Will do when I find out anything. Right now I am not ready to book anything so don’t want to escalate things to upper management. Hoping they will hear from other singles and just correct the site. quarterly savings haven’t been updated to April quarter either.
  6. Often they do not update specials to reflect current availability. It is maddening they are so incompetent. solo prices have been really good until the past couple weeks even though they have plenty of empty cabins on some cruises. Maybe they are trying to see how much they can get closer to sail date. i get that solos pay more but why would the total cabin where a single is booked cost over $2,000 more than the total cabin where two persons are booked? Maybe they figure they lose $2,000 in extras when only one person books so they want to really gouge us.
  7. No it is the new promotion 60% off for the second guest. I know the guarantees aren’t offered to single occupancy but I have gotten them by elevating the request to higher ups.
  8. Does anyone know why the total price of a cabin would be $2,000+ more if booked for single occupancy than the total price of the same cabin when booked for double occupancy. it appears the current promotion of 60% reduction for the second person does not apply when the cabin is booked by only one person. I understand that singles usually pay as much as double what 2 people pay for non promotional rates but shouldn’t the total price of cabin be the same? i am looking at a cruise where the total cabin price for two persons including taxes is approximately $6,400 where the total cabin price for single occupancy is a little over $8600 for the same cabin. Does this seem fair? i seem to remember this happening the last time Azamara had this same promotion and they eventually adjusted the price down for single occupancy so that the total cost of the cabin was the same minus taxes for one person. maybe I am confused. Any solo travelers or anyone else have an opinion on this?
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