Cruiser Craig

This text is at the end of my upgrade offer email: "Your card details won't be stored once verified,..." (that's clear) "...or used to collect any payments automatically if your offer is accepted." The latter part of the sentence seems new as the upgrade used to be automatically charged and was irrevocable. Hence, it does appear to be up for discussion during the courtesy call 72 hours prior as posted by lthikan above, albeit not entirely transparent. Or am I over-thinking this sentence?

Sorry if my response above was ambiguous. I was on the Quest in Antarctica last month and Steven told me he would be on the Journey in March 2024 (I'll be on that same cruise, Phil) and another passenger was told Ryszard will be the Hotel Director. All of this is naturally subject to change.

My understanding is that Ryszard will be the Hotel Director and Stephen will be Cruise Director. Not sure of the others.

I am so very sorry that your planned destination cruise has been altered, and sincerely hope you'll be able to change without penalty. At the same time, and please don't take this as a rebuke towards your comment because that's not the intention, I am also so very sorry for what's happening right now in Israel and the Gaza Strip. While I, and possibly others, ponder about consequences to future travel, the reality on the ground there must be truly devastating.

Wow, nonrev1 and Drebay, thank you so much! We've been to Japan several times, but I have to say that the info you've posted about ports, shuttles, guides and your experiences will be invaluable for us during the 2024 Japan Intensive. どうもありがとうございます!

Valid point. Makes sense.

I completey understand, especially with respect to the African itineraries. But Croatia? Japan?

On our Antartica cruise this coming December on the Quest, a bona fide Azamazing evening in Montevideo has been scheduled. On our Hong Kong to Tokyo in March 2024, however, a destination celebration in Kagoshima is on the books. For our B2B Japan Intensive following the latter, nothing has been a announced so far. We've participated in both (celebrations onboard and evenings off of the ships). Personally, I've found the Azamazing Evenings not just memorable, but a hallmark for Azamara. Sure, it's a lot of work, especially in certain less-developed parts of the world, but for us the evenings have been exceptionally enjoyable. Is it just me, or weren't the 'Destination Celebrations' intended to replace 'Azamazing Evenings' during the pandemic? Any insight is welcome.

Hi Silver Claire, thank you for this post. Do you remember if there was a shuttle from Keelung Port to Taipei, and if so where it dropped off passengers in Taipei? Thank you!

Could anyone currently on the Onward let us know if the complimentary shuttles operate on Thursday May 12th between Porto Corsini and the center city of Ravenna? If not, are there taxis at what seems to be an industrial port? Thank you

I have to admit that I've always enjoyed looking up at those exotic critters on Onward's sister ships.

I don't want to be a 'rabat joie' (party pooper?), but does anyone know if there are currently any Covid cases onboard? I know we have to learn to live with it but I'm nevertheless curious.

Ladies on Onward's first voyage, you might want to bring a hair dryer and slippers: Dear Travel Partner, We are counting down the days to have your clients onboard the Azamara Onward's maiden voyage starting May 2nd. We have planned a voyage with both onboard festivities and amazing shoreside experiences. As with any big project such as a complete revitalization of a ship, there are challenges. And having to work around the Supply Chain challenges the world has right now, doesn't make it easier. So, we wanted to share a couple of things with them. The ship looks beautiful. The team onboard and our construction partners have done an amazing job. However, there are a few items that have not made it to the ship as of yet. One of the traditional items they typically find in our rooms is the hairdryer. They didn't make it. If they will need one onboard, we recommend for them bring one. A few other items are missing, as well, such as the Azamara hangers (yes, they will have hangers, just not ours), laundry bags, slippers and a few other things. While we wanted them to be aware, we hope these little things will not affect their experience onboard. We look forward to seeing your clients! Warm Regards, AZAMARA®

We completed checking in for our May cruise on the Onward with no problems but didn't see any option to pre-book the times for the antigen testing at the pier. Does anyone know if these tests will be first come, first served without any appointment/reserved times necessary? We're arriving in Venice five days before the cruise, so will opt for the $59 test prior embarkation.