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60 hours before sail date. 10.25pm on a Friday when we were due to board on the Monday. A very difficult time to organise a call to the US from the U.K. so it was done by email.

That’s a shame Phil. I couldn’t fault anything on Quest except one thing. Teaser. I hope to write up a bit of a review soon.

Just an update. My successful bid for Quest 8-15 April was the minimum, £320. The ship was not full, 608 passengers. My Goddaughter absolutely loved it. We had breakfast on the balcony 3 times, all beautifully laid out by the room service attendant with a tablecloth. The extra light and fresh air made it a worthwhile treat for us.

I think I made the bid about 3 weeks ago. I’m Discoverer level.

I bid the minimum of £320 to upgrade from an Outside to a Verandah on Quest, sailing tomorrow. I got an email at 10.25 pm on Friday night offering me the upgrade. I asked for cabin numbers and was offered a choice of 4. I agreed on one the next day by email them received an email with a payment link. In the morning we will have our verandah……… for the minimum bid, what I don’t know is what the cost would have been had I booked it in the first place. 😏

Oh dear, I guess that probably means I’ve missed out. 😏

Thanks Phil. I’m doing a Celebrity cruise round Japan in late September. Would have loved Azamara but way beyond my budget I’m afraid…….and that if my friend Gilli who instigated it.

My cruise is on 8th April. Any idea when they offer the upgrades if successful.

That’s great to hear, thank you. Xx

I’m taking my first post Covid (and post widowhood) Azamara cruise in 5 weeks on Quest, with my Goddaughter. I booked an Ocean View for budget reasons. Just offered the chance to upgrade. Minimum bid was £160.00 pp, which is what I bid. Now wondering if I should have offered a tad more but wouldn’t have wanted to pay much more for 7 nights. However, if I’m successful, I’ve no idea how I’d phone the USA. I fell out with Skype some time ago and can never get into what was my account. How ridiculous that a Mediterranean cruise requires phoning America.

Thank you, very helpful. I’ll check them out.

Eek! Thanks for the heads up. I guess we’ll try to work on our fitness for the next 11 months. 😉

Thanks very much for the this wonderful Live(ish) review. I’ll be on Millie next September and this is really whetting the appetite. My question is this. We are two friends in our early 70s and neither of us has visited Japan before. Whilst we don’t have mobility problems as such, I think the tour you described may be a bit too taxing for us. Do Tours by Locals offer something a little easier or do you think we’d miss out a lot?

I’ve booked for September next year so am following too.

Indeed we would. 😉