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On Onward the quality and temperature of the food has been very good.

Not saying it’s cutbacks but on the Onward we have the same somewhat limited breakfast menu everyday. The lunch menu rotates among five, the exact same every time. Dinner is a little more varied but not a lot of new items. We have been on for over 100 days so that lack of variety gets a little old. On the positive side, we have had many special dinners on the deck including a fabulous Indian one last night.

Part of that is due to location, not a lot of satellite coverage that far south.

The cruise crud or cough is nothing new. If you take longer cruises it shows up around 30 days in. We have had several rounds on the WC. I have had it multiple times on past cruises, no fun. I personally believe it’s related to the AC, I can only imagine how much mold is in the duct work. I am surprised the industry hasn’t tried to resolve it as it can be a big negative for a cruise.

We don’t often book ship excursions so it’s possible I misunderstood the rule. We are being told it’s 48 from port arrival not 48 before the tour. In our case, we are overnighting in Mumbai. Our arrival is in 48 hours but the tour is the second day which is 72 hours. Has the 48 rule changed?

They have discontinued the option for additional pages. As to having enough pages, it is in the instructions you receive plus it’s fairly well known by frequent international travelers.

All my future cruises have disappeared….

We are in the process of booking this.

Prawns are available in different forms somewhere every night. I have seen scallops as an appetizer but not sure I have seen it as a main item. At least on the world voyage, every new segment has a seafood buffet at night and a brunch which both serve various seafoods. I talked to the F&B Manager about the lobster and he said it had gotten too expensive.

Interesting, we have been on the Onward for 100 days on the world cruise and I have seen no lobster tails other than in a pasta dish in Aqualina. It’s possible I missed them as we have not been to every white night.

I don’t think a club continental is $12,000 per day…..

Hal has finally become the Walmart of cruise lines I feared some years ago.

Agreed!

The only revenant website would be Azamara’s. Here are the terms and conditions from their website and I found no language allowing them to change pricing on a booked voyage. https://www.azamara.com/static-assets/resources/ctc-pdfs/North_America_CTC_Terms_and_Conditions.pdf

While the Terms and Conditions associated with a booking give Azamara great latitude including completely changing itineraries, it does not allow them to reprice the cruise. Keep fighting and I bet you will win.