Mackdogmolly

I wish I was onboard!

My TA finally got through, but since I am still showing up as Explorer, he is unable to quote me a price using the 4 free nights, which by my calculations, would be worth it on this cruise

Is there Uber in Athens?

There’s always the spa!

I am trying to do the same (although my account has not yet been updated). My TA has been trying to reach them all week for a quote. It’s a question of whether it will be worth it, as the “free” nights are calculated at rack rate (without any added promotions).

As far as availability goes, your guess is as good as mine since I can’t see anything. I essentially told my TA it was ok to wait, but he’s been trying anyway.

No, I want a quote using my 4 “free” days, having just reached Discoverer loyalty level. Every time I check my account, my points and level is different and wrong. I filled out the form. I would think a TA should be able to contact them. It’s crazy.

My TA has been trying unsuccessfully to reach them for two days

I’m still not seeing the pen and paper icons and my TA has been unable to reach anyone at Azamara today (tried 3 times via phone). Trying to use 4 “free nights” although my new Discoverer status isn’t showing anyway, so it’s probably not going to work.

Nope 😟

I’m still not getting it, but I am waiting to hear from my TA. I have been waiting for my new status of Discoverer to appear because I am hoping to use the 4 “free” nights on a Panama Canal cruise. Suddenly I’m showing as Discoverer Plus, so that’s going to need to get straightened out!

I do not get the paper and pencil icon, either on my phone or on my laptop

I hope this is just another glitch!

When I have done mock bookings over the past couple of days, it has not shown cabins 😟

We left what remained of our bottle (along with a tip) to our cabin steward. He had never heard of it. I hope he enjoys it! We will definitely look at those itineraries!

It was great meeting you and Tem too, Cindi! I do hope that we will sail together again someday! Betsey

Right, the laundry is on the port side

Just a final recap. We flew home on Saturday: Lisbon to Boston, connecting in Barcelona. Our flight was late leaving Lisbon and we barely made our connection in Barcelona (we were literally sprinting through the airport - and were the last ones on board). Arrived in Boston late Saturday night without our luggage. Drove back to Vermont on Sunday and were just notified last night that all three bags have been located and are being shipped to us. Whew! Our thoughts on the cruise: this was our first time on the Pursuit (or any ship other than the Quest), but not sure if that is even relevant. Found the crew as lovely and anxious to please as ever. Food (with a few exceptions) as good as ever. We mostly dined in Discoveries, but did do the Italian Chef’s Table and ate in the Specialties a couple of time and once on the Patio for dinner. Had a couple of lunches on the Patio that weren’t great. The service in Discoveries was consistently very slow at dinner. Ordinarily, I don’t mind that much, but one night we arrived at 6:30 to a nearly empty dining room, hoping to make an 8:15 performance in the Lounge and barely made it with no one having coffee or dessert. That seems odd to me. I can’t comment too much on the entertainment because we don’t attend most of it, but I did enjoy Derek in the Den, who was talented and not so loud that you couldn’t converse! Also the Marvelous Funk (terrible name) were a talented band in the Living Room. They had a Canadian comedian, Andrew Gros, who performed on a couple of nights, who was very funny and well received. Shuttles and shore excursions: the lack of shuttles in most of the ports was a disappointment and the excursions (at least that we went on) were a little hit or miss. We did enjoy the paella making one though. I must say that we seemed to connect with more fellow cruisers on this trip than on any other! Some from my roll call (yay CC) and some that we just met on the ship. That in itself made for an overall highly enjoyable experience! Can’t wait to be back onboard in October. Betsey

It was! So glad we got to spend some time with you and Nick on our cruise.

Disembarked the ship yesterday with @luv2ski2 and our DH’s and were met by a Tours by Locals guide, Rafael, in his 7 passenger van, for our tour of Sintra and some other hidden (almost off road) treasures. We had a great time, with lots of walking and lunch at a little restaurant in his home village. He even gifted each couple with a bottle of local wine before dropping us at our hotel at the end of the day.

Small groups on the Pursuit in Rio a couple of weeks ago. Only took a few minutes.

Beautiful Funchal! Azamara provided a shuttle today, which dropped us at the Marina Shopping Center, right across the street from the Infante Roundabout, which was the meeting place for our private food and wine tour (just 8 people). We did a lot of walking and eating and drinking, led by a knowledgeable native guide. It was great fun and the weather was perfect.

Good to know!

Yes, but the Onward follows us in this port tomorrow.

There was an Azamara electronic survey passed around at the very end of the tour that I managed to complete so I made my thoughts known, but I don’t think many had a chance to do it. Hopefully, they spoke to the excursion desk. The Onward is going to be at La Palma tomorrow. Hope they don’t have the same experience.