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Correct.
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New Pay-in-full Offer: 7% if > 365 days to cruise
KirkNC replied to AroundWithMAPTravels's topic in Azamara
I think this is less about cashflow than piss poor planning on someone’s part. We have over 1,000 days on cruise ships and outside of Covid, we have never run out of fuel. I feel the worst for our Philippine crew who had made arrangements for family visits that won’t take place as we are now losing a day in Manila as well as Hong Kong. -
New Pay-in-full Offer: 7% if > 365 days to cruise
KirkNC replied to AroundWithMAPTravels's topic in Azamara
Not sure two constituent all but I do believe cruise lines are under tremendous financial pressure. The big three issued massive debt and significantly diluted their existing shareholder base to survive the pandemic. The fruit from those decisions (not being critical as it’s how they survived) is starting to come due. AZ avoided that by getting sold but the equity owners typically expect significant returns and based on all the issues including the data conversion, AZ ships are not exactly sailing full. Now we have the Red Sea situation which is costing them a lot of money. Onboard the Onward our first five legs of the world cruise are nowhere near full, probably averaging around 550. Today we just learned we have to make an emergency stop to get fuel or we will not make it to Manila 🙄. I’ll take your bean counter comments as a compliment as I was one for forty years 😉. -
New Pay-in-full Offer: 7% if > 365 days to cruise
KirkNC replied to AroundWithMAPTravels's topic in Azamara
Am I the only one concerned about what this says about AZ cashflow? I see where insurance would cover a default loss but just the fact that AZ has to give up 7% of their profit to help fund current operations is not a good sign. Reminds me of Whimpy wanting a cheeseburger today but not paying until next Tuesday. -
We were told 137.
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Hey Bill, we are going from Dubai to Venice on a 34 day, 29 sea day jaunt. Minimal time in five ports, really just fuel stops.
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Personally, I wish they had done more stops in East and South Africa and dropped segment 10 but either way they were in a terrible position.
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The ship is going around Africa to Venice. 34 days of which 29 are sea days. Various comp offered.
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Last night on the Onward there were less than six tables in Prime C. The lamb chops were delicious. I previously said it was $30, it’s actually $35, we get the packages.
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Not for the Onward. We are still awaiting an update.
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Its $30 on the Onward right now
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We had one a few weeks ago on the Onward. It’s not a “standard” dinner. We asked the chef and he agreed to do it. I think there were about sixteen people, it was delicious.
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Ok you get the 10,000 page second menu 🙄.
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I have no problem with that.
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We supposedly will here something on the Onward in the next few days.
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This clarity on items you can order in advance is funny to me. It would be a document probably 10,000 pages long to attempt to cover every possible combination of things they can make. If you can articulate it, they attempt to make it. So far on the Onward they have made me delicious chicken parmigiana twice and veal Marsala once. Sorry if you need a menu to order such things, I don’t.
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Just get some money from the local ATM.
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Be interesting to see how that statement holds up. we are onboard the Onward and I am fully expecting a major itinerary change any day now.
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Yes, wrapped in banana leaves. We have not had it but the our friends said it was good but a different consistency.
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Embarkment stop.
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We are currently docked in Barcelona at the regular dock.
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I agree with this, it baffles me that there is a difference, must be the oven.
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We are currently onboard. The staff and service have been very good. We have found the food to be hit or miss, somethings very good, others not so much. By the way, our trivia mates told us that the Sea Bass is gone from Red Ginger replaced by Black Cod.
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Our account online doesn’t reflect the reservations anymore but that maybe because our reservation has already sailed. No on Starlink. We will still be onboard when you get on.