excitedofharpenden

A real adventure for you. I'd be doing the same as you and staying on the ship. It will indeed be very different. I'm sure the ship will lay on lots of special activities to keep both you and the crew occupied! Phil

I've always found this to be a non-issue and at least you don't get the "book it up as soon as we can" brigade booking all the times and blocking it for others (and probably forgetting and not turning up). This is much fairer and doesn't disadvantage those who book their cruise later. And as you describe, it can be worked out. I have never had an issue getting a time that is suitable. I'm glad they do it the way they do. Phil

You misquoted as me. It was Dr H. I know nothing! Haha Phil

I love the Elemis Revitalise Me product that they have in there. I now have it at home and it reminds me of being on a ship every time. Phil

Read my post again. I said "negative". Phil

Just by way of balance, I have experienced Tatiana and thought she was excellent. As far as I was concerned she went above and beyond for me. I will also say that I really don't like naming and shaming on this message board. The crew member has no way to respond to criticism. And it's unfair because of that. If I have something negative to say about someone I would never post their name, but address it through other channels. I make my own mind up about someone when I meet them, not rely on tittle tattle on an anonymous message board such as this. Bad form in my view. Phil

I guess we will never really know, but on my last cruise which was very sold right up to sailing I put in near the minimum bid on a Plus Verandah as Platinum and was successful. So perhaps they are applying some kind of matrix. Phil

There's a steam room in each changing room (no charge), but no sauna. Phil

I did bid. Actually I bif on two. From an OV I bid on a V verandah category and a Plus verandah. I was successful with the Plus. I bid near the minium on each. I wasn't offered anything else. You did well to go from an inside to a CC. That's a nice upgrade. The cabins on my last cruise were very limited. Phil

It's restarted and in my case a couple of months ago it worked very satisfactorily. Like the old days I was able to speak to someone and choose cabin number (although in reality there was no choice because it was the only one available). Phil

You'll get all the perks that go with the category, but will only receive the points for your original cabin. Phil

I saw Sheldon on Quest last Autumn. He's a great guy! Phil

You'll be fine there and you have the added advantage of the solid bulkhead to one side so will have more balcony privacy with the verandah cabin next door and more soundproofing that side too. Phil

If it's "bouncy" you'll notice it a lot more than midship, but I'm ok with the movement. Didn't hear anything from above. Phil

Just do a Google search of Airpods Pro 2nd Generation and it tells you all about them. There are a plethora of YouTube reviews too. I did a bit of research before buying them. Phil

That's great. It makes such a difference if it's done properly and with care. This was not my experience on Journey recently unfortunately. Just left the folded up tablecloth on the tray and left. Phil

You got me thinking. To those with iPhones I would highly recommend investing in some Airpods Pro 2nd Generation. They do an amazing job at noise cancellation (a big step up from the 1st Generation). I tried them at DisneySea in Japan recently and they reduced the dBs to 65. They will autoconnect through settings and I find they are very comfortable to wear. Excellent sound when listening to music through them too. I think they will be a game changer for me. Phil

I've stayed in aft facing cabins a few times on Azamara and my answer on the vibration is it depends. If the ship is doing more than say 17 knots there is a lot of vibration, but then your itinerary may not call for that speed. However it wouldn't put me off and any vibration is going to be temporary if at all. Deck 6 has the deepest balconies of the aft facing cabins compared to deck 7 (less deep) and deck 8 (the least deep). Phil

Have a look at this thread with a photo. No change to the layout. https://boards.cruisecritic.co.uk/topic/2967536-regatta-bathroomshower-size-vs-sirena/ Phil

Cabin Number 8006 Ship Journey Month/Year sailed March 2024 Book again? Yes Bulkhead one side so balcony private to the right. Phil

Please no. Phil

Lovely! Hope you and Synnøve are having fun. Phil

Clearly they are not from what is happening on many cruises as evidenced by many postings to this board. Phil

That would be a waste of time with Azamara in my view. At least with Windstar they stretched the ship, changed the cabins out and added new venues before they changed the engines. And the cabins were a much better size to begin with. New ships please, but not too big. Phil

I'm the same. I like the option of Discoveries for breakfast too. I was not impressed with room service on Journey recently. This time I really missed having a Club Continent suite for the first time I think. The extra space to eat food brought by the butler and Aqualina for breakfast. Staffing? You may well be right. One of my interactions in Windows asking for cottage cheese to go with the melon (which has always been there and I love) was met with a very dismissive "no" as the guy was obviously undet stress with something else. The can do attitude always stood out for me on Azamara and it's clear that not so much now. Highlighted by the stellar service I received everywhere when I set foot on land in Japan. Phil