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And this wasn’t reason to start a mutiny?

And you get the coveted CO Tote bag😀

Slightly off topic, we will be arriving in Boston with our rental car and the plan was to drop me plus luggage at the cruise terminal. If we could drop off luggage and weather is nice I will join hubby and we will walk back from Atlantic Avenue after returning rental car. Based on above should we program 23/25 DryDock Ave instead of Black Falcon. Prefer as little stress as possible pre cruise and don’t want to be late returning hire car. thanks

Have you looked at the other options for booking in Europe on Azamara’s site? You can then compare the prices in Euros versus Pounds. All things to take into consideration and lastly have you not considered using a Portugese travel agent! Maybe they could even get you a better deal. happy planning

We used them for our time between disembarkation and flights from Sydney, it worked perfectly, we had the pool (I always look for a pool) to ourselves. We were able to relax in our room change for the return journey to cold weather etc. We will probably do the same for our return from Boston in October as we have been there before but I think its too soon yet.

Based on info on this thread I also contacted Erin, she replied that even though my time for (complimentary) nights had long passed she would honor it for a new booking. She said my TA would have to be willing to apply it to my present booking (January) and they were. I now have four free nights which sweetens a little the pain of flights from Europe to New Zealand which are way more expensive than the cruise! So thanks to you all for your positive posts here about Erin all we need now is to get a Bonnie back!

We spent five weeks around Australia on the Regatta and I can assure you we wore shorts skorts capris swimwear etc on the ship all day. We have also worn shorts to the MDR and buffet at breakfast and lunch. It might not be that hot but do bring them. Have you considered Zip-off trousers we always have them with us, start off the day slightly cold then as it gets warmer make them into capri (if you have two zips) and or shorts. Happy planning

John, you might find more answers here https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/80-san-juan-pr/ have you joined your roll call?

We also loved both the 71 Nyhaven and The Admiral when traveling with my husband on business, but they are expensive. Last time staying pre cruise we booked the NH Collection Copenhagen which was good. We of course have no idea of your budget.

If you want to check a cabin you can always pop over to the Azamara forum as their R ships are (nearly always) identical to Oceania’s. 7100 has got good reviews happy planning

When I go on their site they tell me I have no booking, I always have to check manage my booking on contact form then add res nr surname and shipment date. see screen shots Hope this works

Sometimes pictures say it all, this was our balcony 4156 on Nieuw Statendam. There were no lifeboats obstructing our view it was amazing, I managed to change to this one after booking a normal balcony aft(ish) on deck 4 couldn’t believe my luck!

Glad you enjoyed it.

Just a heads up, when we were in Tokyo last October they were totally sold out but we kept looking online and on our last day pre cruise 8 places became available. While discussing the logistics/time etx they were down to 3! clicked booked the rest is history. So if at first you don’t succeed keep on trying.

It seems more people want this Azamara Journey 4th January 2026 round trip Port Louis 16 days, its so popular

If you are looking at the cruise starting on 4th January 2026 I suggest you do not wait long, this one is so popular and there are lots of bookings already.

Yes first of all you walk through some (disinfected) water and then you get to dry your feet and the fun begins. Go with the flow!

You are welcome just a tip, do follow their advise and wear shorts/trousers that you can roll up.

Not sure if you have time but if you want something (else) completely different you could try this. https://www.teamlab.art/e/planets/ If they are full keep checking as they sometimes become available, on our last day precruise in Tokyo I looked and there were suddenly 8 available. While discussing with DH it went down to three so we were lucky. We absolutely loved this. Happy planning

Just my fifty cents. I am no expert but to me it sounds like you will be going for an SS guarantee, is it not possible/cheaper to book with C.O. and chose the cabin you want. In some cases this option is cheaper but not always and it might not be available/possible on a world cruise. Happy planning with whatever you choose.

We have never had any of the above problems requesting a shared table however we always stipulate max six preferably four. The reason being it is sometimes so difficult to have a proper conversation with a table for eight, and does take longer to fill up. If seated at one for four and nobody turns up they just take the cutlery etc away and we are good to go. In April on the Statendam she was filled to capacity (and then some) if you hadn’t shared in the Lido you would have starved! We just ask if seats are taken and sit down. Do however follow our buffet rule (unknown unfortunately for some, find a table first then go for food) we often see people walking around with a plate of food going cold looking for a table.

Hi Miriam, I am not stalking you just saw your question and had an answer for you. We took their 4 x 4 afternoon tour organised by someone else on CC, there were four of us. I was slightly worried about motion sickness but I sat in the front and was fine. This tour is one of the highlights of our Africa cruise and I highly recommend it. https://www.sandwich-harbour.com/activities/half-day-sandwich-harbour-4x4-excursion/ Rosalyn

Temperature (°F) Precipitation Port Date Avg High Low (Inches) Humidity Osaka, Japan Friday, April 11 58 66 49 5 76 Hiroshima, Japan Sunday, April 13 57 64 49 7 78 Fukuoka, Japan Monday, April 14 58 66 50 5 - Busan, South Korea Tuesday, April 15 56 62 50 5 71 Kanazawa, Japan Thursday, April 17 55 62 47 6 75 Kanazawa, Japan Friday, April 18 55 62 47 6 75 Aomori, Japan Sunday, April 20 47 54 36 3 - Hakodate, Japan Monday, April 21 45 51 37 3 -

This should help. https://www.schiphol.nl/en/ as you have plenty of time if you are interested you can get a little bit of culture too! https://www.schiphol.nl/en/at-schiphol/discover/facilities/rijksmuseum/