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  1. hangover

    Coming Back

    Hi Quick update, this second cruise is more to what I was expecting with Azamara. I believe the issues with the first cruise is that the clientele including myself was looking for sand beach and sun. So on sea days it put a strain on the operations on deck 9, bar etc. This cruise deck chairs available throughout the day and staff much more relaxed. We are only sailing with 75 fewer guest but the atmosphere is totally different, More people attending lectures etc, Could be one of the reasons Azamara is offering fewer Carb, departures from Florida in 24 &25
  2. hangover

    Coming Back

    Hello from Miami Just completed the first leg of our three cruises. The ship had 611 guest on this cruise which stretched things in relation to service etc. Once again it was the staff who arose to the occasion and continued to give 110% effort. Second leg of the journey there will be 550 guest so we will see how things go. When the ship is near capacity things are very crowded. If you wanted a deck chair in the shade you had to be on deck by 730AM on sea days . Prior to getting on the Onward we did a Princess cruise and we never felt the need to be on deck by 7am to get what we wanted. Food was good and we ate at Prime C a couple of nights but on the last night of the cruise we had a steak in the MDR and it was the best steak I had on a cruise ship in a number of years ahead of Prime C Currently its 145pm 15 minutes before the next influx of guest arrive 😀
  3. hangover

    Coming Back

    Quick update We arrived on ship the 17th and everything pretty much what we expected. Staff continue to be excellent. ,Ship sailing at near capacity so pool deck very crowded , Few issues with service request but they were always rectified. Food good, service in dining room efficient Check in was interesting as they advised us not to go to pier until our allocated time at 2pm. We followed the rules arrived at 2 was given a boarding number of 17 when we got to the boarding area the room was full. each group had lets say 30 guest so by the time we got on board close to 500 guest were already on board . Was told by an employee they open the terminal at 10:30 and who ever shows up regardless of boarding time is processed. We were on the ship around 3pm so not that bad. The ship looks well maintained but being a R class ship there is only so much that can be done. When we sailed with Azamara the last time we both agreed that there was a distinct line between Azamara and the other main stream cruise lines and it was good value before moving on to Seabourn etc. This line is becoming less noticeable as other cruise lines with newer ships have increased their add on values to become very competitive .Azamara by sticking with their class of ships really don't have the space etc. They need a new build to move to the next level. Will we book with Azamara in the future? probably but will look at other cruise lines more closely for sure before deciding.
  4. hangover

    Coming Back

    We are regular cruisers however our last Azamara cruise was in 2017.We were planning on cruising with them in 2021 but with COVID they were testing while on board and if you tested positive you would be assigned to a stateroom on deck 5 which were outside cabins. So we opted with Seabourn all balcony staterooms for 28 days followed by 14 days on another line Azamara was our first move up in cruising from main stream to more a bit upscale. We have some great memories of our first cruises with Azamara, our bartender from Jamaica and the staff overall were so wonderful we wanted to keep coming back! We are returning to Azamara on the Onward starting in Jan 2023 for 42 days . When I read some of the comments we are optimistic then others comments are less than favorable. We like getting out of the Canadian winters for Feb and March. . Hoping our memories meet current realities. If not it could be a long 42 days...
  5. not sure if this got posted twice One of our cruising traditions is to have Baileys with our morning coffee while we sit on deck We have our own coffee mugs. As baileys is not included in the basic plan we will just bring some on board. My only problem is that our current plans are to be on the Onward for 42 days Jan feb 2023 . Looks like my better half will have to pack lighter to make room for the Baileys. To upgrade just for the baileys does not make financial sense as the rest of the included drinks are 🙂
  6. Hi We have sailed Azamara several times however our last cruise was 2017 . i found the information here very helpful as we have three cruises planned for Jan Feb 23 on Azamara
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