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[suttonrunner]

59 minutes ago, HalifaxYorksCruiser said:

Hi Jacqueline. Great to hear that you had a wonderful time. I was wondering how you were getting on.  How was the food and wine ?
I can’t believe that last Saturday was 20c here last Saturday and last night 0c and snowing.
I am on Quest on the 23rd April but Azamara notified yesterday that the last overnight departure port has been changed from Venice to Ravenna which I am not particularly thrilled about ( particularly the 2.5 hour coach transfer to the airport). 
Mark
 

Hi Mark,  It is such a shame about Venice,  I have debarked from Venice a couple of times and it is a wonderful port to sail into and  have  an overnighter.

As I went alone on my Quest  cruise I did eat most nights in Prime C, as it  a small restaurant and was included in my fare.  The food was more than excellent for me. I  never had a bad meal there and the service was wonderful.  On the second leg of the cruise I noticed that Aqualina was open - still sharing the same menu (half Aqualina and half Prime C  food on the  same menu, you could mix and match).  I am sure things might alter as numbers increase, by having separate menu's for each restaurant. The menu did not change at all for the 18 nights I was there so did have repeats but did have my favourites so was never disappointed.  I had the ultimate drinks package  and did only drink the wine from this package so cannot comment on the daily pours.  A must is the Chef's table - the food  and wines were outstanding.   I chose the French Menu and will do it again when I return in May  - it was set in Aqualina which I think as a restaurant is vey pretty. The Chefs table layout in the restaurant consisted of many tables small and large - not the long table as in Prime C.  At lunchtime I enjoyed sitting on deck at the patio on the tables beyond the serving station (more on deck than undercover).  It was a pleasant place to sit and chat with other guests and I enjoyed the food there, being waiter service plus a salad bar where you could choose your own salad. I am not sure you have cruised on the Quest  but If you haven't been before I am sure you will have a wonderful time, the crew and staff were all so lovely and they get to know you really quickly - I cannot wait to return in 8 weeks.

 Yes I was shocked this morning when I opened the curtain's to a blanket of snow - I don't normally wish for rain - but I did this morning. Take care. Jacqueline

[HalifaxYorksCruiser]

3 hours ago, suttonrunner said:

Hi Mark,  It is such a shame about Venice,  I have debarked from Venice a couple of times and it is a wonderful port to sail into and  have  an overnighter.

As I went alone on my Quest  cruise I did eat most nights in Prime C, as it  a small restaurant and was included in my fare.  The food was more than excellent for me. I  never had a bad meal there and the service was wonderful.  On the second leg of the cruise I noticed that Aqualina was open - still sharing the same menu (half Aqualina and half Prime C  food on the  same menu, you could mix and match).  I am sure things might alter as numbers increase, by having separate menu's for each restaurant. The menu did not change at all for the 18 nights I was there so did have repeats but did have my favourites so was never disappointed.  I had the ultimate drinks package  and did only drink the wine from this package so cannot comment on the daily pours.  A must is the Chef's table - the food  and wines were outstanding.   I chose the French Menu and will do it again when I return in May  - it was set in Aqualina which I think as a restaurant is vey pretty. The Chefs table layout in the restaurant consisted of many tables small and large - not the long table as in Prime C.  At lunchtime I enjoyed sitting on deck at the patio on the tables beyond the serving station (more on deck than undercover).  It was a pleasant place to sit and chat with other guests and I enjoyed the food there, being waiter service plus a salad bar where you could choose your own salad. I am not sure you have cruised on the Quest  but If you haven't been before I am sure you will have a wonderful time, the crew and staff were all so lovely and they get to know you really quickly - I cannot wait to return in 8 weeks.

 Yes I was shocked this morning when I opened the curtain's to a blanket of snow - I don't normally wish for rain - but I did this morning. Take care. Jacqueline

Hi Jacqueline. Thanks for the info . I think I will book the 3 night speciality restaurant package although to be fair the main dining room food was pretty good the last time I was on Quest in 2019. I will let you know how we get on and might even post some live updates whilst on board.

Enjoy the snow. Mark.

[les37b]

On 3/31/2022 at 9:10 AM, HalifaxYorksCruiser said:

Hi Jacqueline. Great to hear that you had a wonderful time. I was wondering how you were getting on.  How was the food and wine ?
I can’t believe that last Saturday was 20c here last Saturday and last night 0c and snowing.
I am on Quest on the 23rd April but Azamara notified yesterday that the last overnight departure port has been changed from Venice to Ravenna which I am not particularly thrilled about ( particularly the 2.5 hour coach transfer to the airport). 
Mark
 

 

Yikes! That's some deviation! I assume they have sorted out the transfer? That's Venice done for us now. Have been fortunate to sail in and out a couple of times and have really enjoyed several separate visits, but missing a Venice start and long transfer, just kills it stone dead.

 

I've enjoyed sitting in a small bar next to the Cipriani looking out over to St Marks while videoing a parade of ships ghosting past.

 

Here is the Sea Cloud sail ship passing us by..... 

 

 

 

[HalifaxYorksCruiser]

Hi Les. Yes the complimentary transfer from Ravenna to Marco Polo airport has been sorted but not looking forward to the early disembarkation and 2.5 hour coach trip. £250 FCC and a free transfer doesn’t really compensate for the loss of an over nighter in Venice and the lengthy transfer.