We did 2 back to back cruises from Mumbai to Athens (24 days) for an excellent price including air from Australia. It was ages since we had been on a smaller ship and we rediscovered the benefits in terms of making friendships etc that the anonymity of larger ships can make more difficult. Good for sole travellers. The itinerary was exciting as it included most places of interest to us in the Middle East area.

It was our first time with Azamara who promised a special experience and really delivered. This was by far the friendliest, most welcoming and helpful ship's company that we have ever sailed with in our 349 cruising days.

Our introduction to the company was not good as we were very concerned to know if our cruise was going ahead after we heard of the fire on TV. We never at any stage had any official communication from the company as to the happening of the fire, the state of the ship, the progress of the repairs etc and were reliant on this website for the best information. We didn't really even know if we'd be going or not until quite late in the week before we left, and even then we weren't sure. Read more