Azamara Quest Review

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Review for the Panama Canal & Central America Cruise on Azamara Quest
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Sail Date: Mar 2008

My husband Ken and I, ages 63 and 52, were on the March 1-15, 2008 Panama Canal cruise from Miami to Acapulco on Azamara Quest. This was our 3rd cruise, having cruised on the non-smoking Carnival Paradise and HAL Zuiderdam previously. The Panama Canal itinerary and the restricted smoking policy played a large part of deciding on this particular cruise. We are very self-sufficient, and had no idea what to even ask a butler to do. The few negative things I may point out are not WHINING, I will merely mention them order to inform. I mentioned several of these in both our mid-cruise questionnaire and our final guest survey.

ARRIVAL AND EMBARKATION: Now, we know Azamara is a new cruise line, but despite our pointing to the ship, docked in the harbor, our non-English speaking cab driver, missed our terminal, then cussed in both English and something else as he had to circle around. But, we finally saw the flashing sign directing Azamara to Terminal C, so our cabbie dropped us off within a quarter of mile of it. Out comes our 4 suitcases, even though we are pointing to Terminal C in the distance. But, we were able to schlep our luggage to the proper gold-toothed porter who asked if we had our passports on our persons (good question), and stated that he and his 2 co-workers would take GOOD care of our bags, which, of course, meant TIP ME! So, of course, we did. By the time we got to Terminal C, the waiting line was completely out the terminal door and down the stairs. This was due, in part, to 2 busloads of people just getting off their bus ahead of us, and an ambulance parked there, with the paramedics trying to find out who had summoned them.

We finally got through security, without even a glance at our 4 bottles of wine, then into the Suites line. A very cordial clerk checked us in, and then directed us to the line to make our specialty dinner reservation for that night. That took forever, it seemed. Several parties ahead of us had to look at both menus, and then discuss it in detail amongst themselves before making a commitment. Us - we took Aqualina at 7 pm. Boom, done. This entire ordeal had taken over an hour.

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