We are a couple aged 65 and 55 respectively. In wonderful shape and well traveled but we had never been on a cruise. We thought it to be too stodgy and way too laid back for our style of travelling. Well, we finally decided to do it and did our due diligence and chose an Azamara Quest cruise in the Med in early October.Oh, by the way, we made our reservations for this trip 10 days before sailing.Well, I'm happy I did that.

We arrived Rome the day before our cruise. We booked a great hotel on the water at our departure port,had a delicious diner nearby and woke the next morning to explore town before walking with our luggage to the pier a bit after noon. The boarding process was professional,swift and most cordial.It took hardly any time and we were greeted onboard with champagne.We were directed to go to lunch and promised that by the time it was over our luggage would be in our cabin. Lunch was a buffet and it was delicious.

The ship is beautiful. It's what a classic Ocean liner is suppose to be in my opinion.The ship looks like it was launched last year. The crew is constantly cleaning and looking after you with the biggest smiles and greetings you can imagine. Read more