Athens (Piraeus) Azamara Pursuit Cruise Reviews

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Sailing in to Capetown
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Curve of external wall of ship, cut across view and light for my balcony
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a club continent suite.  Comes with butler and bar set up, and a bottle of champagne.  Nightly petit fours.  And afternoon tea service in your cabin if you like.
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Anniversary dinner in Prime C
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Israel became Egypt/Rhodes/Crete
"1) they did a good job with the last minute plans for Egypt, I would have been extremely disappointed if this had turned into a Greek island cruise 2) the ship was clean, food was good, service was very good 3) embarking without our full documents due to website challenges was very good 4) getting on/off for all excursions was good, always efficient 5) the basic drinks package does not include any liqueur so you need to either pay as you go or upgrade; we decided to upgrade and it was fun to enjoy the full list of available cocktails 6) you really have to persist to get the upgraded wines at meals, given the cost of the ultimate package this is unnecessary 7) we ate at Aqualina one night and were disappointed, the food was barely warm and pasta over cooked.We enjoyed dinner in the main dining room all other evenings 8) disembarking was very easy (especially compared to our experience in Copenhagen in 2018) 9) we booked our next cruise while on the ship - because they couldn't get us a Canadian price at the moment we signed on to the Azamara website to see the price...."Read More
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Azamara Mediterranean Greek and Egypt Cruise-Ancient civilizations

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Azamara Pursuit

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firebuffla
6-10 Cruises • Age 80s

We chose this cruise over a year ago with the expectation of going to the Greek Isles and Israel. However, a week before the ship was due to leave on April 15th from Athens Greece, we were notified that our cruise has been redirected to Egypt with tours to Alexandria and Cairo to see the Pyramids due to the turmoil in Israel. I know the ships' captain was looking out for the welfare of the ...
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Sail Date: April 2023


Israel became Egypt/Rhodes/Crete

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on Azamara Pursuit

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travelfun001
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We specifically booked this trip for the 4 days in Israel. It was my 4th booking for this (or similar) sailing; Azamara cancelled the first 2 and the 3rd was cancelled by covid. Sadly due to the current situation Azamara changed our intinerary. 1) they did a good job with the last minute plans for Egypt, I would have been extremely disappointed if this had turned into a Greek island ...
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Sail Date: April 2023

Cabin Type: Club Veranda Stateroom


Luxury Cruise, No. Quality Cruise, Yes.

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on Azamara Pursuit

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BMWrdr
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We booked this cruise because it offered 4 port days in Israel. The day before we were to get on the ship, while we were in transit to the ship, the itenerary was changed. Israel was taken off of the itenerary. This was a major disappointment. This is a old ship that has had upgrades, but not to the degree that one would expect for a so called luxury class cruise. The cabin was barely adequate ...
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Sail Date: April 2023

Cabin Type: Club Oceanview Stateroom


Great itinerary

Review for a Greece Cruise on Azamara Pursuit

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jag33437
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We went from Athens to Cyprus, then Israel for 5 days (2 ports), then Crete and back to Athens. We stayed at the Electra Palace. Very good location, good shopping and restaurant near by. We also ate at the hotel. Breakfasts were excellent. Dinner on the 7th floor with the Acropolis overlook us. spectacular. We had an N2 cabin, port side near the aft elevators. The cabin was one of the best we ...
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Sail Date: October 2019

Cabin Type: Club Continent Suite


Second Azamara cruise previously on Quest

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Azamara Pursuit

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686839
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We chose this cruise because of the itinerary, the destinations were mostly good apart from a change to Nauplion instead of Spetses. Mykonos was supposed to be docked instead we were taken ashore on tenders. Igoumenitsa was a waste of time nothing of note here .We had more tenders than was on itinerary which was disappointing. Training some of the staff to steer the tenders when passengers were ...
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Sail Date: September 2018

Cabin Type: Club Deluxe Veranda Stateroom


Good but not perfect

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Azamara Pursuit

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Keeto69
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this cruise because of itinerary, price and previous experience on Azamara Journey. We flew to Athens where we had an overnight stay in the Sofitel hotel at Athens airport. After breakfast next day we returned to the airport to get our private transfer to the port of Piraeus. The taxi dropped us off at the cruise terminal where we were swiftly checked in but because we were early, we had ...
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Sail Date: September 2018

Cabin Type: Club Oceanview Stateroom (obstructed view)


Inaugural Season Cruise

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Azamara Pursuit

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Stevie Bee
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Been on the Quest twice 2016 so was looking forward to sail on this " New" ship. Don't know where the other reviewer's comments about aloof crew came about but I found them all extremely friendly and approachable and all the wait staff eager to please. It must be difficult to staff up a new ship and mould them into the Azamara way, I believe there was only 20% previous Azamarans on board. I ...
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Sail Date: September 2018

Cabin Type: Club Continent Suite


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