We are veterans of Azamara and the R ships having sailed on them for 25 years. The cruise did not disappoint. The itinerary was what we wanted with a lot of late nights and overnights in ports and days at sea on the back end. We were part of the World Cruise on the Onward. The usual things that we love about Azamara were terrific
1. surperior service for the crew from our butler to the Captain. ...
We were on several previous Azamara cruises, and this was our first time on the Onward. However, we think we were on this ship before, when it was part of Princess. We thought that an Azamara cruise was an ideal way to see both New Zealand and Australia.
What we didn't realize was that we were sailing on a segment of a "world cruise" and about a third of the passengers were on the much ...
We had a wonderful time on the Quest and enjoyed the size of ship as have traveled on the Oceania identical ships. The choice of food and quality were generally excellent though a few meals were cold on delivery.
The dining room staff were also excellent most of the times but a few nights the waiting staff were very slow and mucked up the orders.
Overall the staff were amazing and couldn’t ...
Background: 3 61-67 year olds, well travelled plenty of cruises under our belts with RCL, Celebrity, Azamara (10 years ago) and Oceania. 2 carnivores and 1 vegetarian.
Picked the cruise mainly for the ports of call and visiting Tasmania overnight.
Booked flights on Singapore/Air New Zealand, good service, food a mix of good and bad, plenty of leg room.
Stayed at the Quest Apartments, ...
I am sorry you were so disappointed in the food, veggieonboard.
And sorry you will not sail again with us. If you change your mind, we will be here waiting for you....
Food was also above average in both Windows and Discoveries. I was unsure that Aqualina/Prime C was worth the extra money. We did splurge on the Valentine's Dinner in Aqualina, and that was incredible. I loved our waiters (Philbert and Yolana) in Discoveries.
Entertainment was fun. Loved Jessie on the saxophone but sad to hear she was a one sailing fill in. Azamara Evening with the ...
This was our 4th Azamara cruise and our third on the Journey. In the past, we liked Azamara because of the small size of the boat, food and service. With 690 passengers, you never feel like you're being herded around. You will get to know a lot of our fellow passengers. Most, like us, are in their 60s and 70s and seasoned travelers.
But, our tastes have changed. The veranda cabins are ...
Thank you JohnnyBumpo for the cruise review. We appreciate it, and your loyalty to Azamara.
One tiny correction...our buffet restaurant is called Windows (not Waves.)
We hope to welcome you...
Itinerary is what counts and long port stays as well as Quest being a ship we sailed on previously. We love overnights in port so we have longer time in port. We use our ship as a hotel. We don't really care about casinos, shopping or entertainment on board. I want a lovely cabin, great bed and nice common areas. Having said that, the Quest is in need of an overhaul. I was shocked at the ...
One of the reasons on deciding to do this cruise starting in Auckland was to meet up with a relative who emigrated to New Zealand back in the 70s. Mission accomplished! On the itinerary, there were several ports in Eastern Australia which we had not previously visited and by sailing back-to-back it afforded us the opportunity to explore ports within Indonesia, and revisit Singapore.
Despite ...
chose for the ports to include NZ and Oz.
over 15 nights 5 shows were fairly good, but the 10 others were dire. They use a company called level 54 who are shocking.
many nights the audience only numbered about 30 out of 650+ passengers on board which pretty much sums it up.
The tv films in the cabin were very old (eg under a tuscan sky) and went on repeat in the 2nd week which is ...
We chose Azamara and this itinerary based on the recommendation of friends who did it a couple of years. ago.
We too weren't notified of the change of embarkation point, but noticed the ship in the "wrong port" the night before from the roof top bar of our hotel.
Sailing on smaller ships is a great experience. More attention from crew and an altogether sense of community familiarity that ...