The shame of P&O's fleet, the Adonia, returns from dry dock transformed into the luxury, five star, country house hotel experience aka The Pursuit. What are the chances of that happening? What a load of old blether. The cabin was hideously dusty, the 'bathroom' cramped and badly designed, and the first time since the Heysham ferry I've hated the way a ship performed in slight 'weather'. This ...
We have used Viking three times and Azamara’s food and service beats them hands down. Don’t know what the previous reviewer meant by cliques, but our experience was excellent. All the staff and officers were friendly, engaging and approachable, especially Captain Carl, the Personnel Manager Beth, and the Hotel Manager as well. Once on Viking I complimented the captain on his new ship and he ...
This was my 29th cruise (12 different cruise companies). I was really disappointed.
The officers are very arrogant and aloof and only acknowledge repeat passengers. Many people have done 10+ Azamara cruises.
The cabin staff, bar staff and waiters are all very friendly and service and food was good.
My husband complained about a few things but they didn't take any notice because we ...
We chose this as we have happily cruised with Azamara several times, and also it was a no fly cruise.
We had expected the ship to be pristine, but, while clean, it was clearly a tired old lady.
The crew were clearly still in the work up phase, as generally it was not such a slick operation overall.
The cabin staff and restaurant staff were very friendly and helpful, and the service was ...
We decided 2 years ago to sail the British Isles for our daughter's high school graduation gift before she went off to college. i'm glad she wanted to see Ireland! One of the nice things about Azamara is they have their itinerary's published 2 years in advance and that is one of the main reasons we chose it, even though it was touted as a golf cruise (and prices seemed higher than their other sail ...
Thank you leaj for the very thorough cruise review. I'm glad you're shopping for your next cruise with us. We'll be happy to welcome you back aboard!...
After cruising on all the "regular" lines since the 70's, my husband and I sailed a step up on Azamara. We mainly chose this line because it was convenient for us. We had our Retirement trip and stayed in Italy for 10 days and wanted to do a trans atlantic cruise back across the pond. Wow are we glad we took Azamara! Everything was excellent. No lines, no screaming children, no rock climbing ...
This was our fourth cruise with Azamara, in fact the only cruise line we have ever been on. We decided on a transatlantic, because what could be better than cruising into the old port of Montreal where we live! My father also did a similar trek ages ago when he came to Canada from Ireland. We did not stay in Southampton before the cruise began, we flew into Heathrow, and taxied to the ship. We ...
With a little more planning and attention to detail by the Cruise Director and his team, this could have had a five star rating but opportunities were missed.
The inadequacy of planning was most noticeable in the failure to ensure that lectures about port information were given before the port itself was reached. Quite why some sea days had no port lectures scheduled, resulting in them being ...
We booked this cruise almost 23 months before sailing, as the ship was being repositioned to Montreal for a Charter. We paid for an inside cabin, but were upgraded to a V2 balcony cabin. Although we rarely used the balcony due to poor weather on the Atlantic crossing, it was useful for taking early morning photos when we arrived in port.
The weather in all ports of call was good, more than be ...
Amazing Cruise! I will post an in depth trip report on Cruise Critic, however here will be my quick review.
This was a special trip and we picked Azamara to give us that special emphasis and they did not disappoint. We traveled without the kids and We definitely would book with Azamara again.
Embarkation - A breeze, literally, we walked in, approached a waiting representative, she took our ...