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Very Disappointing

Review for Azamara Journey to Africa

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hiflts
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

We chose this cruise based on location and the CruiseCritic Review of 4.5 by the editor who is delusional with her ratings of this ship---have lost all confidence in CruiseCritic ship ratings. Silverseas' newest ship Silver Moon was only rated 5 stars. We have sailed on both and it is Waldorf Astoria vs Holiday Inn. First the rooms are very small. A bathroom that two people cannot stand in at ...
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Sail Date: February 2023

Cabin Type: Club Veranda Stateroom


Azamara Journey 12nt South African Intensive

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mdeegooden
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

For our first cruise embarking from a port outside the U.S. and our first cruise w/ Azamara, what an experience South Africa was! Not that we’re new to cruising. It’s just that the 25 or so cruises we’ve taken over the years haven’t been quite as memorable or immersive as this one. Our key takeaway… We really do prefer the atmosphere, service, and conviviality of smaller ship cruising, and the ...
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Sail Date: February 2023

Cabin Type: Club Interior Stateroom


Nice cruise around South Africa

Review for Azamara Journey to Africa

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Joe&Barry
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

This was our second time on the Journey, we previously had sailed a Baltic’s itinerary in 2018. We loved that itinerary, this one was not as good for us. Be aware that the ports are chosen for the safari tours you can take from the ports, not the actual ports. There is really nothing to do and most are very poor. Be sure to plan excursions! The ship is still in good shape. Our cabin was very ...
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Sail Date: February 2023

Cabin Type: Club Oceanview Stateroom


Very enjoyable cruise, but some ports of call were disappointing.

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UK6
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

First time with Azamara. We chose the cruise as we liked the itinerary around South Africa. Unfortunately one of the key ports of Durban was cancelled about a month before we departed due to the South Africans hosting the Russian navy….. Cape Town was the highlight, and we enjoyed Maputo. We were very fortunate to have booked private tours from Richards Bay with a fantastic guide name Don ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Cabin Type: Club Continent Suite


NCL can´t do trips longer than 10 Day /NCL Jade from Cape town to Athens

Review for Norwegian Jade to Africa

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Irajustus
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Ncl has the goal to provide cruises for the premium segment. But today they are far away. On our cruise from cape town to Athens we had following issues.The embarkation in Cape town took 2,5 hours’ time standing in a line at the cruise terminal, no organisation and information from NCL, In Richards bay we had to go on the passport control for South Africa. The most passenger came with delay from ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Cabin Type: Mini-Suite with Balcony


First 18 days – Cape Town to Dubai

Review for Norwegian Jade to Africa

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Sussex Duo
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

SUMMARY The Norwegian Jade is a nice sized ship with a good layout and a spacious theatre. The main dining rooms were well organized and quite spacious. The various specialty dining venues were even better and we enjoyed several good meals in Le Bistro, Cagney's, La Cucina and Moderna. The Teppanyaki was entertaining and we enjoyed the food there but the Jasmine (free anytime) was very ...
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Sail Date: January 2023


Somebody dropped the ball

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Yourefrmwhere?
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We selected this sailing for TWO reasons - It was NCL (we previously went on the Prima and Encore), and the itinerary included the Seychelles, Cape Town, and Dubai. The 18 days were not a problem; we've been on longer. What was not thought about: THEATER ENTERTAINMENT - I was surprised that on an 18-day cruise, one gets the same amount of "Broadway Style Productions" as on a 7-day cruise, ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Cabin Type: Courtyard Villa with Balcony

Traveled with children


Really disappointing introduction to Azamara

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atlflyguy01
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We had heard so much about how impressive Azamara was and, after several cancelled cruises due to Covid and the war in Ukraine, we were really looking forward to the "South Africa Intensive" cruise. First, the positive: the service cannot be faulted. It really is impeccable. That being said, the rest was less impressive. A few days before sailing, we were advised that we had been upgraded -- ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Cabin Type: Club Ocean Suite


Wonderful Safari and country - Awful Cruise

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M&L Cruisers
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

It’s been 2 weeks and no one from Azamara bothered to contact us so I’m post my issues with the cruise on Cruise Critic so other know what to be prepared for. This was our 40th cruise on several cruise lines and can easily say it was the worse cruise ever taken. There were multiple issues that included health and safety issues, lack of communication between senior staff, and an attitude from some ...
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Sail Date: January 2023

Cabin Type: Club Veranda Plus Stateroom


NOT recommended

Review for Norwegian Jade to Africa

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feljen
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Following our experience on a Norwegian Jade cruise to South Africa and Namibia in January 2023, we can’t recommend NCL. Food was mediocre, apart from the speciality restaurants. There were few enrichment or other on-board activities and there seemed an expectation that sunning ourselves, listening to the over-amplified entertainers, taking dips in the rather small swimming pools or availing ...
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Sail Date: January 2023


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