Istanbul to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Azamara Cruise Reviews

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Great cruise with a fantastic crew

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oddjob16
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Just disembarked the Quest after 11 nights from Istanbul to Athens. The experience was top notch and rest assured that the crew is getting more and more up to excellent standards . The boarding process in Istanbul was seemless and we were on board by 1:15. The itinerary was changed just a few days before to switch date of ports in Santorini and Patmos. As a result we had Santorini with a portload ...
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Sail Date: August 2023

Cabin Type: Club Continent Suite


Best crsuise we have taken

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Eaton Out
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We cruised on the Azamara Quest sailing out of Istanbul down the west coast of Turkey and through the Greek Islands. This is probably the best cruise we have taken and the Quest is in excellent shape for an older ship. Quest is said to have been overhauled in 2021. Everything was perfect. Check-in was seamless and the required orientation went quickly on 5. We had a balcony room on the 7th floor. ...
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Sail Date: August 2023

Cabin Type: Club Veranda Stateroom


10-Night Greece intensive - June 9, 2023, Eastern Aegean from a "city not on the Aegean"

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CQDMGY
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Outstanding: Of our some 30 cruises, both ocean and river, this was among the 3 best overall, and the best in multiple regards particularly food and beverage. (A post-covid cruise we took on 1 of those 3 best was now unsatisfactory.) Considering we are still coming out of covid, and that Azamara recently changed ownership, with attendant start-up problems with the website, the performance of ...
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Sail Date: June 2023

Cabin Type: Club Veranda Stateroom


We loved it.

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Azamara Onward

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The happy travel guy
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Able to drop off our cases at bag drop on our arrival midday, check-in was shown to commence at 14.00 and it did. As we all know currently due to Covid requirements this can be a laborious process but in all fairness all went well for us (if only people helped themselves a little more e.g. paperwork wise etc things would definitely run quicker). It's quite some time since we've sailed with Azamara ...
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Sail Date: July 2022

Cabin Type: Club Veranda Stateroom


Up to Azamara's usual good standards

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k0k0
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

We love Azamara for its informal, friendly feel, along with excellent service, great food and inclusive wines. We definitely enjoy the small ships and interesting itineraries. Having experienced one mega-ship cruise, we will never go above 700 capacity again. Staff were brilliant throughout the ship. One thing we love about Azamara is that the staff make such an effort to use your name, to ...
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Sail Date: July 2022

Cabin Type: Club Interior Stateroom


A Wonderful First Cruise Experience!

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JoeMama#1
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

I was really nervous before taking my first cruise. I read so many reviews regarding different issues that passengers had. I was so relieved the minute I walked into the port. The staff was courteous and very efficient getting us on board the ship. Upon arrival to our room, our bags were outside our door. The room was clean and very adequate. My husband and I both found the staff ...
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Sail Date: April 2015

Cabin Type: Club Oceanview Stateroom


Good but Not as Good as the Quest

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weluv2trvl
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

We took the 10 night Greek Isles Amalfi coast cruise 4/27/15. At first glance, the ship is so similar to the Quest that it's amazing:) We thoroughly enjoyed everything about our last 2 cruises on Azamara so we were so excited! But it wasn't quiet there for us. The staff is fantastic, don't get me wrong but the cruise director and his staff left alot to be desired. We hardly saw them except ...
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Sail Date: April 2015


First cruise, impressed.

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mhancock
First Time Cruiser • Age 80s

We boarded the Quest in Istanbul, after a problem with the berthing location, which had been changed from Sarayburnu to Karakoy before we arrived, and Azamara had not informed us. We found the berth after a wild taxi ride, reimbursed by Azamara. Our boarding was flawless and hospitable, but we were surprised at the security measures taken ; more than at an airport! Our cabin, port side, Level 6, ...
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Sail Date: September 2014

Traveled with disabled person


Another wonderful cruise

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snorkeller
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We choose the Turquoise Coast 11-day voyage on August 30, 2013, from Azamara Club Cruises for that it offered the best itinerary to visit Turkey an Greece and for the mid size of Azamara Journey ship (694 passengers). We enjoyed very much our cruise : the ports of call were well selected, the shore excursions were well organized, the ship was just the good size for tranquillity and range of ...
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Sail Date: August 2013

Cabin Type: Club Veranda Stateroom


The Black Sea

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ian67
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

This was our second time on Azamara but it was the itinerary that attracted us to the Black Sea - although Azamara's standards sealed the deal. We particularly wanted to see the Crimea and an itinerary taking in Odessa, Sevastopol and Yalta was too good to miss. An added bonus was that after returning through the Bosphorous we then called into Canakkale on the Dardanelles and were able to visit ...
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Sail Date: July 2012


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