My wife and I have recently returned to the UK after a 14 days cruise around Central America with Azamara Quest. We first started cruising in 1999 to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. It was an excellent cruise and we expected all other cruises to be similar. Sadly over the last 15 years, standards have fallen. So to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary we wanted something special, something luxurious.

We have certainly found it on board Azamara Quest. Within 5 minutes of getting off our shuttle bus in Costa Rica we were onboard ship in the Cabaret lounge drinking champagne while we sorted out our cruise passes and paperwork. 10 minutes later, we were in our stateroom. Having previously queued for up 2 hours to get on board on day one with other cruise companies, this was our first introduction to luxury cruising. Our verandah stateroom was the height of luxury. The most comfortable bed and pillows I have ever slept on anywhere in the world. Add to that luxury bathrobes, slippers, fruit and flowers every day and a mini bar, we were truly spoilt.

The itinerary was brilliant allowing a smaller ship (nearly 700 guests) to get into smaller ports and we only had to tender once in 14 days. The Land Discovery tours were well organised and two in particular stood out. Zip lining in El Salvador, then whale watching in Cabo San Lucas. Memorable trips with great video and photos to look back on in our old age. Read more