Azamara Journey Review

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Azamara Journey - Bermuda

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Sail Date: Oct 2007

After reading a couple of 'complainers', I decided to write and say how much we enjoyed the Journey. We have only sailed five times, so perhaps we aren't as 'picky' as some of the previous reviewers. We traveled to Cape Liberty the day before and stayed at the Marriott Courtyard near the airport and took a van to the port on embarkation day, arriving about 11:30. We thought the embarkation was extremely easy, especially after standing in line for over an hour last July when we cruised on the Mariner of the Seas. We had no problem with the stairs and were greeted with a glass of champagne when we got aboard. We looked around the ship - which we had sailed on when it was Renaissance - and is the reason we chose this particular ship to sail to Bermuda. Since we knew it to have a smaller passenger capacity, we were definitely interested in sailing it again. We were on board in time for the welcome lunch, which was very good and found a table easily. We had coffee and juice delivered by room service each morning, promptly when requested. The only complaint that I had was that I thought the coffee was terribly strong - but it was hot, and the juice was good. Later we would go for breakfast and always found a good selection of fruit, cereal, eggs, breads, waffles, etc. We played golf at St. George's - and while it was a short course, it provided many scenic views which we enjoyed. The course wasn't crowded and was less expensive than some of the other options. We had lunch at the White Horse Tavern after playing....and spent some time in the shops before going back to the ship - which was docked near the center of town. We especially enjoyed the pianist - Antonio ? - who was outstanding, and made a point of going to his second show a couple of nights later. We also liked the comedian - Fred Klett (?) who appeared two nights and had lots of laughs with him. We went to one of the Journey shows - which was just okay...but missed a couple of nights when we ate at the specialty restaurant, somewhat later than normal. We ate at the Aquafina restaurant twice and thought the food was especially good - my husband thought the rack of lamb was one of the best he had ever had (and he's had lots of them!). We both enjoyed the chocolate souffle one night and had the chocolate lava cake the other night....of course, by the time dessert arrived, we were so stuffed that we barely had 'space available' for it! We also enjoyed the food in the Discoveries dining room - and never had the feeling that it was crowded or that the wait staff was frazzled as some have stated. Thought the food was excellently prepared and very tasty - especially as compared to our last cruise on the Mariner.

We didn't go on any of the shore excursions but went by ourselves to most of the island - we purchased a three day bus/ferry pass from Guest Relations and used it extensively - we took a ferry to the Dockyards one day and rode the bus back, stopping at a couple of interesting places. Also took the bus northward one day and saw many beautiful homes and golf courses - we felt like we had 'seen' Bermuda and still had lots of free time on board. Unfortunately, it was raining on the day of disembarkation, which slowed the process some - but it was still relatively easy and quick. The main problem was people not being prepared with their seapasses, etc. which they needed to exit the ship. We took a shuttle bus to the airport which delivered us promptly. All in all, I would say this was a wonderful cruise and I'm sorry that the Journey is going to South America for the winter, as I would love to go on her again!

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