Azamara Journey Review

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Bright Star on theDeep Blue Sea

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Mimi A
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Jan 2009

This is our second cruise on Azamara. We took a similar Caribbean cruise on the Quest in November 2007 (it's second public sailing). We travel for the itinerary & ambiance of the ship, not the size & numerous activities & large crowds of larger ships. We were obviously impressed with our first cruise on Azamara, but wanted an itinerary with some islands we haven't visited, plus returns to our favorites. We enjoy snorkeling & usually do this 4-5 times each cruise. Amenities included (in all cabins): Butler (glorified stateroom attendant), flat screen TV (limited channels & not much variety), minibar, umbrella (folding - for use ashore if inclement weather), mini-binoculars, large zip-tote to keep, use of luxurious bathrobes & slippers (to keep). Fresh fruit everyday, canapes in afternoon, flowers. This time, a small portable clock was also included. Staff ratio is 1:2 passengers. Most passengers we met were retired though we are not but are in our late 50's.

Embarkation  Very smooth since we pre-registered our info online; however, we were pleasantly surprised to find we had been upgraded. We had booked cabin 6005 (oceanview without veranda in forward starboard behind suites across bow) since we had this when we were on the Quest as it has extra interior room since it's at the point where the bow starts to a point but there's not enough room for a veranda. We were delighted with the upgrade, but it did cause a problem with our luggage being "lost" until after we had sailed by over an hour. Apparently luggage delivery people were not told of our change in cabin. Also, cabins were not available until after 2 p.m. & we had embarked around 12:30. Lunch was available at the buffet (Windows Cafe) immediately.

Cabin  Cabin was as we anticipated with enough storage for clothes, a loveseat which we used frequently, a table with two chairs on the veranda which we also used a bit, small bathroom, with small shower but toiletries from Elemis Spa in large enough bottles to last the entire cruise. Soap, however was in bar form. Shower controls were two "dials", one for temperature (which did not need to be reset every time you showered) & the other for the water flow.

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Cabin 1A

Great location as didn't feel ship as did in cabin 6005. Balcony adequate, room size good, shower not for large people. Never heard hallway noise while in cabin.

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