Friends had sailed on Azamara before and raved about it, so we wanted to give it a try and we LOVED it ! Will be back ! The ship was smaller than our most recent cruises, and we loved that part of it, even though we were skeptical. Also loved the demographic - much more our speed - not many children, no rock climbing wall, no water slide, etc., etc. Very relaxed atmosphere and fantastic ports of call! We spent our anniversary in Monaco - who could ask for more ! Loved Athens, Santorini and all the Italian ports on this sailing. Will be back !!! :-) The land tours were all great and diverse in activity level selection - truly something for everyone. Also had a great Virtuoso cocktail hour/dinner, and our hosts were wonderful! Also, we were invited to a CruiseCritic cocktail reception also, and that was fun! We explored Athens for a couple of days prior to embarkation and it was great! The Acropolis Palace Hotel was wonderful.