Azura Review

4.0 / 5.0
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Azura is ok.....not great, not bad just ok.

Review for the Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Azura
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kevinyork
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

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Sail Date: May 2010
Cabin: Balcony Stateroom

Boarding: Took approx 30 mins from leaving the car with CPS to boarding the ship. Smooth and well organised.

Cabins: We had 2 Deluxe Balcony Cabins, mid ship on A Deck. First impressions were of a clean, conservatively decorated cabin with a couple of touches of colour in the cushions and bed runner. The walk in wardrobe does make the cabin feel smaller but will be appreciated by those with longer dresses and those who prefer a little more privacy when getting dressed. No sofa, just two chairs. Good interactive TV with around 7 channels plus dozens of on demand TV shows and films most of which were free. You can order room service using the TV and can check the restaurant menus in advance to influence where you may wish to eat which was helpful. Balcony was small but functional with two reclining chairs, a table and a footstool. As has been debated many times, Balconies on C deck are deeper however its a toss up between the extra depth and the loss of privacy given that there are three decks above who can look down on you. The Riviera deck above from mid ships to aft has an overhang which will limit sun for most of the day. This overhang actually impacts on A and B decks to some extent too meaning the sun has to be lower in the sky to catch the rays from your balcony. Our cabin Steward was excellent, very friendly and kept the cabin immaculate. We had an annoying creaking noise from the ceiling and after the third night spoke to reception who sent a maintenance chappie that hacked away at the wood trim that adjoined the ceiling. It solved the problem but I'm not sure P&O would be too happy with the damage he caused to the wood trim in doing so. Bathroom was compact but perfectly usable. Some complained about this but how long do you spend in the bathroom?

Food: We had breakfast mainly in the buffet. An excellent choice of hot and cold food, and no traffic jams in accessing the buffet. Yes you had to look for a table but we could usually find a table, especially in the Verona Buffet toward the rear. We tried the sit down breakfast in the Oriental Restaurant which again was fine but we preferred the convenience, choice and speed, of the self service. The buffet at lunchtime was a bit disappointing. Food was a bit repetitive and at times canteen like. We tried the pizza place by the pool deck and thought the Pizzas were excellent. Freshly cooked and with thin and crisp bases. The hot dog and burger outlet served a limited range of food but again this was good although their tendency to handle everything by hand including grabbing handfuls of fries to plate up after just preparing beef, chicken and prawn wraps with the same hands was a bit off putting and certainly not veggie friendly.

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Balcony Stateroom

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Small but well designed. Walk in wardrobe. Lacking in drawer spaced. Good location being midship. Some sun shade from overhang that covers the Riviera deck above. Good position to get to the Atrium or to the rear for the buffet restaurants, seventeen, Manhattan Bars etc. Quiet, never heard corridor noise.

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