I am a 50 something and my wife of 25 years is not. We've done a cruise a year for the past 15 or so years - mostly on Celebrity ships. We have just returned from taking the Azamara Journey Baltic cruise and we would rate the itinerary and ship as probably our best cruise vacation yet. The small ship experience, the dining, and the extended stays in port were the plusses that put this cruise over the top.

We happened to be in our home in Europe when we decided to take this cruise. Instead of flying to Copenhagen (port of embarkation), we elected to make the seven hour drive over from Holland. For those who drive, the Copenhagen Port Authority offers long term valet parking at a reasonable price. With their office right at the cruise terminal, nothing could be more convenient. Embarkation was extremely smooth and relaxed.

The Journey is a well appointed ship with an advertised capacity of about 690. On our cruise she was mostly full. Yet despite this, the ship never felt crowded nor did we ever wait in line for anything. We had a club veranda stateroom and were quite pleased with the size and layout especially in the context of it being a small ship. The fruit bowl was refreshed everyday, the sodas in the mini-bar complimentary, and a flat screen TV was available with a nice selection cable channels and free movies, none of which we saw simply because we never had time. Read more