Azamara Onward

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13-day cruise around the Iberian Peninsula was great

September

Pros: Excellent service and staff made the journey fun and easy. The food was excellent and the ship size the way we like cruises. Backing into the Seville dock was a trip in precise navigation!

Cons: Last-minute port-time changes cost us extra in rescheduling a few excursions. These changes were apparently caused by tide level changes? Anyway be prepared to act fast with such changes in por times.

Recommended: Yes

We wish to shout out the excellent service of our stateroom attendant, Chang. Also, the great service and "positive attitude" of the gentlemen working the Mosaic coffee shop--a great way to start the morning!

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Original Love Boat

August

Pros: Tremendous crew, all inclusive, bartenders remember your drink preferences, many long stays in port.

Cons: Small bathrooms, food very good but not 5 star

Recommended: Yes

We have traveled on all four ships and they are identical, so you know your way around the ship. Passengers are well traveled and friendly. All staff from deck hands to officers are friendly and greet you with a smile, they seem to be happy working for Azamara.

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Love the intimate cruise

July

Pros: Incredible staff....not over crowded...no casino or art galery...great food at buffet or in main dining room...attentive staff and crew

Cons: Excursion pricing too high..small ships and only 4 of them make it challenging to book cruises

Recommended: Yes

Love Azamara

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Azamara Onward World Cruise

June

Pros: Size of ship, wonderful crew, Great Itinerary

Cons: None

Recommended: Yes

Incredible journey. Some changes due to safety issues in the area Sea and Suez Canal resulting in a repositioning cruise around South Africa. The end result was the most remarkable, interesting and fun cruise I have ever been on. Azamara really pulled out all the stops to make this special and it was with about 150 passengers and 400 crew.

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Great Trip To Italy

June

Pros: Suite, specialty restaurants, preferred embarking and disembarking, food, cleanliness, butler

Cons: communication - written and verbal, excursions

Recommended: Yes

It always seemed like we never had the full story about restaurant times, activities, excursions and what they included or did not include, last minute changes to excursions. Even the daily activity handout had numerous errors and misleading information. Overall, communication needs a lot of improvement.

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Amazing from top to bottom

April

Pros: The people, the ship

Cons: Smoking allowed on board

Recommended: Yes

The Onward is a beautiful ship and was such a good fit for our traveling style. We were made to feel very special everywhere we went because Onwards’ crew was amazing. The size of the ship was wonderful. Not too big and not too small

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Canary Islands 7 day intensive cruise with Azamara

March

Pros: Extended time in each port, very affordable

Cons: Long flight times to travel to Canary Islands for 7 night cruise, cabins are fairly small

Recommended: No

More time in each port make Azamara itineraries very desirable. Because of the distance to the Canary Islands and the cost of air travel, it makes the 7 day cruise not very cost effective unless combined with a pre and/or post travel experience in that area of the world. The cabins are smaller than other cruiselines but the ship only holds 684 pax. which provides a comfortable, uncrowded feeling. Highly suggest booking specialty restaurants ahead of time rather than waiting to book once aboard the ship, since if the ship is full, the specialty restaurants are frequently unavailable, due to their small seating capacity. The timing of the excursion is important because during the 3 hour siesta time right after lunch, many tourist sites and facilities are closed. The food and staff were excellent. 

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