Thanks. We cruised with you on the Oceania Nautica last February in Polynesia. love your video. Cheers. We're next on the Azamara Onward in Corsica next october.
Shhhhh... we don't want too many people to know how great Azamara is. We love Azamara as well, and we agree with all the positive factors you mentioned. One minor correction regarding the Aqualina restaurant. It is not the only specialty restaurant to offer seafood. My favorite seafood is Chilean sea bass, and it is only served in Prime C.
We did a 19-day Azamara cruise from Cape Town to Las Palmas in Feb-Mar24 aboard Pursuit. We don't have the huge cruise experience of some travellers (it was our 6th cruise, the first on Azamara). From pre-cruise to completion we found the Azamara experience a huge disappointment. We choose our cruises based on itinerary, and this one was excellent, from South Africa to St. Helena Island, back to West Africa and finishing in the Canary Islands. But their website was almost unusable in the months leading up to the cruise. The ship, while quite well maintained, was old and our cabin (Verandah Plus) was small. Food was well below the quality we expected. The White Night struck us as a bit of a gimmick. Everyone dressed in white, a bit of entertainment, so-so food. Nothing special. The Azamazing Evening was about 90 minutes of cheerful African singers and dancers onboard but we wondered why they advertise these evenings as something unique when most cruise lines offer similar and indeed better. Crew were excellent but we have found that on every cruise we've taken. I think Azamara is going to need to step up its game if it intends to compete with luxury and small-ship lines. The passengers seemed to be there for the free alcohol and non-stop trivia. Kind of a floating pub experience. We won't be repeat customers.
Thanks for your comments. We’ve cruised on Regent 7 Seas, (Iceland and Scandinavia), Oceania (French Polynesia) and Azamara (France Intensive) all within the last 12 months. So, we are not just Azamara Cruisers. While everyone’s experiences are different, I’d be interested in knowing what your expectations are based on. As you can see by the vast majority of comments your experience seems to be the exception to the rule...I am not discounting your opinion, simply stating what I see. The Azamara Website implementation is, indeed very bad, and hopefully the new CEO will get that corrected straight away. There were no local entertainment shows on the Regent Splendor (rated the most luxurious ship on the 7 seas) , only 1 on the Oceania cruise, and 3 on the Azamara one we just were on. We only got to see 2, and they were good in my opinion. Plus, to kick off the White Night party, the Quest brought of a Beatles tribute band. So in reality, there were 4. They were a lot of fun! I will have to simply disagree with you on the White Night party not being special. As you can see by the sea of white on the pool deck on my Azamara videos, the guests truly seem to thoroughly enjoy White night. The food...It's a party, and for party food I think it's been above adequate. The ship was anchored in front of Amalfi for our Italy Intensive Azamara cruise White Night party and the scenery was spectacular, and a great party too. I hope your future cruises and travels are wonderful and live up to your expectations. Cheers, Bob
@@stellatours567 The other 5 cruises we've taken were with Holland America, most in the Asia Pacific region. Our experience with Azamara was much inferior to HAL. We found HAL's food substantially better, crews were top notch, nicer ships, onboard experience much better in every aspect. For us Azamara just wasn't the premium line it purports to be. Our next cruise is this coming January. 4 weeks Singapore to Singapore. On HAL.
We enjoy HAL very much as well. A different experience, as their smallest ships are twice the capacity as the Azamara ships. I'm curious about their cutbacks on entertainment. It used to be terrific. Our next cruise is on HAL as well... a New Year cruise to the Caribbean with family... about 10 of us... I hope you have a wonderful cruise!!! All the best, Bob
I totally agree! We enjoy Azamara for the same reasons
completely agree! We loved our Azamara cruise on the 10 day Italy intensive tour this April.
Thanks. We cruised with you on the Oceania Nautica last February in Polynesia. love your video. Cheers. We're next on the Azamara Onward in Corsica next october.
Just came back of an Azamara cruise. It was again a very good experience. And more and younger passengers then the last time
I like the style of your video. Calm and informative.
I appreciate that! Thank you!
Shhhhh... we don't want too many people to know how great Azamara is. We love Azamara as well, and we agree with all the positive factors you mentioned. One minor correction regarding the Aqualina restaurant. It is not the only specialty restaurant to offer seafood. My favorite seafood is Chilean sea bass, and it is only served in Prime C.
I would be interested in a point-to-point comparison between Azamara and Viking Ocean.
You're right! We haven't cruised on Viking Ocean yet but would like to!
We did a 19-day Azamara cruise from Cape Town to Las Palmas in Feb-Mar24 aboard Pursuit. We don't have the huge cruise experience of some travellers (it was our 6th cruise, the first on Azamara). From pre-cruise to completion we found the Azamara experience a huge disappointment. We choose our cruises based on itinerary, and this one was excellent, from South Africa to St. Helena Island, back to West Africa and finishing in the Canary Islands. But their website was almost unusable in the months leading up to the cruise. The ship, while quite well maintained, was old and our cabin (Verandah Plus) was small. Food was well below the quality we expected. The White Night struck us as a bit of a gimmick. Everyone dressed in white, a bit of entertainment, so-so food. Nothing special. The Azamazing Evening was about 90 minutes of cheerful African singers and dancers onboard but we wondered why they advertise these evenings as something unique when most cruise lines offer similar and indeed better. Crew were excellent but we have found that on every cruise we've taken. I think Azamara is going to need to step up its game if it intends to compete with luxury and small-ship lines. The passengers seemed to be there for the free alcohol and non-stop trivia. Kind of a floating pub experience. We won't be repeat customers.
Thanks for your comments. We’ve cruised on Regent 7 Seas,
(Iceland and Scandinavia), Oceania (French Polynesia) and Azamara (France Intensive) all within the last 12 months. So, we are not just Azamara Cruisers. While everyone’s experiences are different, I’d be interested in knowing what your expectations are based on. As you can see by the vast majority of comments your experience seems to be the exception to the rule...I am not discounting your opinion, simply stating what I see. The Azamara Website implementation is, indeed very bad, and hopefully the new CEO will get that corrected straight away. There were no local entertainment shows on the Regent Splendor (rated the most luxurious ship on the 7 seas) , only 1 on the Oceania cruise, and 3 on the Azamara one we just were on. We only got to see 2, and they were good in my opinion. Plus, to kick off the White Night party, the Quest brought of a Beatles tribute band. So in reality, there were 4. They were a lot of fun! I will have to simply disagree with you on the White Night party not being special. As you can see by the sea of white on the pool deck on my Azamara videos, the guests truly seem to thoroughly enjoy White night. The food...It's a party, and for party food I think it's been above adequate. The ship was anchored in front of Amalfi for our Italy Intensive Azamara cruise White Night party and the scenery was spectacular, and a great party too.
I hope your future cruises and travels are wonderful and live up to your expectations.
Cheers,
Bob
@@stellatours567 The other 5 cruises we've taken were with Holland America, most in the Asia Pacific region. Our experience with Azamara was much inferior to HAL. We found HAL's food substantially better, crews were top notch, nicer ships, onboard experience much better in every aspect. For us Azamara just wasn't the premium line it purports to be. Our next cruise is this coming January. 4 weeks Singapore to Singapore. On HAL.
We enjoy HAL very much as well. A different experience, as their smallest ships are twice the capacity as the Azamara ships. I'm curious about their cutbacks on entertainment. It used to be terrific. Our next cruise is on HAL as well... a New Year cruise to the Caribbean with family... about 10 of us... I hope you have a wonderful cruise!!!
All the best,
Bob