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Watch news in UK and with friends in Japanese land tour I am concerned about the recent earthquake in the region. I understand the tsunami realest has been lifted. Hope all.on board safe and well.

I think it would be really helpful.but a lot of work for you. Thank you for all you do

Speciality restaurants included if you are in a Club Continent cabin.

We always stay on Deck 8. 17 cruises and more booked. The small amount of noise in the morning is negligible. CC is much better than P which we have done when no alternative. We don't drink the spirits in the cabin but we prefer the specialist restaurants as with a husband with hearing loss the noise in MDR is a problem for him.

We upgrade to obtain sparkling water which is drinkable as well as the interesting cocktails in the bar.

The Movenpick adjacent to the cruise terminal is a great place to stay. 1 stop on tram to Central Station and tram stop metres from the hotel. 100 metres to take your luggage on disembarkation.

I think you have to decide if your cruise will be an unforgettable experience if you miss Jordan and Petra and possibly Luxor. Oman is lovely but why did you book? I don't think Azanara would transit the canal if any real concerns about safety but you may miss ports

Our roll call just agreed to meet in the Living Room at a set time,about an hour after sail away. Bar open and nibbles available.

For b2b in August I emailed Azamara several times and eventually received a link. There were prices on the list but it was too late to pre book as enroute to port when it hit our mailbox! It took about 6 weeks to receive it.

We got a response from Azamara after over a month - the day we left for our cruise - with the cost of excursions. Not helpful !

We don't drink spirits and were given a bottle of the complimentary white wine as a substitute. We had an ultimate package so we didn't drink it on our b2b.

On our b2b in August/September we had breakfast on 1 cruise in Prime C and in Aqualina the next cruise. Service was good in either. Very relaxing

We ate in the speciality restaurants for 23 nights. Sometimes we were asked to sign after dinner but it always was a nil balance and no opportunity to add a tip. They said it was an accounting exercise and the new owners do seem to be keen accountants in their thinking.

Thank you. Next time I will make sure we have the list with us at all times.

Recently on our last night on Journey my husband was charged for the port. Guest relations phoned several.people to confirm that all port had to be paid for. We had been on b2b with ultimate packages but this was the first time he had ordered port.