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  1. Spoke to Tony last night and the rumours are indeed true, so you’re going to enjoy some excellent entertainment, enjoy!
  2. From other forums it was said that Onward had experienced stronger than anticipated currents which caused a higher fuel burn than anticipated. Currently we are on Quests TA crossing and as far as Mindelo yesterday have had never perfect sailing conditions although Captain Johannes has been warning that things could be a little different north of Cape Verde. So yesterday just after sail away he announced that the weather system they had been tracking from Greenland was going to bring significant rough sea conditions so for the comfort and safety of passengers some changes to the itinerary would be made. So currently instead of heading to Tenerife as planned we are heading to La Palma which was the following port, our stay there is as was originally scheduled but we will then head to Tenerife arriving at 10pm staying until 10pm the following day. This will give shelter during the worst of the expected sea conditions, Quest will then head directly to Lisbon missing out Funchal to give us the smoothest ride possible. It’s this sort of communication and care that makes Azamara special, we’ve travelled with other lines who wouldn’t make any changes just telling passengers to expect rough weather.
  3. Pursuit’s October cruise that transits the Red Sea is yet to be cancelled, although it’s only a matter of time, so 2025 would be after that I would assume.
  4. The same chairs are used in the Pool Bar.
  5. Currently onboard Quest and can confirm that the WiFi included with the Experience More packages is the faster Starlink service. However when I initially logged into the system using the package link I was only getting the standard slow speed internet, took a quick trip to customer services to get it corrected. Even though I am entitled to free WiFi as a Loyalty/Suite benefit the system only allows one account per person, just something to be aware of.
  6. Yes at Discoverer Plus we paid $6.40 per day. Plenty of Whispering Angel onboard Quest and there’s a new Scottish Gin on the Ultimate Package called Botanist. Strange thing is the flyers on Quest shows a picture of the Atlas Bar and specifically mentions it in the text.
  7. Just boarded Quest and beverage packages are $26.95 for Premium $34.95 for Ultimate, upgrade Premium to Ultimate is still $8 but loyalty discount applies to the upgrade. Also speciality restaurants are $49.95pp we have been assured this pricing is now fleet wide.
  8. Just boarded Quest in Rio everything super easy, our only problem along with many others was taxi drivers not knowing where to drop off their passengers. Even then Azamara had a golf cart & trailer patrolling to pick up and get passengers to the correct area. Security was slow as Oceania Marina is also boarding today and the security area was common. We arrived at the terminal about 11.40 and we were at onboard check in by 12 noon, specialities booked and drinks package upgraded and sat on the Sunset terrace by 12.30. Obviously learned lesson from last year.
  9. Antibiotics have no effect on Viruses so it’s doubtful that the problem was viral. If it is related to the bottled water it’s possibly coliform bacteria due to poor quality processes in the water bottling plant. Another possibility is that minerals within the water are causing a mild reaction in some people. Either way it would be impossible for the ship to test the water onboard to ascertain the cause.
  10. Segment 7 of the World Cruise was due to end in Dubai and as I understand it full World Cruise passengers are approximately one third of the total passenger count, this would probably make Dubai the disembarkation port for the majority of passengers. Therefore deviating from Dubai would make it a logistical nightmare for many of the other passengers who will be on that segment. Cancellation of segments 8&9 was inevitable given the current situation in the Red Sea and minimises the ongoing disruption to future itineraries, appreciate it’s disappointing for those who booked the full World Cruise but Azamara are looking at the bigger picture. As regards those who booked single segments I would expect Azamara to be making the same offer made to those on Journeys cancelled 3rd May cruise which has been noted on another thread.
  11. That’s my guess, the 26 night Singapore to Athens cruise is showing as pricing unavailable the same as Onwards two segments. That presumes that Journey can travel the distance required with only essential stops to make Piraeus for the 29th May.
  12. Won’t know for definite until there’s more information but it looks like the individual cruises (segments) have been cancelled. So two cruises for Onward and one for Journey, this strategy will allow them to avoid the Red Sea with minimal disruption to ongoing itineraries . The World cruisers were a problem in that they already onboard and destined for disembarkation in Barcelona. We are booked on Pursuit Athens to Dubai in October but fully expect for that and the following Dubai round trip cruise to be cancelled to allow the ship to avoid the Red Sea. To be honest it makes the most sense if they cancel two cruises it affects probably 1300 passengers but re working itineraries will have an affect on many more.
  13. Something is possibly about to happen as the April/May Red Sea transit cruises for both Onward and Journey have just been marked a “Pricing Unavailable”.
  14. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68490695 Very sad news but hopefully this will push Azamara into taking action as there’s surely no way they could put passengers and crew at risk transiting this area.
  15. I think you’re right it’s a long time since we changed loyalty level, although I’ve looked at the latest loyalty t&c’s and can’t see a mention of 50% of anything.
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