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Hi Cruisedreamer, Here is a list of the signature drinks for the different Oceania ships. I would imagine they've come up with one for Vista by now. Regards, Paul

In the offer email I received it specifically states the following; “Guests who choose to participate in the Offer will retain the normal cancellation policy, and the refundability of the cruise fare will not be impacted.”. Perhaps you or your agent should call Azamara again to clarify which of the following is accurate - what they wrote in the offer or what they said to your agent. Regards, Paul

I came across a B.B.C. article on the sinking of the Oceanos a couple years ago. I had never previously heard of the ship or its demise but found the account quite interesting. Here is the link to the B.B.C. article. Regards, Paul The guitarist who saved hundreds of people on a sinking cruise liner (bbc.com)

I haven't been to Tristan da Cunha before, (although I visited St. Helena on Azamara last month) but just looking online it appears to have a small harbour. Calshot harbour appears to be large enough to accommodate a tender providing the sea conditions cooperate. At the end of January this year I was on a different Azamara cruise with port calls at Easter Island and Pitcairn Island. We were able to tender ashore at both places but it was a near thing due to borderline sea conditions. There were no ship excursions offered for our visit to Pitcairn but the ship supplied maps showing points of interest we could walk to. Most of the 47 residents set up souvenir and handycraft stands either on the ship or at the harbour. All the small, lightly populated, remote islands I've been to appear to have a small harbour to accomodate fishing and rescue boats. I hope you are able to make it ashore at Tristan. Regards, Paul

I was recently on Pursuit and thoroughly enjoyed the Rijsttafel held on March 3, 2024 at the Patio. The variety of food was impressive and very tasty. Regards, Paul

White Night on Pursuit in The Gambia and lobster tails are back! Regards, Paul

You assume correctly. I boarded Pursuit a few hours ago and dropped by the Pool Bar and upgraded to the Ultimate package. The transaction, including the application of my loyalty discount, was completed in a couple minutes by a barman using a tablet. I’ve attached the advertisement for beverage packages from today’s Insider. They well could be testing the waters but there has to be a better way then upsetting all the guests considering an upgrade on one ship. Regards, Paul

I just purchased the Ultimate beverage package on Pursuit for $26.95 USD per day with a 20% discount on that price for my Discoverer Plus loyalty level. Regards, Paul

Hi, That’s Pursuit and I’ll be on her for an 18 night cruise sailing tomorrow for Grand Canary. Regards, Paul

I just completed a BtoB on Onward and upgraded to the ultimate beverage package on both segments for $26.95 per day with 20% off that price for my Discoverer Plus loyalty level. I first noticed the upgrade price for the ulitmate package had been increased by $3.00 per day to $26.95 in November last year when I received an email from Azamara. Why would they implement another, more severe, price increase 3 months later? Regards, Paul

The “United Nations” team will have at least 3 vacancies starting in Tahiti and there are 4 New Zealanders remaining on the team. Regards, Paul

Hello. I’m currently on a BtoB on Onward from Fort Lauderdale to Tahiti and have enjoyed the cruise immensely. I’ve met and befriended many folks on the full world cruise and enjoy their company. I’m part of a progressive trivia team with six world cruisers and play trivia in the Den and the Living room almost everyday sitting anywhere seats are available without issue. I have had no negative experiences doing the first two segments of a world cruise and believe I’ve benefited from Azamara upping its game for these great itineraries. Here are a few pics from our last port-of-call at Easter Island. Regards, Paul

Here’s one from today on Onward. Regards, Paul

Here is today’s activity list for Onward. As you can see there are plenty of options on a sea day. Regards, Paul

I’m not sure what the poster’s source is but my source is Oceania. They cancelled Riviera’s Middle East/Red Sea cruises scheduled for November and December 2024 and replaced them with month long cruises from Barcelona to Cape Town and Cape Town to Singapore. I booked the 32 day CapeTown to Singapore cruise shortly after the new itineraries came out around the beginning of last month. Regards, Paul