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Yes, there should be but it’s not there! I’ve already called Azamara so I’ll leave it to them.

Be aware that BA are already cancelling over 300 flights from LHR over Easter weekend due to strike action by security staff 😡 Several hours after the cancellation BA have still not yet sent emails to all customers notifying them of a cancellation. I've found out the hard way by looking on the BA Manage My Booking page and seeing our flight flagged as Cancelled. if you booked flights directly with Azamara then they will try to reschedule you, but Azamara also seem not to have been updated by BA, so you need to be proactive and phone them.

Are these ever offered?

I can't comment on the cruise aspect but I'd agree that using UK cards in France at fuel stations is hit and miss. I always carry a selection of cards - some work, some don't. but never the same ones!

I’m reluctant to buy a package as my wife doesn’t drink alcohol. So I can assess the ‘value’ of an occasional drink bought from the premium range can someone please tell me the size of the spirits measures - are they U.K. single/double equivalent or free pour?

Its a phrase used here in the UK to much the same effect. Also gets shortened to a simple "Bless".

I can do flat and cobbled surfaces like a Duracell bunny, but the stairs are a killer!

Good point. Specifically "Best Of Mykonos" and "Best Of Rhodes".

Reading the various excursion descriptions, it looks like "strenuous", which I would normally overlook, is normally do-able by a reasonably active 70 year old and not at all the sort of high adrenalin event that the tag might suggest. I can understand the need for a warning and that, maybe, the average cruise guest is of "mature years" and everyone is different, but how realistic are the descriptions? What are your experiences of this?

My experience too - the waits are very long and the only saving grace is the high quality of the Customer Service staff when you do finally get through.

The Azamara U.K. web site gives a U.K. number that links to the US at a charge that is claimed to be no more than calling a domestic / geographical number, which should therefore be free of charge on most calling plans. True, up to a point, but BT and other calling plans are only free up to 60 minutes and time on hold to Azamara is typically well over an hour, so the call is chargeable not just for the excess over 60 minutes but for the total time. The customer service staff are great, but the call system sucks.

Italian gov web site updated but Azamara’s isn’t!