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No. We just got off recently and there were no issues with anything except for the one late evening when the boat was rocking. Tyler

I'm sorry, i meant to say Cape Town. Tyler

I understand that Azamara has found the culprit for all this sickness. They picked up a supply of bottled water in the Johannesburg port and as of this past weekend they disposed of all bottled water. This is an unlikely source that was overlooked because bottled water is supposed to be free of all impurities, but this is good news. Tyler

We will be on the azamara pursuit departing from Lisbon and we're going there a day early so we're looking for some hotel suggestions. We would like to be close to the port. I know Lisbon has a lot of hills and then the terrain flattens out toward the ocean. We would like to stay in this flat area because my wife has mobility problems. Thanks. Tyler

The Meet & Greets on RCCL were always held the first day at sea which worked out fine. I organized one on the Independence of the seas out of Puerto Rica that was held at 10 am on the first day at sea and there were at least 80 or more people who attended. After the M & G, 40 participants including their spouses and friends went down to the casino where I held a slot pull and 2 of the people hit the slot for $400.00 and $600.00 so it was a very good day and a great cruise. Tyler

Toni, you're doing an excellent job and since I've organized so many of these, I would be glad to help you out in any way. When the ship was handling this the only thing, I had to do was put a list of attendees together. The ship did the rest. I will help any way I can. Tyler

That statement was very decent of you and we Azamara believers appreciate this very much. Tyler

We did the Azamara Quest cruise last July 25, 2022, to August 8th cruise that was the 14-night Norway intensive cruise. It was excellent. The itinerary was the following. DUBLIN SEA DAY LERWICK/SHETLAND, SCOTLAND ALESUND OLDEN VIK ELDFJORD ROSENDAL STAVANGER KRISTIANSAND OSLO OLSO SEA DAY AMSTERDAM AMSTERDAM There you go. It was beautiful and it was a cruise of a lifetime. If you take Azamara you won't regret it. Tyler

Yes, and we have about 8 of them. Don't use them but i have them. Tyler

It is not worth the 4 hours travel time to and from Venice. Most of the roads there are two lanes and if there's an accident which is often, you're really screwed. Visit Venice before or after the cruise for 2 or 3 days and go see the main attractions but personally my wife and I just loved roaming around the canals and getting lost. You see great things that are off the commercial beaten path. Tyler

That's the only way to see Venice unless you want to walk a couple of miles to the local bus. Smart move. Tyler

We ended our cruise in Chioggia back in May and it was an overnight stay then we got bussed to the airport in Venice. When we left the ship in the morning to go to Venice there weren't any busses or taxis. We had to walk to Chioggia. I' 71 and so is my wife and we brought her 74-year-old sister with us. It was at least a mile walk or more to catch a bus that goes to Venice and drops you off and the bus station in Venice and more or less you're there in Venice. It took two hours to get there. We were exhausted by walking from the ship to Chioggia. Now we had to find a water taxi to get to St. Marks square. This was on a Saturday and Venice was packed. We ended up getting a private boat that took us to St. Marks square for $100.00. It was getting late in the afternoon and there were just too many people there, so we figured out how to take the water taxi back to the bus station and got on Bus number 8 which took us back to Chioggia at the same stop we left from. That was the closest bus stop to the ship. So, the long walk began again, and we were all exhausted. We heard from some people that just went to Chioggia for the day and they said it was great. It has canals just like Venice and looks somewhat like Venice, but it was a lot closer. I can't understand why Azamara didn't provide a shuttle bus to Chioggia or a bus to or a bus to Venice. We had been to Venice 4 times before and we just wanted my wife's sister to see it. I guess the only way to see it without walking a mile to a bus is to take the shore excursion. Azamara must find a closer port to Venice. I also want to tell you that with the exception of the historical buildings Venice is not the gem it was prior to the pandemic. A lot of hotels and private residences on the Grand canal and canals off the Grand Canal are boarded up or in total disrepair. It's still worth going there but if it's a weekend be aware of the mob of people.

Your information was correct. I followed your directions and it worked. I was used to the old way of doing it before the software changeover. Thank you very much for your reply and precise details concerning my question. Thank you, Gary Tyler

If this has been discussed before then excuse me. When I used to book a cruise with Azamara before the new software system was in place, I could pick what type of stateroom, inside, outside, veranda or suite and then I could make my choice, let's say a veranda P2. I could then easily navigate to decks that had availability for all veranda V2 cabins. There might be some in the middle or starboard or stern area. I would click on let's say cabin 8012 and then it would price it out for me, and then I could book it. Now the new system doesn't do that. It seems like it assigns you a cabin for a P2 veranda. I don't like that. I know I could pull up the deck plans on another website to see where my cabin is, but the point is I shouldn't have to do that. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I've tried multiple times with no success. Help?

We took the cruise on 5-6-23 to 5-18-23. We departed from Barcelona, and we ended the cruise in the port of Chioggia, Italy for an overnight stay on 5-17-23 to 5-18-23. If you want to visit Venice from the port of Chioggia, you have to walk over 1 mile to the bus stop. The bus runs every hour and it cost less than 5 Euros. It takes an hour or so for the bus gets to the bus terminal right outside Venice. The walk is short to find transportation via water to the area of St. Mark's square. When you leave you must again find transportation via the canals back to the bus terminal. When you get back to the Chioggia area the nearest bus stop to the ship is again over a mile walk back to the ship. If you are in decent shape the long walk to the bus stop or back to the ship is a piece of cake. Our situation was different because my wife has a walking problem in her right legs which caused her to drag her leg although she uses a rollator and in the past two years, I've had both my knees replaced. We're also both 71 years old and we're not used to walking that far. There were a lot of fellow cruisers that took that walk to get to Venice and it was exhausting. The last day we departed the ship and Azamara had motor coaches within 50 feet of the ship. Why can't Azamara provide transportation to and from Venice. How hard is it to have motor coaches shuttling paid guest back and forth to Venice on the day before we depart. The shore excursions were very limited which was very disappointing. If they can have 10 busses next to the ship at the port in Chioggia on disembarkation morning, why can't they provide busses to Venice and back to the ship at the port of Chioggia. We love Azamara cruises but the port in Chioggia quite frankly was a poor choice and I don't have a solution for that but if that's the closest port to Venice then please provide transportation for us to get to Venice and back to the port of Chioggia and closer to the ship. Tyler