malcliz

We didn’t like the chairs and hoped they were temporary. We found they were ok for eating at the table but not for relaxing and reading on the balcony.

The documents are there for this cruise but unusually there are 2 blank pages, the front cover and the luggage label page which is usually before the notes. I think it is the same for everyone. Hoping they will upload them before we go.

Did you receive OBC? We would rather have OBC but just received ours and it is FCC that I don’t think we can use before June.

We did go to guest services the day before and asked for the money to be put back on our credit card which they said they would do. We didn’t want it back in cash so we were surprised when we had to queue up to receive dollars on disembarkation when our coach was waiting.

Thank you! We didn’t realise that. We expected it to be refunded via our credit card.

Excellent. It wasn’t open on the Journey last month but hoping this means it will be in September!

One of our excursions that we purchased online before our cruise was cancelled on board at short notice so we enquired at Guest Relations and was told the money would be refunded on the card we used to purchase the tour, which is fine. However when we disembarked there was an alert on our card and we had to queue up to receive our refund in dollars. This seems very odd and not so convenient as it meant a delay in our journey and a trip to the bank today to change the dollars. I wonder why they do this and not just refund online?

We only went on the shorter 45 minute ride. It stayed in the town and had one stop for a few minutes. The longer ride may have been more interesting. It wasn’t a great way to see very much but relatively inexpensive and plenty of time to look around the town afterwards. There is also an open topped bus ride that goes from the same place but not sure where that goes.

I imagine it wouldn’t be far. We went on this train yesterday. We weren’t on Azamara this time but it was a very short walk from where our ship was docked.

We agree boarding the Onward at Monaco was chaos but we just got off the Journey yesterday and have to say embarkation in Athens was extremely well organised. We had a check in time of 2 pm so we arrived at 1 pm and were initially offered a coach ride into Piraeus to pass the time until boarding commenced which we declined. We were taken straight into the marquee where our test results were checked and we were given a yellow bracelet to wear. Then straight into the building for the check in process and back to the marquee where there were snacks and water. During this time others without test results were being tested. We boarded soon after at about 1.40 pm. We were so impressed with the smooth way it was handled.

Heike was one of the reasons we loved Azamara from our very first Azamara cruise in 2009. Round Italy with Heike, Captain Carl and Sue Denning as CD. Lovely memories of cruising with Heike and all the other great officers and crew.

We had boarding day snacks in the afternoon in Windows which we really enjoyed.

Oh thank you. That is helpful. I will look for the threads.

We have the free at sea package for our 7 day cruise in August which includes 150 free minutes. I notice on the app there is an offer to upgrade now to unlimited WiFi for the week at a cost of £87. Does anyone know the cost on board and whether it is worthwhile buying this in advance now?

I was looking for those photos to post the same thing, that the bathroom was closed when we were on board but I can’t find them now.

Is there any way of seeing live availability so you can select particular cabins with walk in showers, sleeping 4 for instance?

Please can anyone tell me whether any of the Club Balcony suites on Epic have a walk in shower as we can’t climb in over the bath? If so what numbers would they be as this is not mentioned on the deck plans. Presumably if there are any with just a shower, the room itself would be a bit larger?

COVID-19 Test Result Travelers must provide evidence of a negative result for SARS-CoV-2 that has been conducted within 3 days of boarding the ship in Greece. Proof of a negative test is not required however for all travelers that have completed their vaccination(i.e., 14 days have elapsed since the last vaccination, depending on the doses required) and hold a vaccination certificate. That is what it says under Greece under Explore well at sea on the website as from 11th May. So does that mean tests are no longer required if you are vaccinated? It’s very confusing.