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We did registered for an upgrade for the April 1rst LIS-BCN from Oceanview to Veranda and Veranda Plus but never ever heard back from them. The ship was not fully booked and upon embarkation there was a sign at guest services upgrades were available. However by that time we already had unpacked and couldn't be bothered anymore. And it turned out we were very happy with our deck 4 outside cabin anyway. I checked before on the Azamara website about an upgrade and got a message our reservation wasn't eligible for an upgrade. So was surprised we got an upgrade email anyway. However I think the Office is very sloppy by just sending it out to everybody even if you are not eligible. Same procedure of these endless emails ordering you to register you passport details while you have already done it. By the way be disembarked this morning in Barcelona and it was once again a fantastic cruise!

What is the situation right now? (Spring-summer 24) Is the main dining room still closed for breakfast and lunch? Considering a cruise with Seabourn but just don't like these buffet venues, and whenever on a cruise try to avoid them if possible.

Cabin Number: 8001 Ship: Pursuit Month/Year sailed: November 2023 Would you choose this room again: Yes Is noise an issue: No Balcony size: Normal Any other comments: Veranda Plus No noise issues, closely located to the forward stairs. We did not hear the noise from the crew door to the bridge, nor from the gym.

This is exactly my opinion. On our first cruise, we were in a CC suite and booked quite a lot of speciality restaurant nights, however, I enjoyed the MDR. This year we only went once to Prime C which was the least enjoyable dinner due to the long wait for food and a rather noisy big table next to us, which took over the whole room in the back of Prime C. For the rest of the cruise, we enjoyed excellent dinners, breakfast (and one lunch) in the Main Dining Room.

We will leave on the Pursuit 14 November from Barcelona to Las Palmas and are booked in a P3 Veranda. From what I see nearly all categories are sold out except Veranda P3/P2 on Deck 8 which is wide open, only a few booked. I wonder if they will fill them up with upgrade bidding on board, otherwise it'll be rather quiet in our section

Thank you so much, we are also embarking on the Pursuit on November 14th and have been looking for the info. It doesn't really matter as we are just embarking. Would have loved to embark at Dock S as it's so close to town and in 1989 we docked there several times with Royal Princess during her very first European season

Last year we were in a CC suite and did not have access to the Spa deck. However, one night when the steam room was not functioning we were immediately given access as compensation (really nice Spa staff). I believe the access for CC suites has been reinstated because of lifted Covid restrictions. Please note the Butler is there for room service, so don't call room service as we did, it will get a bit confusing.

Thank you for your feedback, yep it seems to be a bit of a grey area. What made me wonder why you can tick American Express CPP in the system under add-ons? We have US memberships however cruise bookings are made with a Norwegian TA. So we leave it as it is a bit too complicated and Azamara is creating enough IT problems

I have been scrolling through our reservations online for our next cruise and you can add American Express CPP through add-ons. Is this only for Amex Platinum members who book and pay through the Amex platform or are the benefits also for Amex Platinum holders who did not book and pay through Amex? I do come across conflicting info and can't make up my mind. We did register for it online on the Azamara website.

Just to let you know they are using extremely dense seating on their planes. Airbus 330/340 normally has a 2/4/2 configuration. This airline has squeezed in another seat with a 3/3/3 configuration. So also very tight for the shoulders. Good luck to those in the middle seats.

One major difference Onward has with her three sisters is that she has more CC Suites on deck no 8. This might explain why she is used for the world cruise because of increased revenue. I heard stories that Princess handed her over in a very bad dilapidated state, which explains why the refurb during lockdown did go according to plan.

Thank you for a great review and for making us aware, we can also sign up for the ultimate package during the last days of the cruise in order to spend OBC. We are usually happy with the wines offered in the cruise fare. However, are the wines offered on the ultimate package really worth the upgrade?

Yep, it was the beginning of this week. Maybe the European rules are different

Not to my knowledge we did book online at the Azamara website May 27th and just handed it over to our TA in Norway.

You can transfer your booking to your TA, we have just done it last week. Inform your TA and authorise it with an email.