Grandma Cruising

Just a thought, and probably won’t help, but have you tried clearing your cache just in case somethings got ‘stuck’.

I don’t know personally, but others here have posted that you can do so once aboard.

From previous postings here, people have been able to do that in the past. It shouldn’t be a problem as long as you’re cancelling excursions outside the appropriate cancellation period ( generally 48 hours before, except for overnight tours).

Mine was taken on my IPad, not a computer. I just went into my Voyage Planner on my phone. At first there was a box superimposed over the opening page which told me how much OBC I had left, but it disappeared before I could get a screen shot of it & I couldn’t get it back.

Here’s a screen shot of my Voyage Planner so you can see where it shows up

Buffet style with very nice food.

We’ve had ‘Jazz Brunches’ on sea days on several cruises.’

If you buy one of the essentials packages the OBC that is part of that is for shore excursions only.

I see the article talks about it being an ‘adults-only’ cruise, so is it a charter?

Reasonably easy to find machines, laundry room includes 2 irons & ironing boards - Azamara ask you not to bring your own iron onboard. No need to bring an adapter as there are US outlets. I always take a 4 USB adapter though.

Seemed to be a very fair review - basically saying no real issues, but lots of new crew still learning!

It is in the UK Booking Conditions “Should you wish to make any changes to your confirmed holiday, you must notify us in writing as soon as possible. Whilst we will endeavor to assist you, we cannot guarantee we will be able to meet any such request. For guests wishing to make a significant amendment to their booking outside of 90 days from departure, such as changing the ship or sail date, note that a booking transfer fee is applicable. Please note that any amendments for hotels, transfers and flights may result in the loss of the amount that was collected at the time of booking for these additional components. The transfer fee is £75 per guest which is limited to the first two guests on a booking, therefore any additional guests will not be charged as well”

And RCL is building a huge terminal at Ravenna, so is clearly planning to use Ravenna long term

I agree, we prefer to use the laundry. They often do an offer for a bag. The bags look small, but it’s amazing how much you can squeeze into them if you roll everything up as tight as possible.

It is casual - smart casual. Very few men wear jackets & even fewer wear ties. My DH takes a jacket & wears it in the speciality restaurants but not in Discoveries MDR. Ladies tend to wear trousers/skirts and smart tops, but some wear dresses, though you don’t often see maxi dresses. At the end of the day you can wear what you want and are comfortable with, but they don’t allow shorts, distressed jeans, baseball caps etc. One thing we have noticed is that the type of cruise seems to make a difference. On a Norway cruise with lots of port days, and also on a cruise in Costa Rica, people were generally more casual - possibly because they were ashore most days, often on long tours. On cruises with more sea days (E.g transatlantic/ Athens to Dubai etc) people seemed to dress up more in the evenings.

All OBC can be used beforehand to buy excursions

We were booked on one for May 23. Like you we had heard nothing from Azamara, but decided it’s likely to be changed to Greece/Turkey which didn’t appeal. We asked our TA to transfer our booking to a Nov 23 Dubai to Singapore cruise instead. Azamara were happy to do this but did charge us £150 (£75 each) transfer fee (which is in their T’s &C’s).

I agree, if you’ve never seen the mosaics in Ravenna, then it’s well worth it.

it’s in your Voyage Planner - top of page.

My UK Azamara account has always shown any OBC in British Pounds, whether or not it was ordinary OBC or specifically for excursions

Sorry, blag, didn’t mean to sound cross or offended - I wasn’t. Just stating that my position was somewhat different from yours. I cancelled early so that I wouldn’t get into the position you found yourselves in - I cancelled well before the need to book flights, hotels etc. I agree that Azamara should have offered some sort of compensation. The new itineraries were very different and didn’t compare with the original. Like you, we were not interested in a Greece & Turkey cruise.

Yes, but the cruise we transferred to is November 23.

Certainly agree it’s not a good idea to buy minutes, as the Wifi is slow. We always buy the full package then we’re not worrying about how many minutes we have used up.

Your digital account via Azamara website should show how much OBC you have left.

If you’re talking about me, my Black Sea cruise was May 2023, so the itinerary hasn’t yet changed. I jumped before changes were made and published because it was obvious it would change. In these circumstances I expected to pay a transfer fee as per Azamara’s booking conditions.