deneric

Thank you everybody for your help and information regarding Embark times, Azamara Pre cruise package information Etc. We are on the March 15th RIO to LIS cruise in just over 3 weeks time and had been given no other information other than that provided by our travel agent when booking and some recent updates of changes to arrival and departure times. When we contacted Azamara to ask for our final cruise package (which came automatically from Azamara on the exact same RIO to LIS trip last year) we were told by the Azamara Representative that it was the responsibility of our TA to provide this. We contacted our wonderful TA and today received our final details. However the TA did say to us "I appreciate your patience and with the New Azamara systems. They are doing business differently; such as releasing the travel packets and did not know you receive through the travel agent and not directly with the Guests." FYI. Within this package we have received a "bar coded" boarding pass but the embarkation times are no longer choosable (as they were last year), it only refers you back to the web site FAQ which states that Embark begins at 2 pm and closes 90 min before ship's departure. FYI There are no pre printed luggage labels as last year, but you can print them off from your Azamara web account and fill in your name and cabin number yourself if you wish. (or as they suggest, they provide these labels at your embark port) I hope all this might help. Regards Eric

Thank you Riocca & Oddjob16, We will contact Azamara / TA and have them send our online package. Good to hear from you Oddjob16, we are sad you are not joining us this year. Eric & Den

Last year we did the RIO to LIS crossing and a few weeks before the cruise we received an online package from Azamara asking for choice of boarding time, luggage labels, port info Etc. We are doing the same cruise this year on March 15th and really looking forward to it. I understand that Azamara have a new Embark system and I am wondering if we will receive the online package as before and how many weeks before sailing does it normally arrive? Can anyone shed more light.