john1970

If you are spending some time in Rome before the cruise you might consider sending a case to the hotel using one of the luggage transfer companies.

We did it by uber when we had luggage and it was surprisingly cheap and fast. We went from the Ibis styles to Monaco and it was 62EUR. This was in 2019 and non rush hour. No doubt prices have gone up.

We have had a mixed bag of tours with Azamara. Some have been great and really made a difference to our port of call. Some really poor value and a waste of valuable time. What I have noticed is that once they started to give lots of OBC the prices shot up.

I would call them and not book on the website. I use a trusted travel agent but I know that is a personal choice. It may be that the upgrade is only on certain staterooms. On your voyage you may get an outside for the same price as an inside but not a balcony for the price of an outside. It's hard to judge when a sale is a sale when you know they will come out with another offer next week.

I think only Azamara will be able to answer. I am guessing it would be wise to get something in writing from them. They have so much out of date/factually incorrect/unclear information on their website it's hard to know what to believe. Maybe try loyalty@azamara.com I tried facebook to ask a question in March and am still waiting for a reply so I think that route is a waste of time. I love them at sea but the back office is not the same standard.