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Just woken up to apologetic email from their COO saying they listened yesterday to all the feedback and have reinstated Toulon on our sailing in May so we are very pleased about that. 

Cancelled on the 5th May sailing. We are disappointed and don't really buy their reason to cancel it. Plenty of other ports to replace it with in the Med and don’t need a sea day. It is what it is - but leaves a bad taste for our first VV. 

We twice had club continental suite on deck 8. We didn't make use of our lovely butler and enjoyed having a bath, but got tired of the specialty restaurants and ended up in MDR which was very good.

What we didn't like and this was a factor in us choosing a balcony cabin midships on deck 7 was the noise in the suite on deck 8 from the deck above with restaurant furniture being moved around at all hours whilst they cleaned above us including water splashing down onto our balcony.

For us this year the refurbished balcony was perfectly fine for 10 days, used our free benefits such as wifi and just paid for Prime C as and when and saved a huge amount.

I would suggest either go all out for a top suite if you can afford it or book a well located balcony cabin and cruise more often! CC in our minds are a halfway house.

It has been calling there for several weeks, including yesterday. So has I think Rhapsody. We are due there on 6th Sept on Vision but not aiming to get off as not our favourite port of call anyway. Personally wish they had changed itinerary to an extra Greek port as most other lines have done.

We booked a day room at Hilton Miami airport. Got taxi from port, left our luggage in the bedroom, used pool and loungers all day, late lunch then had showers and changed and free shuttle bus to terminal. Nice to have air conditioned clean and spacious base, cost about £100 but worth it to have a relaxing day.

Erik, any update from your friend at all?

I wonder if Rhapsody will call there are scheduled on Sunday.

Marine traffic app has it there too.

I notice that Vision of the Seas has called at Kusadasi today whereas most other ships/lines are visiting alternative ports of call.

Any feedback from ship as to how many got off and what it was like ashore please if you are onboard or know anyone out there.

http://www.sea-scanner.com/schiffsposition.php?schiff=Vision+of+the+Seas

Many thanks.

Must say very pleased at this development and looking forward to it more than the original azamazing evening in St Barts! Found our first from the roll call, great community and resource.

We are in same situation and probably looking to book Hilton day room near the airport for about $117 , it has swimming pool and at least we can relax, sunbathe and freshen up before flight home. Room is available 1000 to 1700 and has free wifi.

Otherwise we found Miami tour that would keep luggage onboard if you give them notice of doing so. http://miamitourcompany.com/tours-in-miami.html

I don't think this did Princess any favours at all, I wonder if they had some editorial control. We have sailed on big ships like that in US and Europe but the programme didn't show it in a good light.

Would be nice to see a less sensationalised programme on one of the smaller ships to show how nice it can be with drinks included and visible Captains and staff like it is on Azamara and Seabourn etc. as in not all ships or lines the same.

thankfully not come across many people like Mandy the british vet or her hubbie on our travels! Wonder what they thought of the first episode and how they came over.

Have it set to record but not sure I will bother.

Further to my post on 13th May the Captain and other senior staff onboard willingly met us to discuss our exeriences. The whole matter has been handled extremely well. Azamara UK have been superb and we look forward to sailing with them again. :)

Yes about 130 pax had to stay overnight in Monaco. However before that 86 of us were put on board a tender to the ship around 11pm after azamara gave us meal ashore.

it was frightening experience culminating with the lifeboat offloading only about 8 to 10 pax in very choppy conditions, smashing against ship. Then we cast off, ordered to put on life jackets which were not readily available, in darkness, no lighting, people traumatised and we returned to dockside. We returned the following morning by tender, and I asked to wear my life jacket to do so.

sadly so far azamara senior staff appear unwilling to discuss the incident with us. derisory compensation offered by letter overnight.

So more to tell but about 450 pax blissfully unaware of the traumatic experience endured by others. I don't want to go in more detail on here at this time.