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Last year we had choices of 4 reds and 4 whites in the included wines, plus a rose and a sparkling. I know you have travelled recently, have the red and white changed to 2 now?

Explanation to above. I also have some US $$ obc but the new 5% £sterling obc amount has been added to this amount without using an exchange rate, which as @CavershamCruiser says, devalues the discount. If all goes to plan the £ sterling will be converted to US$ in those preceding few days prior to embarkation when any outstanding unused obc in any other currency is converted to US$$ and will show up as such when we get onboard. 🙏

It’s been added in $ which is incorrect , but I have assurance by email from Azamara that it shows as two separate amounts (£&$) at their end. They are unable to show it seperate at the moment. All will be revealed in June when we board and the £ should be converted to $ 🙏

We’ve just taken up the 5% obc offer and we are fine with it. Paid by credit card and have travel insurance. Many guests will have booked and paid in full for their long haul flights nearly a year in advance (BA is I believe 350 days out ). In the past we have committed a fair few £s to airlines a long time in advance with no financial or gift incentive offered.

Loyalty benefits depending on your category level within the Le Club programme. https://www.azamara.com/gb/azamara-circle

Here in UK , the discount is 5% of the cost of the cruise less taxes. Random example ….cost of cruise is say £5000 of which £500 is taxes so 5% discount is £225.

They know there is a problem. I also had the 5% added as US$ without exchange rate to £ calculation. Myself and my TA have been assured that whilst I see it as added to my US$ obc, at their end they see two amounts, one in US$ and one in £ sterling. I am not going to touch the £ and will await its exchange to $ in those few days prior to boarding as per usual. That’s when any unused obc in any other currency other than US$ is exchanged into $ for use on board. Its never a good exchange rate but does the job,

Wow Michelle is back! 👏 When did that happen?

Likely it arrives Dubai on 26 April as originally scheduled and then arrives Venice on 30th May to start the cruise from Venice, that fits in with about 34/35 days mentioned.

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@B17 Have you tried clicking on Manage my Reservation and then clicking the paper and pencil icon next to Excursions? Ours are listed there with prices and times even though it says Excursions coming soon.

Stayed here twice (pre covid ) and also the sister hotel Canal Grande which was a bit harder to find in the dark! Both hotels had helpful staff recommending evening eateries and excellent service from them all. We walked from the bus station with luggage, we’ve had easier walks but it’s doable. Would happily return.

I would tend to agree with @Jay19 , a quick tally of our attendance at Azamara evenings is 8 out of 18 and of those 2 were on board. When most people were off the ship we enjoyed a very leisurely evening onboard and didn't feel we were missing out. We have chosen according to our tastes and if we felt it really was a one off event , a never to be repeated experience, we would go. Choir and concert at Ephesus , Cellist in Dubrovnik, dance show in Havana prime examples Since the C word perhaps some of the ports dont have the infrastructure to lay on these events nowadays. Perhaps the evening is more manageable if they bring entertainment onboard and they can control health and safety requirements and food quality for guests . If there are evenings off ship we will still choose to our tastes.

We had a very enjoyable meal and chat with you when sat next to you in Prime C on Onward 29/4 Rome to Venice last year!

Ours is in June and although mine also says coming soon, when I click on Manage my Reservation, and scroll down to excursions (click on the pencil and paper icon ) many are already listed with times and prices . You may be lucky.

Met Grace in January 2022 on her first contract as one of the singers with Martin Lawson also. They both made a great impression and its wonderful to see them both come through the system and be Cruise Directors. 👏👏

As Grandma has said. Go through a mock booking. When you havechosen a category, and a cabin number appears, click on the pen and pencil, then click choose cabin. Then Filters. Click on Cabin Attributes. A long list will appear. I usually click on a location . ie, Aft, Midship or Forward. Click Select and then Apply. If there are cabins available in your chosen categories they will be listed. Sadly it’s no where near as simple as it used to be 😢, but it is doable.

We visited here on Saturday. We pre booked for 10.30am but due to some change of plans at home we arrived at 9.30 and asked if we could enter early. There was quite a queue as it was the first time slot of the day but the nice lady said come back at 10am and you'll be fine, which we did. I think you’ll find they are pretty flexible if they can be. They like to stagger the entry to prevent bottle necks. You start with war rooms using the included audio guide. Once you get to the museum part you can wander around in any direction and then you continue through the rest of the war rooms. Cafe is about 3/4 of the way around. We stopped there just after 2 1/4 hours in. After tea and cake we had to rush the last 1/4 as we had to get our train. I think without the rush to get home our total time there including tea and cake would have been 3 hours.

Yes the tender and ferries go from the same area. It takes approx. 10 minutes once you on tender. T for tender F for Ferry. If you haven’t pre purchased and you need to purchase ferry ticket on the day ,you can do so at the kiosk marked red circle.

Midway through the cruise you will receive information re transfers to airport or Tronchetto plus other alternatives and you can use obc to pay for this. You can also arrange private transfer with many of the online car services.

Same here, I was unable to purchase from Matthew on Quest in October. We’ve used these numerous times in the past but apparently we were in the minority 🤷🏼‍♀️ . I’ll be miffed if we missed out and they still available .

This was last year. It’s unlikely to be any cheaper!

Something going on for sure ! The four cruises on Quest after yours are all showing as ‘Pricing Unvailable’ . Obviously a massive change of ports coming up.

What ship was sailing on 14th September? It looks like all four ships are in and around the Mediterranean in September 2025. . Not quite sure how this cruise cancellation is connected to a Canada and New England Itinerary?

Ok this is my last post on this particular subject, having tried at least to let people know that there may be availability to book tables throughout the cruise. This was our first Continental Suite and as is widely publicised, the Speciality dining is complementary for the cabin for the whole cruise. We had every intention of attending each evening, however a few excellent evening menus caught our attention in Discoveries and we cancelled and someone else picked up our table. We never set out to book ‘just in case’. When and if Azamara change the parameters we will deal with it .