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Pursuit- forget the negatives honestly!

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We boarded Pursuit on Tuesday having read on these boards that people were worried that Pursuit wasn’t hitting the standards of Journey and Quest. 

 

Our experience so so far is this couldn’t be further from the truth. Yes there are new staff, some need a little time to check things sometimes but there is absolutely nothing to worry about if you are coming to Pursuit. Food is great, bar service is good and all is VERY well. 

 

Not much has had been written to date about Captain Toledo. Our experience includes him having to completely change our itinerary due to wave systems. He’s a great communicator he held a Q and A immediately and explained it all so well. His Captains Welcome was warm and witty and his focus is on “we the team” which we very much like.  Our initial impressions are here is another great hire by Azamara. 

 

Amanda as cruise director is also everywhere and really working hard.  So for those worried that it’s not Russ or Tony or Eric, forget your worries. All the music is great and the only slight challenge is the Den is so popular you might have to hunt for a seat (but you will find them!). 

 

Theres lots of of new things to do during the day as well as the old favourites- they’ve even set up a little 4 hole mini golf circuit in front of the band in the living room with pesky foam hazards. It doesn’t disturb the readers as they sit in front of the band stage. 

 

Happy to to answer questions but life is good on Pursuit 

 

 

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We've been aboard Pursuit since September 29, through good weather and bad, changed itineraries and ports, and can testify that this has been an outstanding voyage throughout.  All the officers are visible, personable, and excellent at their jobs.  The way they handled extreme weather and its effects on the schedules was to a standard that their competitors should strive to emulate.  The crew has delivered the best service of any of our Azamara experiences.  The food has been great.  We absolutely agree with uktog that Captain Antonio Toledo is an outstanding hire (he was even with Renaissance when the ship was commissioned and knows it from the keel up).  HD Ryzard and FB Elisabeth have been customer focused to the max and are loved by the crew.  CD Amanda and assistant Lee are happy, charming, and a great team.  We even booked four more cruises (to go with 6 booked previously) with Gian, the dynamo sales and LCV manager.  And again, the service from the happy and personable crew has been top notch.  Well done Azamara.

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We were on Pursuit for 17 days from Athens to Barcelona and agree with the comments made by uktog. Unfortunately Amanda was ill for a large proportion of the Rome to Barcelona leg but that didn't diminish the experience. I think that the lack of a bar on the sunset veranda and the introduction of the Den are great improvements - although through the second 8 days of our voyage the sunset veranda was closed for about 5 days due to weather. Crew (including the new ones) were very good and lived up to the Azamara expectations.

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I agree that the Pursuit is a lovely ship and Captain Toledo is a marvelous addition. As Belfastman indicated, Amanda was ill for much of our trip so she was not as ever-present as Russ. We found Elisabeth, the F&B Director, very friendly and professional, and Rysard as amazing as ever.

 

One thing I did miss is that not once did we hear “Welcome Home” from the security team, and I did make that comment on the post-cruise survey. 

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Since I never used the casino and found it pretty much in the way, the change to the Den sounds especially wonderful to me.  Also glad that the new stripes are living up to the unique Azamara culture!  And they have FeverTree!  The news just keeps getting better and better. :classic_smile:

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1 hour ago, Host Grandma Cruising said:

Great to hear all this positive feedback. Now looking forwards to our TA on Pursuit next year more than ever.

Considering the new crew and changes in the ship the cultural assimilation in such a short time since the maiden voyage is a credit to the leadership.  The Azamara culture was in full bloom when we boarded in September and has continued uninterrupted since.

 

Also, things just keep improving.  Example, when we boarded on September 29 there was no waffle station, no dry cereal dispensers, no gelato chiller/case in Windows.  All are now in place and operational.  Lounger cushions are now in place outdoors as is the pool bar furniture.  Interactive TV is not but it is coming soon we were told and it will be better than currently on sisters. 

 

The Den is now the heart of the ship and the casino is not missed by this traveler.  Looking forward to similar change on the sisters.

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19 minutes ago, flyingshoes said:

Considering the new crew and changes in the ship the cultural assimilation in such a short time since the maiden voyage is a credit to the leadership.  The Azamara culture was in full bloom when we boarded in September and has continued uninterrupted since.

 

Also, things just keep improving.  Example, when we boarded on September 29 there was no waffle station, no dry cereal dispensers, no gelato chiller/case in Windows.  All are now in place and operational.  Lounger cushions are now in place outdoors as is the pool bar furniture.  Interactive TV is not but it is coming soon we were told and it will be better than currently on sisters. 

 

The Den is now the heart of the ship and the casino is not missed by this traveler.  Looking forward to similar change on the sisters.

Glad to hear. You've been on a while. When do you get off?  

 

Phil 

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Funny the young security girl recognising us at embarkation said welcome home so I think it’s an isolated glitch only. 

Whats impressing us is we’ve found some great waitstaff all first or second contracts which is excellent to see. 

The return of the singers has made a huge difference as the support of the daytime activities is back to as it was. 

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7 minutes ago, excitedofharpenden said:

All good things must come to an end otherwise if they didn’t they wouldn’t seem like good things.  Right?  Glad you have enjoyed your trip on Pursuit.

 

Phil

Thanks, always enjoy Azamara.  Detouring to another line in February but will return to Azamara in July/August, if not sooner.

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2 hours ago, alfredo1 said:

Hi Bonnie,

 

As with many on the forum, we are on Azamara Pursuit out of Lima on December 1st. Do you have any information regarding shuttles at the ports of call.

 

Thanks again.

 

I’m sure there will be shuttles arranged for your ports. But I have no information on them. This is one of the areas that is left to the ship to arrange.

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