wjfan417 Posted March 29 #3201 Share Posted March 29 4 hours ago, aliaschief said: As of last night probably now around 120. Of the 135 several are getting off in Dubai and doing their own travel plans then rejoining in Venice. All lounges will not be open at same time but will be rotated and that will also be the case with specialty restaurants. Haven’t heard yet how many guest are going on the safaris. Guest count could really be lower that week. Taking a three day side trip to Angkor Wat. Will rejoin Onward in Bangkok. Was the side trip arranged by Azamara or on your own? If on your own, did you prearrange? We go back and forth between Sydney and Melbourne on our B2B this December and January, and would like to be able to visit Uluru from Melbourne and rejoin the ship in Sydney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliaschief Posted March 29 #3202 Share Posted March 29 Just now, wjfan417 said: Was the side trip arranged by Azamara or on your own? If on your own, did you prearrange? We go back and forth between Sydney and Melbourne on our B2B this December and January, and would like to be able to visit Uluru from Melbourne and rejoin the ship in Sydney. We planned the trip on our own. Though some took an Azamara excursion to Angkor Wat. Trip from Ho Chi Minh to here went without a hitch. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliaschief Posted March 31 #3203 Share Posted March 31 An amazing sunrise and another sweltering day at Angkor Wat. 36C and humid. Guides saved us with filtered ice cold bottled water and mentholated iced wash cloths. Got up at 4:30 AM to experience sunrise. Back to Onward tomorrow in Bangkok so we can attend a Azamazing Bangkok evening. Pics are from our day two here. Bruce 23 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiga Posted March 31 #3204 Share Posted March 31 Your photos are amazing! So beautiful! Thank you for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie travel bird Posted March 31 #3205 Share Posted March 31 On 3/29/2024 at 9:34 PM, wjfan417 said: Was the side trip arranged by Azamara or on your own? If on your own, did you prearrange? We go back and forth between Sydney and Melbourne on our B2B this December and January, and would like to be able to visit Uluru from Melbourne and rejoin the ship in Sydney. Hello wjfan417 Being an Australian and avid azamara cruiser I noted in your post your desire to visit Uluṟu on your Australian trip. It will be Australia’s peak summer time and not at all a good time to visit Uluru. I’m not sure of your country of origin but Australians even avoid Uluru in summer. Here’s an extract from the internet. You might want to do some more research. May or September are lovely times there. “December, January, February This is Australia’s summertime and is the worst time to travel to the lovely Uluru. The temperatures can be unbearable in the day, reaching low to the mid-30s majority of the time. The highest temperature recorded was a top of 45.5 Celsius degrees, which was only in the shade! Unless you are a fan of sweating like a pig, we recommend trying a different time of the year.” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjfan417 Posted April 1 #3206 Share Posted April 1 45 minutes ago, aussie travel bird said: Hello wjfan417 Being an Australian and avid azamara cruiser I noted in your post your desire to visit Uluṟu on your Australian trip. It will be Australia’s peak summer time and not at all a good time to visit Uluru. I’m not sure of your country of origin but Australians even avoid Uluru in summer. Here’s an extract from the internet. You might want to do some more research. May or September are lovely times there. “December, January, February This is Australia’s summertime and is the worst time to travel to the lovely Uluru. The temperatures can be unbearable in the day, reaching low to the mid-30s majority of the time. The highest temperature recorded was a top of 45.5 Celsius degrees, which was only in the shade! Unless you are a fan of sweating like a pig, we recommend trying a different time of the year.” Thanks-I’ve been rethinking this cruise because I doubt we’ll be back in the area again and it is something I’m really interested in seeing. We’ve been to Sidney and Melbourne before, and we’re at each of them for around 4 days each on our B2B cruises and not interested in spending that much time in those cities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roel94 Posted April 1 #3207 Share Posted April 1 Just now, wjfan417 said: Thanks-I’ve been rethinking this cruise because I doubt we’ll be back in the area again and it is something I’m really interested in seeing. We’ve been to Sidney and Melbourne before, and we’re at each of them for around 4 days each on our B2B cruises and not interested in spending that much time in those cities. Have done blue mts,Hunter valley,gone to,a resort on a reef to snorkel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdeegooden Posted April 1 #3208 Share Posted April 1 13 hours ago, aliaschief said: An amazing sunrise and another sweltering day at Angkor Wat. 36C and humid. Guides saved us with filtered ice cold bottled water and mentholated iced wash cloths. Got up at 4:30 AM to experience sunrise. Back to Onward tomorrow in Bangkok so we can attend a Azamazing Bangkok evening. Pics are from our day two here. Bruce Stunning! WOW! I do hope we get to experience these places someday. Your photos are so well taken! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjfan417 Posted April 1 #3209 Share Posted April 1 10 hours ago, Roel94 said: Have done blue mts,Hunter valley,gone to,a resort on a reef to snorkel. Thanks-we’ve done all of that previously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roel94 Posted April 1 #3210 Share Posted April 1 Just now, wjfan417 said: Thanks-we’ve done all of that previously. Have you gone to,Barossa for wine. i have been in several places more than once. Hard to guess where to send people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliaschief Posted April 2 #3211 Share Posted April 2 Last night on the Onward we were bussed to Bangkok’s huge outdoor Cultural Museum Ancient City greeted with Thai Canapés and drinks. Watched five different cultural dance acts including Thai Boxing. Each of our chairs were decorated. We then enjoyed fireworks and couples/singles we’re offered an alighted wish basket made our wish and put the arrangement afloat. There was a steady breeze that made for comfortable evening weather wise. It was an AzAmazing Evening and it felt like most of the guest participated. We left Bangkok this morning enjoying a day on the Coral sea. Tonight we all have the choice of dining under the stars. It’s Tuk Tuk Dinner Night. Will they have a real Tuk Tuk? 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliaschief Posted April 2 #3212 Share Posted April 2 (edited) What a beautiful setting and the food has been fantastic. Nice breeze, light lanterns swaying in the wind. Doesn’t get much better then this. Edited April 2 by aliaschief 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Cruising Posted April 2 #3213 Share Posted April 2 The Azamazing evening we had in Bangkok at the Ancient City was our favourite - magical. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliaschief Posted April 3 #3214 Share Posted April 3 Today we visited Koh Samui a popular island beach resort off the coast of Thailand. Known for its beautiful beaches and Big Buddha. A short tender port of call as we arrived at 8:00 and left at two.Tomorrow is a day at sea then we will overnight in Singapore and start our next segment. Last night’s dinner was a huge success and tonight it’s back to more fine dining at the Chef’s Asian Table dinner. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliaschief Posted April 4 #3215 Share Posted April 4 Last night’s Chef’s Asian Table on Onward. 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takemewithyou Posted April 4 Author #3216 Share Posted April 4 1 hour ago, aliaschief said: Last night’s Chef’s Asian Table on Onward. I would love to try that menu! Thank you so much for enlightening this thread with all your posts! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted April 4 #3217 Share Posted April 4 Currently on Journey we’ve 680 guests from 30 nationalities- the ship has quite a buzz! 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted April 9 #3218 Share Posted April 9 Heads up from Journey- not yet sure the reason why, breakfast in discoveries is now a full buffet not a la carte. Maybe it’s because the ship is absolutely full 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliaschief Posted April 9 #3219 Share Posted April 9 Sabang, Indonesia today. Another hot and sultry day. Toured through the market. After the beef market I chose to fast on this next to last day of Ramadan. We were scheduled for a hands on cooking class which turned out to be more of a demo. Sail at 5:30 and have two sea days before our next port in Sri Lanka. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted April 9 #3220 Share Posted April 9 11 hours ago, uktog said: Heads up from Journey- not yet sure the reason why, breakfast in discoveries is now a full buffet not a la carte. Maybe it’s because the ship is absolutely full Would not be happy with that, been on full ships many times and always enjoyed our breakfast in Discoveries, seems like another step in the wrong direction. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackdogmolly Posted April 9 #3221 Share Posted April 9 1 hour ago, Bloodaxe said: Would not be happy with that, been on full ships many times and always enjoyed our breakfast in Discoveries, seems like another step in the wrong direction. It could also be a staffing issue? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takemewithyou Posted April 9 Author #3222 Share Posted April 9 42 minutes ago, Mackdogmolly said: It could also be a staffing issue? That’s what I am wondering. I am sure @uktog will seek out the reasoning behind this change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie travel bird Posted April 9 #3223 Share Posted April 9 18 hours ago, uktog said: Heads up from Journey- not yet sure the reason why, breakfast in discoveries is now a full buffet not a la carte. Maybe it’s because the ship is absolutely full Yes it was introduced last cruise because the ship was full, the weather was cold and windows wasn't coping with the crowds. We walked away from Windows a few times and then had room service and mosiac. It was port intensive but whilst a good solution at the time I sure home it returns to a full service menu for breakfast in discoveries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted April 9 #3224 Share Posted April 9 (edited) Interesting- Discoveries is empty and there’s no issues in Windows even though it’s too cold for outside this cruise. There used to be an option of buffet plus a la carte in Discoveries last year. That would be a far better option if adjustments were needed. Like many some days I like to be served and room service isn’t quite delivered as it used to be (no call ahead tray just left for you to set it out). We only use room service if our order is coffee and pastries (where of course mosaic is also an option) I think the staffing is the correct answer given that on previous full ships they could do the served menu and buffet in discoveries. Probably running on lower headcount these days Edited April 9 by uktog 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango9 Posted April 10 #3225 Share Posted April 10 8 hours ago, Bloodaxe said: Would not be happy with that, been on full ships many times and always enjoyed our breakfast in Discoveries, seems like another step in the wrong direction. Was just on Journey in Japan. Also a full ship. People complained that Windows was a madhouse for breakfast as people wanted to get off for early shore excursions each day. No where to sit and service was slow. This is why they decided to have buffet in Discoveries - to give people another choice for a quicker breakfast before shore excursion and not have a problem in Windows where one could hardly move around. The buffet in Discoveries seemed to have less variety but was a more calm place to eat 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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