jwh Posted February 7, 2022 #1 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Considering Azamara and will have lots of questions but first up, can anyone explain the differences between the Verandah cabins and also the Veranda Club cains? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audobon_tx Posted February 7, 2022 #2 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Location of cabin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted February 7, 2022 #3 Share Posted February 7, 2022 This has been discussed recently. Here's one thread all about it: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwh Posted February 7, 2022 Author #4 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Thanks for the responses. We are Crystal refugees and trying to familiarise ourselves with the different options. How is the entertainment - day and night - on Azamara. I understand the white nights but what about the remainder of the cruise especially on sea days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvaark Posted February 7, 2022 #5 Share Posted February 7, 2022 See Azamara's web for some information: https://www.azamara.com/life-onboard/entertainment-activities (scroll down, look at each ship). The cabaret entertainers have several different themes for the shows at sea (some also when the ship gets underway early enough). The musicians get together in various combinations to play everything from classic rock to classical. Trivia contests abound. Lectures on various subjects when not in port. And a good library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Cruising Posted February 7, 2022 #6 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Also painting classes, ballroom dancing lessons, activities such as darts, table tennis etc. Here’s a copy of a typical sea day programme (note this is from 2019, so well before the pandemic, when the ship was full). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwh Posted February 8, 2022 Author #7 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Thanks GrandmaCruising. This looks perfect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted February 8, 2022 #8 Share Posted February 8, 2022 14 hours ago, Grandma Cruising said: Also painting classes, ballroom dancing lessons, activities such as darts, table tennis etc. Here’s a copy of a typical sea day programme (note this is from 2019, so well before the pandemic, when the ship was full). I don’t see any speakers, did I miss them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinaro44 Posted February 8, 2022 #9 Share Posted February 8, 2022 6 minutes ago, KirkNC said: I don’t see any speakers, did I miss them? Maybe the Special Interest Lecture at 5 pm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted February 8, 2022 #10 Share Posted February 8, 2022 17 minutes ago, marinaro44 said: Maybe the Special Interest Lecture at 5 pm? I missed that, is that a lecture or a sales pitch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted February 8, 2022 #11 Share Posted February 8, 2022 29 minutes ago, KirkNC said: I don’t see any speakers, did I miss them? Speakers have in recent years been a weak point on Azamara compared to other lines. Hope they improve when they return to full service 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkNC Posted February 8, 2022 #12 Share Posted February 8, 2022 1 minute ago, uktog said: Speakers have in recent years been a weak point on Azamara compared to other lines. Hope they improve when they return to full service We are on a TA next month with 8 sea days, hopefully there will be some speakers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
java spot Posted February 8, 2022 #13 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Other than future cruise presentations, and possibly around the photographer's studio, I have never encountered anything feeling like a sales pitch on Azamara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted February 8, 2022 #14 Share Posted February 8, 2022 8 minutes ago, java spot said: Other than future cruise presentations, and possibly around the photographer's studio, I have never encountered anything feeling like a sales pitch on Azamara. The Spa, Jewellery and Art is also quite a pitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackdogmolly Posted February 8, 2022 #15 Share Posted February 8, 2022 We had a very interesting speaker on sea days on our Christmas cruise. A specialist in forensic DNA. Lectures on DNA mysteries, like Jack the Ripper, the Unknown Soldier, an unidentified child who died on the Titanic, etc. Fascinating stuff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinaro44 Posted February 8, 2022 #16 Share Posted February 8, 2022 28 minutes ago, Mackdogmolly said: We had a very interesting speaker on sea days on our Christmas cruise. A specialist in forensic DNA. Lectures on DNA mysteries, like Jack the Ripper, the Unknown Soldier, an unidentified child who died on the Titanic, etc. Fascinating stuff. That speaker would be described as a "special interest speaker." A person talking about ports would be described as a "destination speaker." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare uktog Posted February 8, 2022 #17 Share Posted February 8, 2022 The Destination Speaker is not necessarily someone who has extensive and in depth knowledge of a port - often they are retired people who have cruised to areas and done some local research along the way. If you know an area you will find limitations and a rather wikipedia type approach in most of their inputs. Im glad Marinaro did not refer to them as Destination Experts as some onboard material can. Some are of an acceptable standard, others are so bad we have seen them removed mid cruise! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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